The International Association of Firefighters Local 1236 and the City of DeKalb are engaged in arbitration over a one year wage re-opener. The city and Local 1236 have come to a disagreement on the city's offer of a 2 percent wage increase, said Steve...

NIU's Council on Instruction will act today on a proposal to move required grade of "C" in English 103 to English 104. University Associate Provost Lou Jean Moyer said, "It seems more appropriate to have the requirement at the end of the sequence rather...

SUITLAND, Md. (AP)—President Reagan argued today "there are too few rewards" for good teachers and administrators. He said schools should adopt free-market principles of incentives and accountability to promote educational excellence. Reagan also said...

A ruling last week by the University Council Rules and Governance Committee confirmed Student Association President Jim Fischer's standing as a voting UC member. Committee Chairman William Monat said the group's decision in regard to Fischer's UC status...

Recent bad weather conditions have slowed progress on the new NIU parking lot under construction south of Founder's Memorial Library, but the lot now is available for faculty and staff parking. NIU Parking Division Manager Lynn Fraser said efforts to...

The Campus Security Advisory Board might be abolished if the board's members determine there is no use for it. Board member Julie Stege, also the Student Association welfare advisor, said one topic of the next meeting will be whether to choose a new chairman...

Two new issues will face the NIU Student Association this semester—the Illinois Student Association referendum and the revision of the SA constitution. The ISA referendum asks students to provide $1 to support the ISA, said SA Vice President Cam Davis....

Yes, it's that time again! Time to welcome you all back to this frozen tundra otherwise known as DeKalb. I knew it was you because I recognized all your wind-chapped faces peeking out from underneath those parkas and that ever-popular "NIU Walk"—body...

The Voluntary Action Center in DeKalb and the DeKalb County Police Department have become active in efforts to encourage safety belt usage and decrease injuries. National Safety Council statistics show that about 80 percent of all injuries and fatalities...

Although some NIU students had to wait up to six weeks to receive financial aid checks last year, financial aid officials say they do not foresee delays in the 1988-89 academic year. Jerry Augsburger, NIU financial aid director, said he does not anticipate...

The case of Demetrius Glenn, 20, charged with reckless homicide in connection with the Oct. 4 death of an NIU student, is still pending, DeKalb County State's Attorney Philip DiMarzio said. A Dec. 21 pretrial has been continued to Jan. 25, when the judge...

Anonymous letters threatening racist actions on campus during this semester were sent to five NIU administrators and student leaders last month. Jon Dalton, vice president for student affairs, was quoted in a press release dated Jan. 12 as saying, "Just...