The Student Association Internal Affairs Committee tonight will further discuss bylaw revisions including the removal of the Programming and Activities committee and the Student Committee on Political Education. The revisions must get final approval from...

DeKalb County Circuit Judge Rex Meilinger Monday set a pre-trial date of May 20 for the eminent domain lawsuit the Board of Regents filed against some DeKalb residents. Attorney Michael Funkey, who represents the Regents and requested the pre-trial date,...

SAPOA, Nicaragua (AP)—Sandinista and Contra rebel negotiators said Tuesday they have exchanged proposals, which agree on major points, for extended cease-fire accompanied by amnesty and release of political prisoners. They began three days of meetings...

After filing two charges with the Illinois Education Labor Relations Board against the Board of Regents for unfair labor negotiations, Sangamon State University faculty members will protest against the Regents at their NIU meeting Thursday. Mitch Vogel,...

A request for Demetrius Glenn, 20, charged with reckless homicide, to go through a drug rehabilitation program was denied Monday. "He was found not eligible for rehabilitation because his probation officer did not consent to it," Assistant State's Attorney...

With a new DeKalb Deputy City Clerk position narrowed down to nine applicants, City Clerk Peggy Hoyt said she hopes to choose one to fill the position by Thursday. Hoyt said 33 applications were sent to her office for the deputy position in a two-week...

Although NIU Student Regent Nick Valadez will ask the Board of Regents Wednesday not to raise tuition next year, NIU President John LaTourette said an increase might be "unavoidable." LaTourette said if Gov. James Thompson's budget allocations for fiscal...

The Student Association elections commissioner Monday addressed the eight candidates running for SA executive positions. Doug Moore, elections commissioner, informed the candidates of guidelines to follow prior to and during election days. The elections...

The implementation of a late-night ride service, which will operate on a demand-response basis, was approved Monday by the Student Association Mass Transit Board. The service will operate from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Thursday through Saturday and will start...

Candidates in the Student Association executive elections will be allowed to voice their views and platforms in a debate tonight. The debate between candidates for president, vice president and treasurer will be held in Diversions in the Holmes Student...

If passed, a bill proposed to the Illinois General Assembly would take away municipalities' power to charge a 5-percent utility tax to school districts and local governments, DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow said. The bill would not include colleges or universities...

NIU President John LaTourette spent his spring break in a truly "hot spot"—Honduras, where U.S. troops were sent last week in response to a Nicaraguan incursion there. LaTourette said he and his wife, Lili, joined a group of 20 people visiting the site...