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...

CHICAGO—The four Illinois public university systems requested to the Board of Higher Education $1,308.5 million for operations and grants and $242.8 million for capital improvements for fiscal year 1989 budgets. This request is $201.5 million, or 18.2...

The DeKalb Code Enforcement Office and the Fire Department intend to recommend the adoption of the 1987 BOCA Code Series at the regular City Council meeting on Dec. 14. Bill Nicholas, from DeKalb Community Development, spoke of the changes at Friday's...

NIU alumni representing five academic areas will speak Tuesday night of their experiences as recent graduates in "Where Are They Now?", a presentation by the Black Student Caucus. Nicole Mitchell, Stevenson Towers South BSC president, said, "We are bringing...

Students looking to pass the time during semester break can enter the American Poetry Association poetry contest and win up to $1,000. The association has sponsored the contest twice each year for the last six years and opens it up to the general U.S....

With finals rapidly approaching, several locations will have extended hours for use when studying during exam week. The Wesley Foundation, 633 W. Locust St., will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Dec. 6-19. Founders Memorial Library will be open Monday...

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 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 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...