A formal mission statement will be given at the second meeting of the Holmes Student Center Bookstore Privatization Committee Wednesday. The committee, which was formed to address the possibility of having the bookstore privately owned by an outside vendor,...

Hey, kids! It's almost time to vote and the guru of politics has outlined the perfect candidate. I've listed the campaign issues I think are important and where the ideal candidate (IC) will stand on each. No need to worry about who is better qualified....

Instead of being barraged by which candidate is in its best interest to vote for, lately the American public has, instead, just simply been told to vote. MTV sports clips from today's popular-music personalities advised viewers to get out and vote on...

Picture this: It's Friday, you're on your way home or on your way to a friend's house for the weekend, driving along in your luxury budget-mobile. As you approach the interstate on-ramp, you perceive an old model Buick Regal preparing to merge into heavy...

NIU should move carefully before deciding whether to lease or to sell the Holmes Student Center Bookstore to an outside vendor. The operation of the Pow Wow restaurant by an outside vendor has left a bitter taste for much of the university community....

The conference of the National Burma Studies Group and the Conference on Thai Studies will convene at NIU today through Sunday in Swen Parson Gallery. The purpose of the conference is to study "all aspects of Burma and Thai culture and academic life."...

This is in response to the columns written by Gretchyn Lenger. Your first article complained about life at NIU and was addressed to freshmen. Freshmen—the ones who come here with awe in their eyes and anxiety in their hearts, and you give them an article...

In response to the Oct. 4 column by Marianne Renner, I was thoroughly appalled. Ms. Renner's column was filled with repetition. She gave the top five reasons for not allowing minors into the bars, and as I read, I found reasons one and two saying that...

In regards to Jill Stocker's Sept. 29 article and the Oct. 5 editorial on "childish" Math 101 students, granted, college math courses are not designed to "spoonfeed" students. However, "core competency" should test a student's ability to logically draw...

Speaking From the Bar While most eveyone knows it is illegal in Illinois to drink under the age of 21, many persons are unaware of the plethora of state and municipal laws which govern the sale and consumption of alcohol, much less the penalties which...

Platform: Allen is running on an "Experienced Medical Professional" platform. She said the office of coroner needs someone with extensive medical experience. "I feel that a coroner should be a medical professional," Allen said. "You are dealing with something...

Contrary to the belief of Student Association Mass Transit Board Chairman Dave Emerick, the fairest way to deal with the need for additional funding is not to ask for students to support yet another fee increase. A new method of funding the SAMTB should...