Racial tensions intensified Wednesday as an undetermined number of NIU students received a racially derogatory invitation to join a white supremacist group denouncing blacks, Jews and homosexuals. Flyers from the Marietta, Ga._based Crusade Against Corruption...

Student representatives will hold a forum with DeKalb officials Friday to increase communication and iron out recent problems between the two factions. Representatives from the Student Association, the Residence Hall Association and the InterFraternity...

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has attacked recent allegations of police brutality from the wrong direction by appointing replacements for two-thirds of the nine-member Chicago Police Board. Daley painstakingly handpicked replacements for six board members...

Although many Student Association senators feel it is a "power grab," the Internal Affairs Committee's proposal that will change the SA bylaws would only improve the quality of resolutions submitted. If passed, the IAC's proposal will allow them to accept...

In an effort intended to be a mass assembly, four campus groups met Tuesday to plan a larger meeting next week to discuss recent campus violence. Jim Fabris of Freedom Now, said an extra week will allow time for the coalition of Freedom Now, the Black...

"Fire Tales," a commemorative booklet celebrating 120 years of fire service in DeKalb, is being sold throughout the city to raise money for the paramedic department. Mary K. Long, chairperson of the 120th anniversary committee, said the 50-page booklet...

Boo! Are you scared? After all, Halloween is right around the corner, and it's probably the creepiest season of the year. To many of you, Halloween most likely brings back memories of trick-or-treating in Star Wars costumes. Today it might mean packing...

I began reading Bob Greene's column ten years ago, as a scrawny, inquisitive little fifth grader. I'd pick up the Chicago Tribune's Tempo section every morning, eager to see what anecdote or piece of advice he shared that day. Through the years, my interest...

When NIU graduate David Lasky first joined Bresler's Industries sixteen years ago, he never imagined he would own the company. "At the time (he joined the company), I never thought the family would be in a position to sell the business." But when an opportunity...

It's Halloween weekend, and chills, thrills and spookiness are in the air. If you're tired of the slash-‘em-and-trash-‘em horror movies, go rent a truly frightening film by Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock is a master at suspense and endings with a surprise...

The NIU journalism department will hold its new student fair at 7 p.m. tonight in room 505 of the Holmes Student Center. On hand will be representatives from the Society of Professional Journalists/Sigma Delta Chi, The Northern Star, the Public Relations...

Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Jim Edgar will be on the campaign trail tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Sycamore to greet DeKalb County residents. The DeKalb County Republicans will hold a reception for Edgar and local residents wishing to speak...