Guest Column Barbara Henley Classes have resumed at many universities and colleges across the country, and some are already dealing with serious issues of safety in their communities. When selecting a college, parents and students often choose small communities...

Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry undoubtedly will win the city council seat he seeks because foolish Americans have thrust him atop a pedestal. Barry was made a hero during the past year for being the vigilant defender of black rights and fighting the...

The United States citizenry should not be fooled by the Middle East's latest strong man. Saddam Hussein's lame attempts to ease public sentiment after over-running Kuwait should be thrown away as pure bunk. The propoganda transmitted via satalite throughout...

NIU is taking the bone, but it'll be back for more. Illinois Governor James Thompson has on his desk House Bill 2842, which would allow NIU and ISU one alumni voting member a piece on the Board of Regents. NIU has tried to get its own governing board...

Michelle Landrum Did you know your sneakers are making a social statement? Like it or not, the kind of sportswear you buy—or choose not to buy—is a hot topic ever since Operation PUSH went for Nike Inc.‘s throat Aug. 11. The plan: to force the sportswear...

Mobster movie have come and gone, with films like "The Godfather," "Scareface," and "Married to the Mob" creatively making the bad-guy formula work. "My Blue Heaven," on the other hand, probably will end up shelved in video stores in the near future....

Students exercise option to cancel by Sean Thomas About 8,000 of NIU's roughly 25,000 students cancel their student health insurance each year, exercising an option available for several years. As in previous years, any registered full-time students who...

One small step for the NEA, one huge setback for freedom of expression. John E. Frohnmayer, the National Endowment for the Arts chairman, vetoed federal funding Monday for four performance artists because their work didn't better people's understanding...

To relieve the stress of first-week lines, moving in and homesickness, the University Bookstore is sponsoring a two-hour comedy show tonight. "We Can Make You Laugh," a comedy trio from New York, will perform at 8 p.m. in Diversions. The show is free....

What are genital warts? Condyloma, what's that? Can it be cured? These are questions that the Health Service is hearing a lot lately from students who have become infected with the Condyloma virus. In 1989, the Health Service saw over 1100 cases of condyloma...

Just ask some of the 30 people ticketed Thursday for evading tollbooths while heading into DeKalb. Master Sergeant David Charnicky of the Illinois State Police said Thursday about 10 officers were detailed to the DeKalb exits at Peace and Annie Glidden...

Just a quick thank you to NIU for your remodeling project, that being the new library collections area to be located in the space of the former graduate lounge in the basement of Founder's Memorial Library. It gives me great pleasure to see this space...