If you commit a crime, you should have to pay the price. Those who took it upon themselves to participate in last weekend's violent attack on an NIU student should feel the heat of the law, and they should feel it big. No one has been arrested since the...

A strong-armed robbery involving drugs at an NIU residence hall was foiled when University Police found and arrested two of the five thieves. University Police are searching for the remaining three robbers, described as being black and college-age. The...

About 200 members of the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association are expected on the NIU campus today for the group's day-long annual fall convention in the Holmes Student Center. Events will include talks on "politicians versus journalists," media law,...

Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity is promoting a non-alcoholic dance as part of National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week at 8:30 p.m. tonight in the Chick Evans Field House. "Driving the Bass" is a fundraiser by the "Bad Boys," Sig Eps' fall pledge class....

Michigan State University will hold the second annual "Minorities in Communication Arts and Sciences Midwest Conference" on Nov. 16 and 17. The conference consists of various workshops, paper presentations and interaction between employers, graduate schools...

I drove by a flower store the other day and almost had an accident when I looked in the window. The Christmas trees were on display. I checked my watch, making sure it was really the middle of October and the Yuletide season was approximately 70 days...

In response to recurring racist incidents on college campuses across the country, Sigma Chi fraternity presented a one hour film last week. "Racism 101" was based on recent incidents on several predominant college campuses. The film was followed by a...

I love the phones here. They work so well, so efficiently. "I'm sorry, all circuits are busy, please try your call again. This is a recording." "But, operator, I'm only calling across town." "Too bad, lady. You cannot use your phone." "But, operator,...

A former NIU student accused of rape pleaded guilty to battery Wednesday and received a 60-day prison term from a DeKalb District Court Judge. Christopher J. Fette, 23, was found guilty for the Dec. 10, 1988, battery of Kimberly A. Howard. Howard accused...

What do Lilly Tomlin, Bill Cosby, Joe Paterno, NIU President John La Tourette, and DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow have in common? If you said that they are all honorary members of Golden Key National Honor Society, you are correct. Spanning from the East Coast...

A two-car, DUI-related accident causing two deaths, one arrest and several injuries was staged near the Carroll Avenue crosswalk late Wednesday morning as part of National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. The accident had all the trappings of a real...

In my quest to find a decent band in Dekalb I journeyed far. From the reaches of the barren wasteland called the dorms I ventured to the hallowed land known as John St. Here I found some of the more interesting bands roaming around campus. The first band...