RICHMOND, Va. (AP)—President Reagan said today that Democratic candidates who espouse trade restrictions and retaliation have a message the public won't buy. "Protectionism isn't just bad economics, it's bad politics," the president said. Reagan, in...

The Student Association Mass Transit Board voted Monday in favor of a 30 percent reduction of handicapped transportation services. The plan for the handicapped bus transportation service program, which was initiated in November 1987, included reducing...

An additional $500,000 left in fiscal year's 1988 DeKalb city budget might be combined with FY89 revenue to complete $750,000 in street maintenance projects this summer. During his presentation to city council Monday, Ralph Tompkins, assistant director...

Student Association presidential candidate Joseph Annunzio said he and his campaign mananger were responsible for removing and destroying an opponent's campaign banner Friday. The banner, which hung over a balcony at 623 Lucinda Ave., belonged to SA Public...

DeKalb's Department of Public Works will present a $2.5 million five-year road maintenance program to the city council at a special meeting tonight at 7. Ralph Tompkins, assistant director of public works and engineering services, said he will present...

NIU's student-produced television program Paragon resumed broadcasts for its third season last week. Paragon airs on cable channel eight on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., with a repeat showing at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. The feature program is composed of about...

The editor of Thunderbolt said one or more of three "local" subscribers to his newspaper sponsored its mailing last week to NIU students. In a telephone interview Sunday from Marietta, Ga., Dr. Edward R. Fields said, "We mail sample copies of Thunderbolt...

A proposed ordinance for a DeKalb Greek Row Special Service Tax District should have no problems passing at the regular city council meeting tonight, Mayor Greg Sparrow said. The proposed ordinance for Greek Row area road reconstruction includes taxing...

A decision concerning the possible elimination of NIU's physical therapy program will be made by April 1, NIU Provost Kendall Baker said Sunday. Baker said any decision made will enable students enrolled in the program to graduate as scheduled. "The university...

The possibility of implementing a security phone system linked directly to the University Police was discussed at the Campus Security Advisory Board meeting Friday. Student Association Sen. Lisa Gunn proposed the idea to the board of installing telephones...

The Faculty Senate Task Force set up a subcommittee Friday to work on establishing the prerogatives of the proposed faculty senate. William Monat, task force chairman, said the committee has been looking over committees at 26 other universities similar...

The Board of Regents received a copy of NIU's new proposed constitution at Thursday's meeting and might vote on it in April. Regents' Chairman Carol Burns said a copy of the constitution was sent to all the Regents' members last week, and it was submitted...