Displeasure and questions about the commitment of administration and the Board of Regents toward salary increases were the main reactions from NIU faculty after the state legislative session ended last week. "(Raises) should have been won last spring,"...

A DeKalb City councilman is being sued in small claims court for allegedly failing to pay a campaign supporter. Seventh Ward Alderman Mark Powell is being sued for $184 in campaign bonuses and back pay excluding court costs. Former NIU student Thomas...

A survey finding how farm-related noise exposure affects farmers' hearing was conducted Monday at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau by NIU's Communicative Disorders Department. Communicative Disorders Professor Jim Lankford said 170 people came to have their...

DeKalb officials said rumors concerning a string of stranger rapes on campus are not true. "There is no string of rapes," said DeKalb Police Sgt. Charles Kross. Jon Dalton, NIU vice president for Student Affairs, said, "There have been a lot of rumors...

During the last 20 years more than 2,500 NIU recipients of the Guaranteed Student Loan have neglected their loan payments resulting in more than $8 million in defaulted funds. Former college students defaulting on their GSLs has become a recent concern...

Students might have to pay more money in the future for health care on campus to cover a debt situation predicted to develop within two years. Although the NIU University Health Service is not requesting a student fee increase for fiscal year 1989, an...

The proposal for Chicago to purchase Commonwealth Edison's system franchise there after its contract expires in 1990 would affect greatly DeKalb-area residents. In an attempt to reduce spending costs at ComEd's Chicago system franchise, the city has been...

The Student Association Tenant Union has developed a complaint form which it hopes will help in its continuing efforts to alleviate landlord-tenant problems. Tenant Union Director Sheila McNicholas said she developed the idea after consulting with Student...

Board of Regents and NIU officials expressed little surprise with the final results of last week's state legislative session but indicated they will be back pushing for more general revenue funds in the spring. igher education came away last week with...

NIU's Andean Ensemble will play and sing music of Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela at a concert Sunday in the Music Building Recital Hall. The ensemble, directed by School of Music Chairman Don Funes, will perform music that blends elements...

Smokers might have to curb their habit on campus if a smoking policy, which is being developed, is approved. Proposed campus smoking policies, which a report found a majority of the faculty and staff members see a need for, presently are being reviewed...

Although the Parking Committee approved the use of discretion by officers when ticketing, the vagueness of that proposal has spawned a new recommendation. The original proposal was "too vague and needed to be more specific," Parking Division Manager Lynn...