The DeKalb City Council took action Tuesday night to crack down on drivers who intentionally squeal their tires and pour harmful substances onto city streets. In a 6-0 vote, the council adopted an ordinance prohibiting drivers from operating their cars...

Black and Hispanic students will have a new support group available this fall as NIU continues its fight against alienation of minority students on campus. The Minority Student Assistance Program, which will operate on a trial basis, is designed to help...

Gov. James Thompson's statewide budget cut, which resulted in a $3.3 million reduction in funding for NIU, spawned a last ditch lobbying effort by the Board of Regents to keep tuition rates down. "If we don't get help (from the state), we'll have to recommend...

Despite a fixed cost for food, the low number of summer school students living in residence halls has caused Stevenson Towers North cafeteria to charge a higher price for its meal tickets. Bob Fredrickson, University Food Service director, said there...

With Dayton's recent decision to join the Midwestern Collegiate Conference, the North Star Conference—a women's league NIU joined in February—will find itself scrambling for members once again. Dayton's move was completed with men's basketball as...

State budget cuts necessitated by the failure of Gov. James Thompson's proposed tax increase will affect NIU's budgetary process drastically, said NIU President John LaTourette. Although the exact extent of effects on the university's budget cannot be...

A new athletic director to oversee both men's and women's athletics seems imminent now that NIU President John LaTourette has received the external review committee's report. LaTourette has scheduled a 9:30 a.m. press conference Thursday where he will...

NIU is the meeting ground for managers from six developing countries who want to share and learn managerial techniques and skills. Eight civil servants and technocrats from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea are participating...

The removal of the Warner Cable System from Cardinal Apartments, 8203 W. Lincoln Highway, has caused several tenants to seek help from the Student Association Tenant Union. SA Tenant Union Director Sheila McNicholas said several tenants spoke to her about...

A 20 percent cut in monthly summer rates for Commonwealth Edison customers will fail to pass if discussion by the Illinois Commerce Commission on a compromise proposal terminates today. The original proposal also consisted of a 9.6 percent increase for...

NIU coaches displayed understandable pleasure in the aftermath of last week's NCAA cost-cutting convention, which turned into a mandate for the status-quo. The NCAA President's Commission had made motions earlier this year to cut down the number of scholarships...

Some things that happened in DeKalb since the last edition of The Northern Star... About four blocks of DeKalb residents were evacuated for a few hours as a result of a chemical spill at the Del Monte Corp. May 21, said DeKalb Assistant Fire Chief Al...