WKDI representatives questioned Sunday the validity of a Student Association senate vote which denied the campus radio station of $5,000 in funding. WKDI requested the SA to continue the funding for a contract with United Press International wire service....

The Story County Attorney's Office might make a decision early this week about whether to extradite NIU men's basketball player John Culbertson. County Attorney Mary Richards said Friday her office is "assessing" the case. She said the office is looking...

An audience of about 150 gathered in Sandburg Auditorium Sunday in tribute to the late Chicago Mayor Harold Washington. The tribute, sponsored by the NIU chapter of Phi Beta Sigma, included three speakers, a performance by the NIU Black Choir and performances...

A variety of vehicular training programs for motorcyclists, motorcycle trail riders and all-terrain-vehicle riders are offered by NIU's Motorcyle Safety Project. More than 2,000 novice street motorcycle riders received training from April through October...

SPRINGFIELD—The Board of Regents Thursday approved a motion from NIU student Regent Nick Valadez to re-evaluate the $150 tuition increase in the spring. Valadez said he would like the Regents to look at tuition and present reasons why it can or cannot...

Approving the fiscal year Monetary Award Program start-up formula is one of the issues the Illinois State Scholarship Commission will address Monday. The ISSC also will look at the adoption of an amendment to make the Illinois State Scholarship a national...

SPRINGFIELD—Although the spring tuition increase in the Board of Regents System provided additional appropriation, it was not enough to exceed last year's, a Chancellor's report stated. At Thursday's Board of Regents meeting, Chancellor Roderick Groves...

Local police officers are advising drivers to take increased precaution while traveling in the area due to recent snow flurries. University Police Lt. Ron Williams said in slick or icy conditions such as those on Thursday, drivers should allow "more time...

The Council on Instruction approved catalog changes in NIU's admission criteria and dismissal policy Thursday. The admission criteria change requires students planning to enter NIU in the fall of 1988 to have completed two years of college preparatory...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education will review a proposal Friday for new units of instruction, organized research and public service. The board will review recommendations from public universities for nine new units of instruction. Of the nine, NIU...

In view of the upcoming election year, the Student Association senate will welcome a guest speaker Sunday who will give a presentation on voter registration. DeKalb County Clerk Terry Desmond will speak on the need to make students aware of the importance...

Springfield—The Board of Regents discovered the need to recruit and retain more minority students at NIU after studying data revealing a decrease of graduating minorities over the last six years. The Student Retention Study was conducted at the regency...