Yahoo. Yes, it's true, last week's Student Association Executive Board elections did set a voter turnout record. A whopping 3,800 student voters came out to the polls during the two-day election, more than a thousand above last year's turnout. Ah, but...

It seems that Gay Awareness Week is upon us once again. As always, when the Gay Lesbian Union sponsors an event, a dumb question comes to mind: Why is GLU the only organization that cannot publish the location of their events on their flyers? They can...

Establishing and maintaining good credit can be difficult for students, but it's not impossible. If you are old enough to sign a binding contract—18 in Illinois—you're old enough to obtain credit. The following explains how to obtain credit and what...

Everyone reading this has a big problem. It doesn't matter if you are a student, faculty, staff or have no connection with NIU. The problem is a lot of money was spent and is being spent for your enjoyment and benefit. But you don't get to enjoy it because...

Philosophy Forum is to be commended for its gutsy brand of intellectual activism against NIU and ROTC. The Forum recently amended its constitution to make it discriminatory, sending a loud and important message to the entire community: If this institution...

As I was glancing through Police Beat on March 30 I came across a report that a fellow student was arrested for skateboarding on the sidewalk. No, he did not get a warning but is now scheduled to appear in court as the article stated. Just goes to show...

Hold on. It's election season. Yeah, the students elected a new Student Association president, vice president and treasurer this week. The front page of this paper probably proclaims the proud winner's name. But is there pride involved? Where's the pride...

It was Jeans Day, and I wore jeans. I wore them because I support human rights. I wore them because I don't believe in discrimination. I was deeply saddened seeing so many people go out of their way to show their prejudice. How can people who claim to...

Senate Speaker John Fallon is the qualified candidate for SA president. During his two years in the SA Senate, Fallon has energized dormant SA committees, strengthened the SA Constitution and bylaws, and gained students' respect for his diligence and...

As an SA Senator, I have watched Rob McCormack and John Fallon both work very hard to enhance all NIU students' lives. In a recent letter written by a fellow SA Senator, Phill Buoscio, I am amazed he would consider calling someone else "shifty." John...

Mondays usually mark the beginnings of my weekly column idea searches. They usually end on Tuesday nights after I have painstakingly screened every current publication known to man and made a final decision on what shall be the topic if the week. Well,...

Throughout the past couple of weeks, we've been bombarded with letters and editorials berating SA presidential hopeful John Fallon for his recent arrest. John was allegedly caught inside Amnesia as a minor. Now, all of the saints on campus are coming...