Good things come to those who wait, and for NIU's football team that waiting appears to be over. After struggling early in the season, the Huskies have mustered up four consecutive victories and propelled themselves to a 6-3 record. NIU's latest triumph,...

Students face a referendum next Monday over an issue they and Student Association senators know little about, SA officials said. The referendum will decide if NIU will stay in the Illinois Student Association, a student lobbying group. Each student pays...

Too many Student Association senators are not attending their meetings and an SA senate committee is trying to do something about it. The Internal Affairs Committee proposed rules Sunday that would force senators to appeal to the committee and face possible...

Internal politics is keeping the Student Association from getting where its president wants it to be. SA President Robert McCormack said while the group has made ground, many senators still are getting used to the group. "When you come into the Student...

About 10 teachers at Sangamon State University told union officials Monday they will cross picket lines to hold classes if their colleagues strike. Employees at the Springfield university could walk out within the next few days, effectively shutting down...

Experience: chairman of NIU Young Deomocrats, vice-chairman of the DeKalb Democratic party and Precinct 10 committeeman Campaign issues: work toward a shopping mall in DeKalb, for the $1.9 million sale of DeKalb County farmland to a New York-based developer...

In a Houston courtroom Saturday, 33-year-old Denise Wells was acquitted of causing a disturbance at a concert. She could have been fined $200. What makes this case unique is that Wells' specific action was to use the men's restroom when the women's restroom...

Currently employed: State Senator, 38th district since 1983. Senate chairman of Senate Energy and Environment committee. Other experience: Lawyer, Peru Illinois. Campaign Issues: Welch is promoting his experience in the General Assembly and points to...

NIU officials are not releasing the names of possible sites for a Rockford center because they fear the information could spur competition and send prices soaring for the sites. Committee spokesman Tom Montiegel, NIU vice president for Development and...

Drop Cougars in three games NIU's volleyball team, alias "The Broom Crew," came as close to a perfect sweep as possible Friday. Not only did the Huskies register their 17th three-game sweep, they almost kept Chicago State University off the board in a...

Mike Burt prefers to be an optimist, so he will take the approach that there's no place for his NIU women's swimming and diving team to go, but up. Four-time Midwest independent regional champion Illinois State University swamped the Huskies by a 194-108...

Experience: member of the Student Association, graduate of the National Leadership Training Center, the Presidential Classroom in Washington D.C., Illinois Leadership training and the HOBY Institute. Campaign issues: improve county transportation by pushing...