When men's basketball coach Jim Molinari took on NIU's coaching duties last year, he was faced with a plethora of challenges. The result was a highly successful season. Now "Coach Mo" prepares to enter his second season at NIU and looks to add a sequel...

Editor's note: This is the final part of a three-part series on homosexual students at NIU. In this installment two gay men discuss how AIDS has affected their relationship. In most Midwestern junior and senior high schools, being labeled a "fag" or "queer"...

Rising gas prices caused by the Persian Gulf crisis have hurt everyone financially, especially mass transit. Diesel prices have jumped according to Charlie Battiasta, general manager of Huskie Line. The price for October 1989 was 99.9 cents per gallon,...

A group of newcomers to the NIU women's basketball team is proving to be the building blocks of the Huskies' future. Having started from the ground up, the players have already built a sturdy foundation and continue to grow. Perhaps more importantly,...

During Jim Molinari's brief tenure as NIU men's basketball head coach, the prevalent message he has tried to impress upon his team is the importance of defensive pressure. If Tuesday's 89-57 victory over the Sydney Kings is any indication, Molinari's...

Chants of "N-C-A-A" still echo in Chick Evans Field House. Fortunately or not, the incantations still ring in the minds of NIU women's basketball fans, too. Coach Jane Albright and the 13 members of the 1990-91 cast would like to put 1989-90's successful...

Mononucleosis has slowed the progress of the men's baketball team's prized recruit, Mike Lipnisky. Lipnisky's college career has started on a sour note because of mononucleosis he contracted in the summer. He's been limited to only one-hour practice days...

A Douglas Hall door guard was battered during the weekend in the latest in a string of incidents that police say are caused by non-students attending NIU black Greek dances. The guard was checking a Douglas Hall A-wing crash door when two men started...

Mass transit board members clashed Monday over cutting bus service to make up for a projected $32,000 deficit spurred by rising fuel prices and low university funding. After heated debate, which spilled over to after the meeting, the Student Association...

People in the northern Illinois area with the neurological disorder Tourette Syndrome now can seek reassurance in a newly-formed support group. Tourette Syndrome is a complex, neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary, repetitive muscular...

Now that the King Memorial Commons beautification project is complete, the only thing left to do is top it off with a statue of the man it honors. A selection committee formed of art professionals, NIU faculty/staff members, students and NIU alumni chose...

Okay, all you people who think we need to step back and take a lighter look at things. You're tired of the Tuesday columns ripping everything to shreds, huh? It's just so easy since the news brings us so much bad news compared to good. But to assure you...