CHICAGO—Gov. James Thompson said Tuesday the education community is responsible for sending its own message of low funding and the need for a tax increase to state legislators. Thompson, who spoke at a joint meeting of the Illinois State Board of Education...

Greek Row fraternities will be required to supply food and non-alcoholic beverages as part of the new alcohol policy guidelines adopted by the InterFraternity Council Tuesday. The guidelines were compiled by chapter advisers and presidents last semester...

Alfred MacDonald, 18, was arrested for the criminal sexual abuse of an NIU student Sunday, after entering her residence hall room, police report. MacDonald, 480 Crestwood Drive, Des Plaines, is not an NIU student. University Police said the victim reported...

CHICAGO (AP)—A prominent medical journal decided to publish a graphic essay, in which a young physician describes injecting a deadly dose of morphine into a terminally ill patient, "to provoke responsible debate" on mercy killing, its editor said Monday....

WASHINGTON (AP)—An Illinois farmer released by the Nicaraguan government after 56 days in prison said Monday he opposes aid to Contra rebels even though he once helped them. Flanked by the men who secured his release, James Denby told reporters he is...

An NIU official presented plans for NIU's future development at a special meeting of the DeKalb City Council Monday. Eddie Williams, vice president for finance and planning, said the idea of the presentation was to "share some thinking of NIU" with DeKalb,...

WASHINGTON (AP)—Ninety-five percent of state prison inmates in 1986 were repeat offenders or were serving time for violent crimes, the government reported Sunday. Among the other 5 percent, about half were convicted drug traffickers or burglars, concluded...

About 50 student leaders and representatives of NIU minority organizations met Monday night to discuss possible future actions in response to recent racial incidents on campus. Larry Robertson, Student Association minority relations adviser, outlined...

With all the grand plans for beautifying the central part of campus, has anyone else besides me noticed how ugly NIU has become in that area in the last year and a half? As I walk along Carroll Avenue, I feel like I'm walking through one huge parking...

The NIU School of Music will contribute to Black Heritage Month with a concert, "Music of Africa and the Caribbean," featuring Gideon Foli Alorwoyie and NIU's Clifford Alexis. The concert is set for Sunday at 3 p.m. The performance will be held in the...

A support group for women coping with changes in their lives will begin today. "The Turning Point: A Program for Women in Transition" will be offered on Tuesday afternoons for eight weeks. The group will meet at 4:30 p.m. in the Wirtz House, and the sessions...

At the risk of being arrested, members of Greenpeace "stick to their guns" to fight for wildlife and the environment, said Greeenpeace representative Joe Kintigh Monday. He said Greenpeace is a non-violent organization that wants to make people aware...