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...

There is a long waiting list of people seeking non-emergency help at the Counseling and Development Center, director Kathy Hotelling said, but this is not unusual for this point in the semester. otelling said the waiting list, which might keep some people...

Couples who want to get married in Illinois after Jan. 1 must take a blood test to screen for HIV antibodies which indicate exposure to the AIDS virus. The Illinois legislature passed a law requiring couples to take the blood test before applying for...

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...

SPRINGFIELD _NIU has devised a plan to add as many as 1,200 parking spaces by using bond revenue as the source of payment for purchase and construction costs. NIU President John LaTourette asked the Board of Regents for concept approval Thursday during...

Greek Affairs Activities Adviser Jeff Cufaude won first place in the National Association for Campus Activities' Third Annual Prize Papers Competition for 1987. Cufaude's entry in the professional staff category, "Self-insight, Self-development and the...

Local bluegrass, country and gospel singers will perform at a Christmas benefit concert Sunday at the DeKalb Holiday Inn, 1212 W. Lincoln Hwy. Gary Mullis, the organizer of the event, said, "We try to have a variety (of music) to attract more people."...

NIU will hold a tribute Sunday in honor of the late Chicago Mayor Harold Washington. Michael Pattrick, tribute organizer, said the event will acknowledge that Washington's fatal heart attack Nov. 25 "left a void in all of our lives." "It (the tribute)...

The Student Association has taken the first step toward gaining more control of Holmes Student Center operations by electing Senator David Stern as chairman for the HSC Ad Hoc Advisory Committee. "The committee should approve anything that directly affects...

The InterFraternity Council Tuesday discussed the possibility of giving IFC membership to two organizations in the near future. Kappa Alpha Psi (KAP), a black greek organization on campus, requested consideration for its membership in the IFC. Rush practices...