Anger and bitterness followed the DeKalb City Council's unprecedented denial of Mayor Greg Sparrow's nominee for 3rd Ward Alderman Monday night by a 4-3 vote. The aldermen were divided and irate over nominee labor leader Gary Wiggins' candidacy. The mayor...

More yellow ribbons were hung this weekend across the state as two more Illinois National Guard units were activated under Operation Desert Shield. The 233rd Military Police unit of Springfield and the 1644th transportation unit from Rock Falls left Saturday...

Right now, most of us are worrying about finishing class projects and passing finals. We're thinking about where we'll be financially a few years from now once we've graduated and settled into our career niches. We're probably indirectly ignoring other...

Because competition between schools for students is growing, many admissions directors are losing their jobs because the pressure to increase enrollment is too great. "Fewer high school students are graduating and going onto college. The baby boom is...

Some bus drivers play their music too loud which could annoy students and cause accidents, mass transit board members said Monday. However, the board will not view the loud music as a major problem unless students call the office and complain, said Todd...

In an effort to bring NIU students and the community together, the Student Association is organizing a Christmas caroling event to raise money for the community's homeless. Spearheaders of the event, SA Community Affairs Adviser Jennifer Novak and SA...

NIU's men's basketball team completed its 2-0 exhibition season Tuesday with a 79-67 win over Marathon Oil in what Huskies head coach Jim Molinari described as an "extremely poor" performance by his team. "With the level of competition we're going to...

NIU officials are still checking possible locations for a Rockford Educational Center although they wanted to have the site pinpointed three weeks ago. Gov. James Thompson will not give NIU the $500,000 for designing and planning the center until the...

The Washington Post William Raspberry Of course it matters that Martin Luther King Jr. appears to have plagiarized important sections of his doctoral dissertation. It won't change (though it may be used to justify) the opinions of those who never thought...

The civil rights and feminist movements genuinely changed people's minds about the meaning of equality. These movements are far from complete successes, but most thoughtful Americans tend now to accept their basic principles. Why then, when approval of...

NIU officials are brainstorming to make the residence halls safer at night. Housing officials are trying different ways to make the residence halls more secure without substantially increasing costs, said Linda Tillis, assistant director of Student Housing...

A lecture to be held Thursday will discuss the political and propogandistic significance of Roman art covering 200 years. Professor Dimitri Liakos will speak on "Roman Historical Iconography: Political and Propogandistic Implications" as part of the ALPHA...