NIU students and staff are among those invited to a two-day workshop sponsored by the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College and Chicago United on April 12 and 13. James Harper, an NIU student who transferred from Wheaton College, is working...

An addition to Faraday Hall might not be built and the City of DeKalb will suffer a loss of about $37 million if the Illinois state legislature does not increase higher education funding, NIU President LaTourette said at a special meeting of the DeKalb...

United States Deputy Attorney General Arnold Burns and the assistant attorney general in charge of the criminal investigations division, William Weld, both submitted their resignations Tuesday, effective at the end of the day. Four aides will depart with...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP)—A reputed drug smuggler plans to appeal his conviction on charges he conspired to smuggle tons of marijuana from Mexico to the Midwest during the past five years. Antonio Franco, 32, was convicted Tuesday by a jury in U.S. District...

Students at Illinois universities are planning trips to Springfield for the Day of Action II on April 13. Statewide Coordinator Brian Hopkins said he is encouraging universities "to focus events around a trip to Springfield. We aren't recommending campus...

A newly established "Discrimination Hotline" will remain in existence despite having received one call so far. Ombudsman Bertrand Simpson said one NIU student reported an incident of discrimination. "I can't tell whether it is a good or a bad thing,"...

A possible increase in faculty and staff fees for club sports will be considered by the Student Association Recreation Committee Wednesday. SA Recreation Adviser Todd Lokken said he has found "while student fees have been increased to pay for the recreation...

SAPOA, Nicaragua (AP)—Fresh from signing their unexpected peace agreement in this border outpost last week, Sandinista and Contra negotiators gathered here Monday to work out details for a 60-day cease-fire. Negotiators aimed to determine the areas...

More than 100 students face sanctions ranging from loss of class credit to four-year expulsions for fraudulently registering in closed classes. University Judicial Office Director Larry Bolles said the office of registration and records has referred the...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP)—Aerospace contractor Sundstrand Corp. will face criminal charges resulting from two federal grand jury investigations into alleged overcharges on U.S. Defense Department contracts, the company revealed in a recent financial filing....

An electronic security system for the Holmes Student Center Bookstore has been selected and is in the process of being ordered in an attempt to curb bookstore shrinkage. Materials Management Director J. Donald Widick said the security system should be...

WASHINGTON (AP)—The government's chief economic forecasting gauge shook off the October stock market slump to post a 0.9 percent increase in February in a performance which analysts said should lay to rest fears of a 1988 recession. In a second upbeat...