Voting. In some countries, people attempting to do this are shot at. In others, people battle in the streets just to obtain the right to cast their vote. In the U.S., voting is taken for granted—often with disastrous results. One group that should realize...

The Story County Attorney's Office in Nevada, Iowa, will not appeal an Iowa judge's dismissal of the case against NIU men's basketball player John Culbertson. Culbertson's active warrant and terrorism charge were removed Jan. 26 when Judge Steven Van...

NIU visitors might no longer be allowed to accumulate exempt parking fines if the Campus Parking Committee takes action on a proposal to limit the number of parking fines visitors can have cleared. Campus Parking Manager Lynn Fraser said campus visitors...

Holmes Student Center Bookstore student employees said the incident on Jan. 21 in which four black students were accused of shoplifting was not about racism. A letter prepared by several student bookstore employees stated they felt it was in the best...

A state house bill might declare former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington's birthday a state holiday. Chicago Rep. Mary Flowers of the House Rules Commitee proposed the bill, HB2942, on Jan. 13. If passed, April 15, Washington's birthday, would become a...

Administrators have to convince the Illinois General Assembly to approve a tax increase which is needed for higher education funding. This message, given by Gov. James Thompson Tuesday to the Illinois Board of Higher Education, was predicted by some education...

Club sports are great. Club sports offer wanna-be athletes the opportunity to participate in activities they enjoy. Club sports are organized. Club sports promote teamwork and camaraderie. Club sports keep members off the streets. Club sports want ink....

Four student organizations who submitted budget requests totaling about $21,000 to the Student Association Finance Committee cited increased costs as the reason for the requests. The Black Student Union's request of about $11,000 would go toward printing,...

NIU visitors, now exempt from certain parking citations, might have to pay for their violations. Campus Parking Manager Lynn Fraser said she will bring up the issue of visitor parking abuses for consideration at the regular Campus Parking Committee meeting...

NEW YORK (AP)—Mike Tyson will defend his undisputed heavyweight title against Michael Spinks in June, Spinks' adviser said Wednesday. "We've agreed verbally," Butch Lewis said after months of often-bitter negotiations. "We're now having the contract...

Several Student Association senators who signed up to man voter registration tables during add/drop failed to show up, which resulted in failure of that part of the registration drive. SA Sen. Joe Annunzio said at the first SA meeting senators did not...

The University Council Faculty Assembly recommended the size of the NIU Athletic Board be reduced from 34 to 20 members to conform with national university standards. The Faculty Assembly's Rules and Governance Committee presented the reduction proposal...