The results are in for this fall's Student Association senate elections, and while some returning candidates discovered they were not re-elected, it appears they will conveniently continue to influence the SA senate. Seven candidates were not re-elected,...

NIU needs to become more involved with the types of technology available to students. Technology is always changing and growing, and college students tend to stay on top of the trends. Wireless stations have been implemented in many locations around campus...

Last week's DeKalb Liquor Commission meeting had one glaring omission: the NIU Student Association. After pleading with the city council recently to send the ordinance to raise minimum liquor prices back to committee for review, not one SA representative...

A voice might just be one of the most precious tools a student has. The ability for one to express their concerns, be it about the state of their education, funding for a club or even the minimum price of local liquor is an extremely valuable endowment...

Recent lapses in public policy for some of the world's most famous people have us asking if their apologies are really sincere. For the purposes of comparison of public policy only, we've noticed inconsistencies in recent events concerning Mel Gibson...

There's a reason the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech, religion, expression, press and the right to assemble, is the first item on the Bill of Rights. Freedom to communicate and inform is central and essential to the idea of free government...

It's tough to complain when free money shows up in your mailbox. But is it wrong to ask how or why it got there? The recent MAP Plus grant signed by Gov. Blagojevich awards $500 to students whose families earned less than $200,000 in the previous tax...

One tragic day in September five years ago is distracting our country from domestic issues by focusing on a war in the wrong country. American media and partisan political powers have consistently used the tragedy for their own gain. In President Bush's...

If someone told you all you had to do to prevent yourself from getting a prevalent form of cancer was to spend $360, would you do it? Recently, the FDA approved a vaccine that would help women from ages 9 to 26 make that very decision. This vaccine prevents...

All NIU students should be embarrassed at the representation they received from the Student Association at Monday's DeKalb City Council meeting. The issue we have is not in their stance on the minimum liquor price; it is the deplorable actions taken in...

Just glance at the name of the Student Association's campaign to stomp out legislation that could end 50-cent draft nights and you'll see what type of brain trust we have at the helm of NIU's student government. "Save our beer!" — that's the plea from...

Between the lines of cars that wait in parking lots every morning for spaces to open up and the multiple students that complain they've paid hefty amounts for parking passes, which they can't depend on using, it has become clear that finding a place to...