It's our favorite time: fall on an even-numbered year.The colorful leaves are falling, the air is just cool enough to be comfortable and political candidates are hammering each other in their TV ads.In about a month, the polls will open and make their...

Democracy 101 is coming to campus this Tuesday and Wednesday with the Student Association's Senate elections.As an NIU student, you will have the opportunity to choose which of your peers will represent you, your interests and your money. But if history...

This Saturday marked the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, but honestly, it seemed like any other day. We're not sure if it was because it was the Huskies' first home football game, or the fact that the day itself had perfect weather, but it just...

On Wednesday, we published our expectations for NIU President John Peters' State of the University address.We said we would like to see Peters talk about: how NIU will tackle the budget situation; how to recruit and retain students; and the new buildings...

Ignorance is bliss. Friday marks Reading Day - to overstressed students, the equivalent of every religious holiday, Super Bowl, World Series and Nicholas Cage movie release. This long-awaited day, set aside by NIU to provide students the invaluable opportunity...

Four years after President Bush claimed "Mission Accomplished," the mission in Iraq is far from accomplishment. U.S. troops continue to die in Iraq, even after the president's declared end of "major combat operations." Undeterred, Bush vetoed on Tuesday...

Newly elected 3rd Ward Alderman Victor Wogen's role in the recent mailer controversy is not entirely clear. What has become clear, however, is that a certain level of deception and loose ethical standards were employed by the then-candidate and current...

There are 300 journalism majors in the Department of Communication. The number of students declaring journalism as their major is increasing, but unfortunately, the amount of faculty has not. The student-to-teacher ratio within the journalism program...

Anyone at Sunday evening's Student Association Senate meeting caught a glimpse of the comical - and quite disturbing - way some senators seem to view themselves. Even if you weren't at the meeting, Senator Brittney Mottley was quoted in Monday's Northern...

Remember when you were little and even muttering the word "sex" seemed wrong before marriage? Well, a recent study shows that abstinence-only education in America is a failure. We would have been happy to tell them that for free. A Reuters article Sunday...