There's a new way to make lots and lots of money and it's called Armageddon. Now, this is nothing new, because people have been crying the sky is falling for many years, but this time there's a new twist. It's called the Persian Gulf. Well, actually it...

More than $80,000 in rewards were paid to anonymous tipsters who solved crimes ranging from burglary to hit-and-run deaths by providing information to the DeKalb County Crime Stopper program. The Crime Stopper program pays cash rewards to people who provide...

Encouraging students to try new experiences is one of the goals the Office of Campus Recreation trip leader staff set during their retreat to MacQueen Forest Preserve last Saturday. "We want to turn people on to a whole new experience," said Ashley Sweda,...

Whether she became a best friend, snored or played the music too loud, the first time you laid eyes on your roommate is a memory that will probably last forever. Friend or foe, roommates might wonder how they were assigned to live with each other. The...

Student Association Chief Justice Thomas Gary was forced to resign his post this semester because he is no longer enrolled at NIU. While Gary says he has not lost interest in the student government or in student issues, he can no longer work with the...

Some DeKalb residents drove nearly 20 hours to join the masses of protestors in Washington D.C. Saturday. Thirteen people from the NIU Community for Peace Coalition traveled to the nation's capitol for a march organized by the National Campaign for Peace...

The city may begin ticketing property owners who fail to shovel snow and remove ice from their walks. After hearing complaints about unshovelled sidewalks from three 5th Ward residents at the last city council meeting, the council members Monday night...

DeKalb wants its citizens to help with a spending plan for the next five years. DeKalb city council members met Monday to get a financial plan into gear for the next five years. The council is asking for citizen input through a mailback survey for the...

February marks Black Heritage Month while the NIU community hopes everyone will get something out of the celebration. Events such as appreciation days, issue forums, lectures, contests and film festivals are only a taste of what is on hand. "One of the...

Censorship!! Nasty word isn't it? 1990 saw two major controversies involving censorship. The more heated of the two was the National Endowment for the Arts, the other, Too Live Crew. The two have very little in common except that someone tried to dictate...

Students will be paying for a new fleet of buses if the mass transit board has their way. The Student Association Mass Transit Board plans to ask students for a 50 percent busing fee increase over the next five years for 13 new buses with wheelchair lifts...

NIU political science professor Morton J. French will present a paper titled "Shakespeare's Richard III and the Soul of the Tyrant." All are welcome Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. in Founders Memorial Library 409. Committee to hold blood drive Blood donations will...