Today is the da for registered voters to get out and vote for the candidaes they want to hold office. DeKalb County Clerk Terry Desmond said he is very optimistic about the turnout of voters i today's election. "We are expecting the voter turnout to be...

Hats off to Marc Albert's column regarding what was really popular in the ‘60s and '70s. Now, I don't feel so bad having actually liked the Bay City Rollers' song "Saturday Night" in 1975, not to mention owning both the "Saturday Night Fever" and "Grease"...

The following places will be open today from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for registered voters in the 35th district, which includes NIU, to vote. Voters need some form of identification to vote. Congressional Church, 615 N. First St. Douglas Hall Jefferson Elementary...

Democrat Neil Hartigan is the change Illinois needs in the governor's office. Republican Jim Edgar is merely a torch bearer for Jim Thompson. Illinois needs someone who is willing to attack the system head on. Hartigan promises to cut 2 percent of waste...

I am writing in response to your editorial of Oct. 24 about the delay in the nomination of Supreme Court Justices. First, there is not, as you stated, "no court for students to turn to." There are now enough justices on the court for it to operate, and...

Alan Millard, an archaeologist and biblical scholar, will be the featured graduate colloquim speaker at 8:30 tonight in the Visual Arts Building Room 102. Millard's lecture titled "Solomon's Reign in the Light of Archaeology" will present the latest views...

Researchers at Hobart and Smith College found that students' perceptions of collegiate drinking were considerably different from what was actually happening on campuses. When this study was conducted at NIU, the same results were found. Students overestimate...

I am responding to Mike Murvihill's letter that appeared Nov. 1. In the letter, Mr. Murvihill argues we would be justified in making a first strike against Iraq because we are already in a state of war with Iraq according to Lockean political theory....

Domestic violence is a pattern repeated millions of times each year in American households. It follows a cycle of violence that often deceives the abused person, starting with a rise in tension where the abuser looks for a scapegoat to vent his anger....

After reading the article about the harassed pizza delivery person, I had to read it again to confirm that such insensitive behavior took place on this, or any other, university campus. How can a tragic event like this occur on campus and there be what...

Democrat Paul Simon is the candidate best suited for the State Senate position with his realistic goals to help the people of Illinois. is opponent Republican Lynn Martin is filled with ideas that are somewhat askew. Along the lines of education, both...