Paperbacks and hardbacks, fiction and non-fiction, autographed books of all sorts for children of all ages will be for sale at the Children's Authors Festival and Book Sale. The festival, set for Nov. 3, is a chance for adults and children to buy books...

NIU political science Professor Lettie Wenner said she believes the judicial branch of the U.S. government is as much influenced by politics as the legislative and executive branches. A specialist on courts and environmental policy issues, Wenner has...

As I was reading my theater book I came across a quote I believe made a terrific definition of the purpose of art. "The spectacle of life fascinates. Caught in the turmoil of affairs we do not see it clearly for our eyes are fixed on other things, our...

Take the profit out of selling drugs. That is the only way to divest drug dealers of their malignant power. We could take a big step in that direction by legalizing drugs and by spending a few million or billion tax dollars on health care services, instead...

Paintings, photographs and sculpture will be combined with food, music and conversation at the opening of NIU's new Art Museum Saturday. The public is invited to the free reception which starts at 8 p.m. and is located on the second floor of Altgeld Hall....

More than 200 professionals in the news business are on their way to NIU. The fall convention of the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association will be held Oct. 26 at the Holmes Student Center. The convention will include three programs, each held from...

Voters should punch the "yes" hole to give Kishwaukee Community College needed construction funds and in doing so help the community to grow. On Nov. 6, the college will be asking voters to approve new building bonds. The bonds would increase tax bills...

For the first time in a long time NIU has something to be proud of, and that is a winning football program. But where was the student body at the NIU vs. Arkansas State game? There were not as many people there as I had anticipated. That was a good game...

Nobody was injured when a cat triggered an apartment fire Saturday. The DeKalb Fire Department responded to a fire at University Village Apartments, 630 Annie Glidden Road at 8:43 a.m., and had it under control in about 15 minutes. The fire started in...

With Saturday's 426-yard team rushing effort against Murray State, the Huskies find themselves unofficialy atop the NCAA's team-rushing rankings. NIU, pending the release of official statistics from the NCAA, leads the country with 2,929 yards in eight...

Four NIU supportive professional staff members have received faculty development awards totaling $3,000. The staff members are Deborah Booth, a coordinator in external programming; Sara Susamo, University Health Services medical staff chief; Marybeth...

A pulitzer prize-winning American historian and professor will be the first speaker in NIU's newly-established "Distinguished Lecturer Series." Arthur Scheslinger, Jr. will discuss the post-Cold War world in a free public lecture Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. in...