The Boston Globe Ellen Goodman This is the year that politics is followin the rules of grammar: The admakers are betting that two negatives make a positive. A positive image. Back in 1988, the attack ad made soul mates out of Michael Dukakis and Willie...

Growing independence and a bulging bankroll might have contributed to the dismantling of the College of Continuing Education, a former dean says. William Young, former dean of NIU College of Continuing Education, was removed from his position and the...

The Soviets have arrived. The teacher, a city council member, a youth worker and a philosophy professor were guest speakers at a brown bag luncheon Tuedsay at NIU. The visiting women, all from Volgograd, are Natalia Dubinina, professional in teacher education,...

Entries for the Martin Luther King statue contest were pre-judged last week by an eight member committee. Thrity-four of the 36 entries will now go before a juror committee which will choose the top three to five sculptors, said Jodi English, committee...

Chicago State University needs a vice president for Student Affairs, but the person who holds that positio at NIU is not interested. "I'm very satisfied here at NIU," said Barbara Henley, NIU's vice president for Student Affairs. enley was employed about...

The Illinois Senate president encouraged loval Democrats to support Sen. Pat Welch, D-Peru, and other Democratic candidates in an appearance at Eduardo's restaurant Thursday night. State Sen. Philip Rock, D-Oak Park, said he was visiting DeKalb Democrats...

Seniors worrying about whether they'll get the classes they need to graduate might find it helpful to speak with an academic advisor. Dr. Marilyn Skinner, Foreign Languages and Literature department jchair, said this "has been a big problem with students...

MACOMB-Western Illinois University officials announced Thursday they are charging the members of the school's lacrosse team with university violations after a freshman member died from alleged hazing. Nicholas E. Haben, 18, of Oswego, was found dead last...

Whichever Hallmark executive thought up Sweetest Day should be forced to sit in a room for two days watching reruns of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (I can't think of any worse punishment than that). What will they think up next, Christmas in the summer?...

Getting good grades requires an enormous amount of dedication, and sometimes students ask themselves if it is all worth their time. The long hours will pay off for some at 3 p.m. Nov. 11 at the formal reception given by the NIU chapter of Golden Key National...

Students, faculty members or NIU visitors who toss their parking tickets on the ground or let their tickets pile up might find the university taking drastic measures to get their money. Students and faculty with even a $2 parking ticket might get bills...

Coors pleaded guilty to criminal and civil water pollution charges Monday, but SAMTB members remained steadfast in their views to keep Coors advertising on the buses for now. The brewing company, which came under fire during the last Student Association...