The Illinois Board of Higher Education approved a $40,000 grant allocation Wednesday to fund the development of the new Northern Illinois Regional Academic Center in Rockford. Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves said, "The first step on the plans...

Disagreements over compensation from last April's fish kill in the Kishwaukee River following a farm accident have left the Environmental Protection Agency and Lincoln Land Hog Farm owner Charlie Schelkopf at a standstill. "No agreement has been reached...

Six charges of unlawful towing practices by the City of DeKalb against Michael Fitzgerald, owner of NI Towing, will be heard at a jury trial Oct. 26. James Minnihan, Fitzgerald's attorney, said Fitzgerald has entered a plea of not guilty to the six "nuisance"...

Three of the four student members of NIU's parking committee have not been present at the committee's monthly meetings since January, said Bob Bornhuetter, committee chairman. Bornhuetter noted the students' absences at the committee's first meeting of...

The NIU Huskies Athletic Association will be the new name to replace both the Huskie Club and NI Club, several members of the Huskie development program confirmed Thursday at the weekly coaches luncheon. Although the name has changed, the product is still...

"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...

You've just made the date of a lifetime. With an NIU student who enjoys diversity and culture. You really want to impress the person. What to do? Well, you could drive to the city and for an evening at Ravinia or the Chicago Theater, dinner, a couple...

A $240,000 budget reduction for Founder's Memorial Library will be needed to balance the library's budget for fiscal year 1989. The reduction has been recommended to NIU Provost Kendall Baker by library directors. Baker said, "They didn't ask for a reduction....

Questions over the controversial firing of CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer possibly will be answered at a meeting being held tonight. Tom Rainey, Student Committee on Political Action member, said, "A lot of people have questions (concerning Palmer's dismissal)."...