Changes in federal student aid qualifications might be the reason for a decline in on-campus student employment. Nick Rengler, associate director of student financial aid, said, "A student now has a choice of a guaranteed student loan or a work study...

Anonymous racist letters received by many NIU administrators and student leaders in December might have a connection with the racist newspaper, Thunderbolt, found on Greek Row last fall. At least eight people have received copies of the letters. These...

WASHINGTON (AP)—A congressional agency's report on last October's stock market crash concluded Tuesday that computerized trading equipment and the way transactions are regulated should be overhauled to avoid another such plunge. The General Accounting...

More than $1,000,000 in Build Illinois funds granted to NIU is being put to use on six major projects here. Conrad Miller, project manager for NIU's physical plant, said although construction on certain projects has not been seen on campus yet, the projects...

Money might not be available to fund the Illinois State Scholarship Commission's Merit Recognition Award for 1988-89. Board of Regents member Clara Fitzpatrick said if there is not enough funding for the ISSC, she said she would prefer not funding the...

Through the help of the President's Fee Study Committee, it appears there might be a chance NIU's athletic facilities could finally see some much-needed renovation and improvement. The committee voted Monday to increase student fees by $1.20 per semester....

NIU student Clark Cavish pleaded not guilty Tuesday at a preliminary hearing Monday for allegedly striking a student with his car during the Oct. 21 Day of Action rally. Duke Harris, assistant DeKalb County state's attorney, said Cavish, 22, 824 Greenbrier...

While NIU announced that the contract of women's head volleyball coach Herb Summers will not be renewed by mutual agreement, there are some unanswered questions. "I don't know what they mean by mutual agreement," Summers said. "I can honestly say I had...

State Comptroller Roland Burris spoke Monday against racism at NIU during the university's annual memorial for the late Martin Luther King, Jr. "This college campus is not a place for racism. Racism is ignorance in action. This is considered an intellectual...

The Campus Security Advisory Board needs a leadership overhaul. Meetings are either not scheduled, scheduled and then cancelled at the last minute, or announced only to a few members, but not enough for a quorum. Student members of the board and faculty...

An attorney representing 20-year-old Demetrius Glenn asked Monday that Glenn be considered for a drug rehabilitation program instead of being sentenced to a prison term of up to five years. Glenn is charged with reckless homicide in connection with the...

Fire hazards which threatened the removal of art studios in Altgeld Hall have been "solved" this semester, but the art department chairman remains concerned about the future status of the studios. Art Department Chairman Robert Even said the department...