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...

Interested music fans can get a taste of the NIU Jazz Ensemble on their newest compact disc entitled "I'm Getting Cement All Over You." According to Music Professor Ron Modell, the ensemble's 12th album "has a tremendous variety of big-band music," including...

A pioneering sociology professor died after years of contributing her knowledge to both NIU and Rockford College. Ruth Shonle Cavan died last Wednesday in Kishwaukee Community Hospital, just short of her 97th birthday. The former NIU professor was best...

Rain, Rain go away. This seemed to be the wish of many Corn Fest vendors and attendees Sunday morning as heavy rain fell on DeKalb. But the rain did not dampen the spirits of the festival weekend. According to festival participants, Saturday was a great...

BOSTON—Each year, in tribute to our historic foremothers, I celebrate August 26th, the anniversary of the passage of women's suffrage, by announcing the Equal Rites Awards. This is a much coveted and highly competitive set of prizes that go to those...

SAN DIEGO—In November, California, frequent incubator of America's future, will conduct a vote eclipsing in importance last year's banal presidential choice. If passed, Proposition 174 will offer parents vouchers worth at least half the cost of educating...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Merrill Hartson EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP)—President Clinton wrapped up his summer vacation Sunday declaring himself ‘‘refreshed, renewed and ready to go back to work,'‘ trading resort-island serenity for a return to the political...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP)—Gov. Jim Edgar's special legislative session to help bail out Chicago schools from a sea of red ink is far from assured of smooth sailing, lawmakers say. In ordering the Legislature into session, the governor said he and Chicago...

Anyone interested in learning more about the different aspects of hunting laws and safety techniques can do so by taking the annual Hunter Safety Education Training Course. The ten-hour course is sponsored by the DeKalb Police Department and the Illinois...

Along with the food, the music and the good times, visitors of Corn Fest had the chance to meet State Sen. Denny Jacobs on one of his campaign stops for secretary of state. Sen. Jacobs was at Corn Fest on Saturday handing out corn and looking to find...

NIU is conducting a self-study to evaluate and examine all aspects of the university for its 10-year accreditation process. Every 10 years NIU goes through a reaccreditation process including a site visit from the North Central Association of Colleges...

Just about everyone has dreams about visiting an exotic location. It could be standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon, climbing atop Mt. Everest, or looking out across Paris from the Eiffel Tower. Whatever the dream might be, it surely seems millions...