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...

Like the University of California at Berkeley, NIU might have its own version of "the naked guy," much to the chagrin of a university housing official. Senior computer science student Tom Ryan was charged with disorderly conduct and arrested Thursday...

One weekend can tell you a lot about yourself. For the NIU women's volleyball team, they found out just how much more improvement they need to make before they will be recognized as a national power. The Huskies took on some of the best competition the...

Last Thurday, the Organization of Latino American Students (OLAS) brought Inroads representative Lorenzo Sanchez, to its weekly meeting to discuss the benefits of the program. Inroads is an internship program that was developed 23 years ago to help minority...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER PAUL ALEXANDER MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP)—About 1,000 Somalis turned out for a peace demonstration Sunday as part of a campaign by Gen. Mohamed Farrah Aidid to change his warlord image. Some chanted ‘‘Down with the U.N.!'‘...

A former controversial Northern Star columnist was denied one of two empty seats on the Student Association senate at the SA senate meeting last night. Phil Dalton wrote a column in the Star last April that caused a storm of controversy. In the column...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER JAMES ANDERSON LOS ANGELES (AP)—Chevy Chase has reported the news many times: Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead. Now ‘‘The Chevy Chase Show'‘ is, too. Chase became the first casualty of the late-night television...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP)—Gov. Jim Edgar wants a federal program altered to let farmers who weren't flooded pay those who were for the right to plant on set-aside land. The plan would need the Clinton administration's approval. In a statement issued Wednesday,...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER CHRISTOPHER WILLS SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP)—State Treasurer Patrick Quinn launched his high-profile campaign for term limits Thursday by dropping the provisions that would affect statewide officials. Quinn is pushing ahead with...

How many college students wake up each morning with the questions, "Where can I find a daycare center close to home?," "How will I afford child-care?," "Can I find someone who will watch my child in my home?" Not many, yet these are decisions the majority...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education might try to eliminate some programs at NIU by deeming them economically and/or educationally unjustified. The IBHE does not have the power to eliminate a program, but the board can make program recommendations to...