During the inevitable post-Thanksgiving "home-stretch" toward finals week, thoughts tend to wander from the rambunctious and concentrate more on bound materials, bounced check notices and calming, inexpensive activities. With a working VCR in a cozy living...

I was racking my brain for column ideas when I realized the answer/topic was within my grasp. Literally. I was gulping down a Diet Coke with one hand and armed with a Bic pen in the other. This is a common ritual for me, as I consume a 12-pak of Diet...

He was in Beijing during the first wave of anti-government demonstrations. He traveled to the South Carolina coast before the now-infamous Hurricane Hugo struck. During the disasterous San Fransisco earthquake, he was in the swaying stands of Candlestick...

The Faculty Assembly has requested an NIU legal expert attend an upcoming University Council meeting to testify on the legality of the Constitution test requirement. The Assembly requested NIU Legal Counsel George Shur, who researched the requirement...

Phillip Kaufman's "The Right Stuff" is an exhilerating epic adventure film that chronicles the United States' role in the space race. The film is a fine adaptation of Tom Wolfe's best-selling novel with the same title. It features stunning photography...

The Student Association Academic Affairs Committee is composing a proposal to the NIU provost about the academic grievance process. SA Academic Affairs Adviser Willie Fowler said he feels the present system is ineffective because too little has been done....

The Student Association Supreme Court will not re-try the case of an SA adviser, although the court received 11 separate petitions requesting the hearing. Sen. Dave Ivers sent the court petitions giving 11 reasons why he felt SA Community Affairs Adviser...

A local agency is training volunteers to educate fourth-grade students as part of the Learning About Handicaps program. Each fall semester, the DeKalb County Family Service Agency recruits and trains volunteers to educate local fourth-grade students about...

I lost my mind this weekend and tried to "run to the mall" the Friday after Thanksgiving. What was I thinking? Had I gone totally mad? Well, no, actually. I needed a French dictionary. I hadn't gone mad. I needed the dictionary. You know—one of six...

A city plan to revitalize downtown DeKalb might be formally approved as a "policy guideline" for the city by January, according to a DeKalb city official. The Streetscape Plan calls for DeKalb buildings to be restored to their original appearance along...

The Boston Globe I am watching an ad for a new television set that offers a screen within its screen. The beauty of this technology, I am told, is that it lets the viewer watch one channel while scanning the others. But this particular electronic creature...

Yikes—They're back! Ministry's got a new album, and the kids at Medusa's are gonna love it. Ministry has a bizzare track record. Their early albums, "Twitch" and "With Sympathy" (which was a Human League nightmare) established the name Ministry. Their...