Most Americans imagine miles of confusing red tape at the mention of complex tax laws and leveraged buyouts, but NIU Associate Law Professor Daniel Schneider specializes in the complex balance between the two. Schneider, who teaches courses in federal...

Health insurance for city employees will cost the city about $141,934 more per year as a result of the DeKalb City Council's vote Monday to stay with its current carrier. DeKalb will negotiate a renewal of its contract with Lincoln National Life Insurance...

Six years ago, the Merit Systems Protection Board surveyed federal employees about whether they knew of fraud, waste and/or abuse in government through their jobs. The results were alarming: 25 percent of those surveyed stated they knew of federal corruption,...

Samantha Smith Allen greeted about 50 guests in a brown dress, white shawl and a black bonnet ready to "rastle" the idea of the "weak feminine mind." Allen, a character from 19th century women's literature, was brought to life by Jane Curry, who has a...

The Boston Globe BOSTON—Let me begin by saying that I do not think Chris Whittle is a capitalist pig. Honest, Chris. Some of my best friends are entrepreneurs. If I were to characterize the genial and creative head of Whittle Communications (and after...

WASHINGTON (AP) _Gun manufacturers should follow the example of Colt Industries Inc. and stop nonmilitary sales of semiautomatic assault rifles, the head of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration said Sunday. "I thought that was a very courageous...

CHICAGO—The scoreboard told the story following the championship game of the women's basketball North Star Conference Tournament at DePaul University's Alumni Hall on March 11. But there were other numbers to look at besides the 76-61 mark that verified...

March is National Nutrition Month. NIU's Student Dietetic Association would like to pass on some food for thought: Foods high in fiber play a role in weight control. Because they promote the feeling of fullness, you are more likely to feel satisfied after...

The U.S. media has paid a good deal of attention recently to the burial of Emperor Hirohito—known posthumously as Emperor Showa, recorded as history's longest-reigning Japanese sovereign. Star reporter Diane Buerger did her part (Feb. 27) by bringing...

The Vermeer Quartet of NIU will perform in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the Music Building Tuesday at 8 p.m. NIU professor Diane Ragains will perform a solo as a part of Alban Berg's Lyric Suite. Other pieces to be performed are Schubert's Quartet...

More than 800 employers are looking for NIU students to hold internships with their companies. The Cooperative Education Office organizes the majority of internships for undergraduates. Sally Johnson, program manager, said "people are not always aware...

Everyone called him Sampson. "This guy's forearms look like cannons and his fastball will probably rip me in two the way I coward out on inside pitches," I said to myself. His warm-up pitches scared the hell out of me. "I have to face this guy?" I asked...