It is the beginning of the semester and another Student Association election is underway. Besides the search for qualified and interested people to fill the open senate positions, those of you who vote also can give your input on a long-time campus issue....

OK everybody, I'm gonna take a reality break today. I'm stepping down off my soap box to leave the big issues for my fellow columnists this week. I encountered something this weekend that prompted me to write about it. It may seem a little fluffy compared...

I would like to awaken people to a problem that could rage out of control if action isn't taken now. The Jan. 18 Weekender contained an article describing how "music retailers...are pulling artists' albums off their shelves" to avoid the wrath of music...

Do we have a quorum? Do we need a quorum? Hey, what is a quorum, anyway? Sunday night, the Student Association finally finished fumbling its way through the Louis Farrakhan issue, but not without a last few hijinks to help us remember the situation. The...

Definition: Rally - to bring or gather together for action. Definition: Ecumenical - pertaining to the whole Christian church. Service - a religious ceremony or ritual. Clearly the ideas behind a rally and an ecumenical service are not parallel. This...

Speaking from the bar Warm weather or cold, the Northern Illinois winter season is in full force, carrying with it treacherous driving conditions. Packed snow, ice, fog and glare are all common contributors to auto accidents. Extra caution is needed to...

After reading Alex Pope's Jan. 17 column, I would like to thank him and also, I would like to share my own story. My story, though, is a little different, for I was the one with the problem and causing the hurt. I have a drug and alcohol abuse problem,...

Question: What is the largest organization on campus which boasts of over 25,000 members? Answer: The Student Association!(Bet you didn't know you were a member.) It's the beginning of a new semester and I would like to inform you that you are a member...

Let's get the mall rolling. DeKalb County has owned a tract of land known as the county farm for ages. It lies between DeKalb and Sycamore along Route 23, adjacent to Northland Plaza. Over the years, several developers have suggested that this tract of...

Hearings conducted last semester involving the System of Systems is already falling upon deaf ears. What a big suprise. In the current System of Systems, the Illinois Board of Higher Education serves as an overall coordinating agency for all sectors of...

The CHANCE Program is a good program. At least, that is my opinion of it. The reason why I say CHANCE is a good program is because it helped me out a lot. You see, I'm a CHANCE student myself. I wasn't accepted through CHANCE because I lacked basic academic...

Hi. It's me again. If you've just joined us, welcome to Northern Illinois University, or Great America-DeKalb, the jewel of the Midwest. Whoa, I almost didn't make it here. You know, the strangest things happen on New Years Eve. One minute, everything...