The Student Association Finance Committee approved two budgets totaling about $9,500 Wednesday and recommended to zero fund a third organization. The budgets must obtain final approval from the SA Senate. The Black Student Union budget, scheduled for...

Rodney Davis shoots for his 1,000th career point Thursday night when the NIU men's basketball team tries to end its nine-game losing streak. Davis, who leads the Huskies in scoring (17.1 ppg), assists (71) and steals (23), needs 12 points to become the...

A state house bill might declare former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington's birthday a state holiday. Chicago Rep. Mary Flowers of the House Rules Commitee proposed the bill, HB2942, on Jan. 13. If passed, April 15, Washington's birthday, would become a...

Administrators have to convince the Illinois General Assembly to approve a tax increase which is needed for higher education funding. This message, given by Gov. James Thompson Tuesday to the Illinois Board of Higher Education, was predicted by some education...

Club sports are great. Club sports offer wanna-be athletes the opportunity to participate in activities they enjoy. Club sports are organized. Club sports promote teamwork and camaraderie. Club sports keep members off the streets. Club sports want ink....

Four student organizations who submitted budget requests totaling about $21,000 to the Student Association Finance Committee cited increased costs as the reason for the requests. The Black Student Union's request of about $11,000 would go toward printing,...

NIU visitors, now exempt from certain parking citations, might have to pay for their violations. Campus Parking Manager Lynn Fraser said she will bring up the issue of visitor parking abuses for consideration at the regular Campus Parking Committee meeting...

NEW YORK (AP)—Mike Tyson will defend his undisputed heavyweight title against Michael Spinks in June, Spinks' adviser said Wednesday. "We've agreed verbally," Butch Lewis said after months of often-bitter negotiations. "We're now having the contract...

Former NIU marketing professor David Richard Rink will be cleared of two forgery charges on Feb. 9, and might appeal his university dismissal in March. State's Attorney Philip DiMarzio said the Feb. 9 court date was set to determine the status of the...

Since new NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell has been on the job, one of his main tasks has been to fill the future Huskie football schedules. The difference is he's doing it with a philosophy new to NIU. "We need to be playing teams that are like us,...

Four black students accused of shoplifting Jan. 21 received letters of apology from the Holmes Student Center Bookstore manager Tuesday. Bookstore Manager Stanley Shedaker had no comment Tuesday afternoon and said he has been directed to send all comments...

More than double the number of expected participants have registered for Thursday's conference to discuss possible responses to recent displays of racism on American campuses. The all-day conference at the Holmes Student Center will feature lectures by...