An estimated 1,150 students voted Tuesday in the first day of the Student Association executive elections. Elections commissioner Doug Moore said he expects the same number of students, if not more, to vote today. However, he said it depends on the weather....

By April, the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce plans to take a position in favor of or against increased state funding for all levels of education, including support for NIU. Chamber President Tim Lehan said the chamber is gathering information about the funding...

The Campus Activities Board has failed to make a profit on films for the past two years. CAB president Tracy Stitzel said CAB films inherited a deficit from last year and this year films have only broken even. Even though a movie might make money, those...

Deletion of the physical therapy program is "extremely unlikely," said Peggy Sullivan, dean of NIU's College of Professional Studies, Monday. Olive Kimball, chairwoman of allied health professions, said the deletion of the program has been a possibility...

Student Association presidential candidate Joe Annunzio must pay SA Public Relations Adviser Paula Radtke for a campaign banner that his campaign manager destroyed. At a SA Supreme Court hearing Monday, the court chose this sanction after deciding Annunzio...

A stipulation to allow only fee-paying students to ride the late night ride service, which operates in conjunction with the University Police, was revised by the Student Association Mass Transit Board Chairman Thursday to allow faculty and staff members...

JERUSALEM (AP)—The Israeli army on Monday imposed its broadest clampdown yet on the 1.5 million Palestinians living in the occupied territories, sealing the regions for three days to combat a PLO day of protest. The army also announced it was barring...

Two grants and one contract for physics and chemistry research at NIU totaling $275,000 over a one-year period and $800,000 over a multi-year period were approved by the Board of Regents March 24. Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves said the grant...

EAST DUBUQUE, Ill. (AP)—A judge's decision to reunite two girls with their father three years after they watched him strangle their mother has touched off a new custody fight and public outrage against the judge. "I guess the bottom line is whether...

The NIU Art Gallery in Chicago is hosting the "Outsider Art from Europe" collection until April 23, Gallery Director Michael Flanagan said. The NIU Art Gallery is located at 212 W. Superior St. The collection is comprised of about 60 art pieces created...

It's been four months since NIU quarterback Marshall Taylor ended his junior season lying on the Nevada-Las Vegas turf with a broken left ankle. Taylor, who piled up 209 yards on 14 carries in that season-ending 34-31 Huskie win, has since gone through...

The Regency universities, including NIU, are continuing their efforts to push for a statewide tax increase by informing the public of the need for higher education funding next year. Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves said advocacy initiatives...