Following NIU's victory over Pacific this past weekend, rambunctious students tore down the north end goalposts and threw them into the lagoon. Those who missed the celebration shouldn't worry about not having a part in the festivities, because all NIU...

Whenever I read the letters to the editor, they are generally complaints. Rarely, if ever, do I see any sort of a compliment. It seems to me that people would rather take time out of their schedules to complain. Although my schedule is busy as well, I...

ROCKFORD (AP)—Frustrated authorities are wondering whether a gang summit might help solve an escalating battle for drug turf that has made this the deadliest year ever in Rockford. Police said Monday they would not broker negotiations between criminals,...

A fraternity that ignored an order forbidding it to hold its Homecoming dance at its house after the dance was banned from the Holmes Student Center will not be punished. Kappa Alpha Psi was told it could not have its dance on Homecoming weekend because...

The impending construction of a department store on wooded property in DeKalb has prompted environmentalists to try and save the targeted trees. At last week's city council meeting, a zoning change was approved that allowed Dial Realty, of Omaha, Neb.,...

Student-run organizations take note: there is going to be a mandatory president's meeting tonight at 9 p.m. in the Heritage Room of the Holmes Student Center. Attendance at the meeting is required. Presidents of organizations who do not attend at least...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER DAVID BEARD PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP)—Haiti's military defied an approaching midnight deadline to yield power Monday and belittled a U.N. arms and oil embargo. Its right-wing supporters threatened that any American invaders...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER F.N. D'ALESSIO CHICAGO (AP)—The Democratic Party attracted many younger voters in 1992, and it can keep them if it continues to press for reforms that improve everyday life, party chairman David Wilhelm said Sunday. In a speech...

Fans who thought they had good seats for Saturday night's Radiohead and Belly concert were left in no man's land when the concert was changed to general admission seating. Because of demands the bands made, reserved seating at the concert was changed...

A DeKalb Police officer was injured and another man arrested after an incident at the HoJo Inn, 1321 W. Lincoln Hwy., Thursday night. DeKalb Police Officer Tom Petit responded to a report of a domestic dispute at the HoJo Inn last Thursday. When he arrived...

The war on drugs has been taken up by many individuals and organizations not only across the country, but also by concerned DeKalb County citizens. The DeKalb County Partnership for a Substance Free Environment (DCP/SAFE), is a community coalition working...

NIU released a self-study draft report on Friday that is designed to evaluate and examine all aspects of NIU for its 10-year accreditation process. Over 160 NIU faculty members, staff, students and administrators contributed to the self-study. The second...