Funeral services for Michael W. Tubbs, 18, will be at 11 a.m. today at the United Church of Byron, Second and Colfax Streets in Byron, Ill. Burial will be at Byron Cemetary. Tubbs died Tuesday night after the plane he was flying crashed about one and...

Several constitutional amendments will come before the Student Association senate at its Sunday night meeting in the Holmes Student Center's Heritage Room. SA Vice President Steve Coloia said the amendments will include temporary recognition of campus...

If the third time is supposed to be the charm, what is it when the first two have already been charms? Good question in regard to the Third Annual Southwest Airlines/Huskie National Mixed Pairs Gymnastics Invitational. The competition was intense the...

Over the past couple weeks I've noticed one or two bizarre things around campus. I was waiting for a friend in the Holmes Student Center and suddenly I heard a "Gasp!," a "Sigh!" and a "Say What?!" I turned to discover a group of about 50 students watching...

The semester is coming to an end and as a result students are looking forward to the holidays, family gatherings, no tests or papers and for a few, suicide. Across the country, 10,000 college students attempt suicide each year with 1,000 students succeeding...

I am beginning to think of myself as a naive believer in justice. Why, you might ask. Well, let me tell you. It all began when... (fade into blurred dream-type sequence...) my family and I went out for dinner on my dad's birthday. Scene: a crowded restaurant....

It was supposed to be part of a celebration. NIU freshman Michael W. Tubbs, 18, was flying his Cessna 172 plane to DeKalb Tuesday to take four friends, one of whom was celebrating a birthday, for a ride. However, barely two miles southeast of his takeoff...

For years, operas have been associated with overweight women in armor and pigtails, boisterously singing in Italian and boring audiences everywhere. Not true. The Minnesota Opera plans to dispel that myth on Friday, Nov. 17, with their production of Giacomo...

Newspapers will have to become more customer-oriented and advertising-conscious if they want to survive the 1990s, said a leading industry official who spoke at NIU Tuesday night. Gary Watson, president of the community newspaper division of Gannett,...

"Rhyme" is the second solo album from Marty Willson-Piper, guitarist for the Australian band The Church. Like "Art Attack," his first solo album, "Rhyme" is full of very melodic, personal songs which document Marty's international vacations. "Rhyme" is...

The following mini-exam won't affect your GPA, but it could affect your entire life and health. Are you: a.) stressed out over exams and papers? b.) juggling schoolwork with a demanding job on the side? c.) smoking packs of cigarettes a day to relieve...

Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) recently awarded an NIU student, Leo Castillo, with $500 for a logo he designed for the organization. The ISAC recently changed it's name from Illinois State Scholarship Commission. Because of this change,...