It has only been a few months since I graduated, but I have lived in DeKalb nearly all my life. For some locally elected positions, which are purely administrative, the most relevant information is the quality of the job done by the incumbent versus the...

ATROCIOUS! GROSS! ABOMINABLE! MONSTROSITY! These are the adjectives that come to my mind as I view the new "sculpture" which was plopped in the gorgeous park setting between Lowden and Altgeld Halls. Shouldn't there be some limit to what can be put in...

I recently enjoyed the column written by Joelle McGinnis, which accurately argues against the use of warning labels. Legislators across this country have over-abused the use of warning labels, with a special thanks to our nation's hungry (yet not starving)...

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,...

I am responding to the article—Oops! I mean column, written by, the oh so open-minded, Marianne Renner on Oct. 4. Get off the pedestal, on which you have placed yourself, honey and listen to what others have to say! Open your eyes Marianne. People on...

University policies regarding the illegal class registration of more than 100 NIU students will be discussed at Wednesday's meeting of the University Council's Academic Policy Committee. The meeting will start at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in room 201 of Williston...

Saving aluminum cans, glass bottles and paper for recycling is a way to help protect the environment and even a way to make a little money. It's also something more people, such as college students, should pay closer attention to. Every year, more and...

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...

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."...

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...