Kansas State University swept the NIU Women's Volleyball Triangular tournament over the weekend to increase its season record to 6-0. The Wildcats took it to the Huskies in the opening match of the tournament, winning by scores of 15-11, 15-12, 10-15,...

Students are back and loud parties have begun, some of which have drawn neighbors' complaints about noise. Larry Bolles, director of NIU's Judicial Office, said several people have complained about noisy neighbors. He said NIU professors that live near...

While Gov. James Thompson and the members of the Illinois legislature sit back biding their time until the right moment comes along to support public education institutions in the I-88 research and development corridor, private institutions in Illinois...

The University Women's Club's fall reception will be held at NIU President John LaTourette's home on Sept. 22 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and will focus on the 1988 general elections campaign. The reception is organized to welcome back existing members and...

Funding for reconstruction of Lucinda Avenue, which DeKalb City officials warn might be unusable after 1990, will be considered at tonight's council meeting. DeKalb public works staff expressed concern the city will not be able to maintain the street...

Illinois Attorney General Neil Hartigan blasted DeKalb County States Attorney Philip DiMarzio at a Sept. 9 fundraiser and threw his support behind the Democratic candidate for state's attorney, Jerry Shapiro. Speaking to an audience of about 50 people—both...

NIU's Affirmative Action office soon will have a long-needed assistant director after a vacancy of one year. Anne Kaplan, executive assistant to NIU president John LaTourette, said the position was left vacant for so long due to funding problems. She...

"My voice is not heard, but I'm a strong mamma jamma." The words of CHANCE Counselor Martha Palmer strongly described her experiences in her fight against racism and sexism throughout her time at NIU at a meeting held last night to discuss her controversial...

If the state of Illinois does not raise funding levels for higher education soon, NIU students might see double-digit tuition increases for the next several years. NIU President John LaTourette said, "If there is no recession, the state revenue will increase...

"I think we need to re-examine the programs and processes before reallocating and increasing the budget," Countryman said. NIU Student Regent Nick Valadez said, "For the last 10 years the amount of funding (for higher education) has been inadequate. For...

Although the Kishwaukee River has long been an annoyance and an eyesore to the DeKalb community, it is a crucial landmark which helped in determining a site for NIU. When early settlers came to the area now known as DeKalb, they planned to use the lush...

An interim president for Sangamon State University was named by the Board of Regents Thursday and will assume his new position Sept. 13. Franklin Matsler was selected Wednesday by the Regents as SSU president. However, his name was not immediately released...