ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER MICHAEL FLEEMAN MALIBU, Calif. (AP)—A convicted child molester was charged Monday with threatening to set wildfires in revenge for the seizure of his property, but prosecutors said they hadn't linked him to recent arson firestorms....

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER PAUL ALEXANDER MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP)—The Somali security chief for the CARE aid agency was killed Monday when U.N. peacekeepers fired on gunmen who attacked them in territory controlled by Mohamed Farrah Aidid. The attack was...

CHICAGO—The Committee to Study Affordability discussed the rising cost of tuition, fees and merit scholarships during its first meeting Monday. The committee, created by the Illinois Board of Higher Education, will look at the way financial aid is distributed...

Convenience is something everyone can attest to enjoying. Whether the convenience be having a vegetarian meal choice if you don't eat meat, having sighted guides available if you are blind or having enough time to get to an unfamiliar office, it should...

Students can't get the classes they want, facilities and services are bad and the reason for all these shortcomings is always the same: the school just doesn't have any money. It seems no one can do anything about the problems. The NIU Student Association...

Construction shuts down part of Hillcrest Drive changing route 7/9 If you enjoyed the Lucinda Avenue closing, Hillcrest Drive should be a nice little treat today for students riding the Huskie bus route 7/9. Between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. today, Hillcrest...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TERRY MUTCHLER SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP)—Gubernatorial candidate Richard Phelan tapped downstate Sen. Penny Severns to be his running mate in the 1994 election, two campaign sources confirmed Sunday. Sources told The Associated...

A career in the legal profession can present serious legal and ethical quandaries. The NIU Hispanic Law Students Association (HLSA) is sponsoring a panel discussion, "Ethics and the Law," Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Riley Moot Courtroom. Maria del Carmen...

In response to Miss Karen Craven's article, "Requirement is asking for too much," it is necessary to say that she is mistaken on what prejudice is, and that her own personal anecdote serves as evidence as to why the proposed multiculturalism should be...

That class. That completely awful class, with that terribly boring teacher. If only there was a book, like a Bible of the best and the worst teachers, all of this torture could be prevented. Well, the Student Association is trying to publish that Bible,...

Can students ever expect to see a controversial mandatory multiculturalism class? Details about the class, including the possibility that there may never be one, leaked out at Student Association senate meetings from student Regent John Butler. Butler...