Father Eric Barr is leaving the Newman Catholic Center and church after serving the DeKalb community for more than two years. Barr said he is unsure where his next mission will be, except that it will be somewhere in the Rockford Diocese. He said he is...

Problems with dispatching and criticisms about the Handivan not showing up were aired by disabled students in a two hour meeting last week. The meeting, attended by about 20 people, proved necessary and constructive because of the direct communication...

Guilty people go free while innocent people are barred. One murderer gets three years while another gets six months. Drunk drivers, rapists and child molesters are out on the streets again after serving little or no time. We all know this country's court...

NIU students should support efforts to tax their paychecks for social security. Student organizations on local, state and national levels were warned last week that students' school-related earnings are possible targets in Congress' attempt to cut the...

Sex and alcohol. Arguably two of the college population's favorite pastimes, these two words definitely go hand in hand. In August 1987, the incoming NIU freshmen were surveyed by the Health Enhancement Services. The survey questioned their health attitudes...

In Milwaukee the public school board announced it would designate two schools in primary black neighborhoods to emphasize Afro-American culture and downplay Western history and cluture. The high school graduation rate of blacks in Milwaukee is deplorable,...

NIU students should continue to pressure NIU's ROTC to stop banning homosexuals, a lesbian and former Army drill sergeant instructor said Friday. Mariam Ben-Shalom, who was kicked out of the Army in 1976 and 1988, offered a personal and emotional appeal...

Just to show everyone out there I have a lighter side to myself, I want to correct some information contained in Tuesday's Trivia Treat cartoon. Thomas Crapper was not the inventor of the modern flush toilet. In fact the whole "life story" about him (Flushed...

NIU students watching soap operas Thursday in the Holmes Student Center lounge took time out during the commercials to shake the hands of State Sens. Patrick Welch and Penny Severns, who came along to help him campaign. "Hello. I'm State Senator Pat Welch...

No, NIU's literary magazine isn't named for the residence halls on the west end of campus. Contrary to popular belief, Towers was named for Altgeld Hall and its "spires" back in 1939. At a time when self-expression began to flourish, the magazine was...

There are many campus organizations which satisfy the various needs of NIU students. One of those needs is spiritual, but in addition to a religious outlet some students discover a deeper fellowship. One spiritual group at NIU is the Navigators, a Christian...

The soul/funk foursome Today has recently put out their second album titled "The New Formula," and the formulation of this album is definitely new and improved. The group Today consists of Wesley Adams (a.k.a Wes), Lee Drakeford (a.k.a Bubba), Larry McCain...