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West Nile virus hits home

By Joseph Martillaro | September 5, 2002

A 55-year-old DeKalb County male has been infected with the West Nile virus, but has not been hospitalized. The infected male has shown signs of less dangerous flu-like symptoms consistent with the virus, including muscle aches and nausea. DeKalb is the...

Workshop: Learn how to fly

By Robyn Clark | September 5, 2002

The extensive amount of work that is required to send a person soaring across a theater stage into a graceful glide is nothing short of incredible. Many people sit in the audience and gaze admiringly at the soaring star without having the slightest idea...

French fries still not vegetarian

By Michael Klaas | September 5, 2002

cDonald’s restaurants are changing the oil they use to cook fried foods. However, french fries and hash browns remain unsafe for vegetarians. The Oak Brook-based McDonald’s Corporation apologized to "Hindus, vegetarians and others" for misrepresenting...

WKDI making a comeback?

By Kelly Mcclure | September 5, 2002

The waters flowing beneath the burning bridge of WKDI still are as stagnant as they were all summer. Having been shut down by the Student Association because of unpaid bills, all parties involved are at a standstill as to what lies ahead for the silent...

Just another bloody war movie

By Mike Larmon | September 4, 2002

I have no problem with the huge amount of war movies that have been made over the last few years, but since the release of "Saving Private Ryan," most films have failed to contribute something new to the war movie genre. There are exceptions, such as...

Art show a success

By Jenny Gembala | September 4, 2002

A table full of food, bottles of wine, walls packed with art and handfuls of people ... mix all these things together and what do you get? A good gallery show; and that is exactly what happened last Friday night at the DeKalb Gallery, 161 E. Lincoln Highway....

IMANI should stick to gospel

By Peter Boskey | September 4, 2002

While crossover gospel music (gospel with a modern pop sound) isn't my cup of tea, I recently came across an album that changed my perspective on this music genre. In 1999, Hot Lips Records signed IMANI, a female gospel trio out of Philadelphia, to record...

Contra Code: a right not a privilege

By Casey Toner | September 4, 2002

Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start. Grab a case of beer. Let loose the dogs of war. The year was 1988. The game, Contra. As millions of people typed in the Contra code, thumb blisters were formed. Near the bottom, in fine unreadable...

New pop price pinches students

By Paul L. Mikolajczyk | September 4, 2002

Although drink prices at campus vending machines increased, NIU won’t receive any additional money. This fall, bottled drinks were raised from $1 to $1.25 and canned drinks went from 65 cents to 75 cents. The reason for the price increase is a rise...

NIU Board of Trustees meets to discuss student, financial affairs

By Jeff Goluszka | September 4, 2002

Two Board of Trustees meetings are scheduled for today. Both will be held at the Holmes Student Center’s Capitol Room. Academic and student affairs • From 9 to 10 a.m., there will be the Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Personnel Committee meeting....

The man behind the equipment

By Robyn Clark | September 4, 2002

The day of the first football game was a busy one for equipment manager Richard "Dick" Townsend. Not only was there the regular work of doing laundry, placing decals on equipment and regular equipment check-out, but also taking care of the equipment that...

Ridlin’ Kids

By Casey Toner | September 4, 2002

Avoid The Riddlin' Kids' "Hurry Up And Wait" like the West Nile virus. Unless, of course, you enjoy trite, over-produced power chord-saturated pop-punk. Trite is a great word to describe the Riddlin Kids. Particularly the fourth track "Blind." -Please...