AP SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT LINDA DEUTSCH LOS ANGELES (AP)—One of the black men accused of beating white trucker Reginald Denny had threatened to ‘‘hit and kill people'‘ because of Rodney King, and later hit Denny with a brick, a witness testified...

If you are a student who is thinking about holding a party at your apartment and selling alcohol, you might want to think twice.DeKalb Police made two arrests last weekend for people who were doing just that.Michael Cloud, 809 Edgebrook Drive, and Name...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER CHRISTOPHER WILLS SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP)—Illinois is switching to a new standard for measuring its schools success: How well are they teaching children? Sounds simple, but educators described it as both complicated and exciting...

Helping international students adjust and making sure the necessary paperwork is in order are two of the many things the International Student Office (ISO) does. The ISO, located at 515 Garden Road, verifies non-resident VISAs, contacts embassies overseas...

BOSTON-There was a Catskill comedian who used to tell a story about his first time away from home and home cooking. After a week in Army boot camp his stomach started to feel funny. He was convinced that something was terribly wrong with his digestive...

DeKalb police arrested a man Saturday who they think could be responsible for four local robberies this month. DeKalb police arrested Alton Tucker, 32, of 1100 W. Lincoln Hwy., Apt. 206, Saturday for the robbery of Days Inn, 1212 W. Lincoln Hwy., and...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER LINDSEY TANNER CHICAGO (AP)—In a cramped DePaul University room that used to house a student video arcade, researchers pore over reports of men in the former Yugoslavia forced to sodomize each other, have sex with their sons...

A controversy at NIU surfaced after a letter to the editor was printed in last Thursday's Star regarding undergraduate teaching assistants. The letter was written by an angered undergraduate who was not allowed to become a teaching assistant in the geography...

Minority welcome night festivities will begin at 7 p.m. tomorrow night in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center. The event is coordinated by the Counseling and Student Development Center, but the efforts of many other organizations are required...

According to NIU's Health Enhancement Service, the latest local research indicates that drug abuse at NIU is not as severe as people may think. Michael Haines, coordinator of Health Enhancement Services, stated in a survey conducted by Health Enhancement,...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER BRUCE SMITH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP)—Waves along the shore weren't big enough to interest surfers Sunday, but Hurricane Emily was on a blustery path toward land, and coastal residents rushed to stock up on food and supplies. Late...

Editor's note: This is the first in a four-part series on race relations at NIU. Today's analysis deals with the complexity of a problem so much of NIU's community is trying to solve. "Racism exists in the larger society ... (and) people on campus represent...