When Peter MacDonald, head of the largest and fastest growing of the American Indian tribes, says he's ready to take on 20th century America, he means business. Business as in commerce, as in free enterprise—as in the American dream. e says his people...

The events of Monday night taught me something. As I watched the Bears fall to the Broncos, I discovered there is at least one more good quarterback in the NFL besides Jim McMahon. No, I'm not referring to Mike Tomczak. John Elway, who I've often criticized,...

Nearly one out of every two Americans require corrective lenses to see. About 20 million wear contact lenses. However, an increase in the number of eye problems and infections has accompanied the proliferation of contact lens use. Most problems are caused...

Student Association Recreation Adviser Todd Lokken is concerned about the way requests by the physical education department to use the Recreation Center are being handled. Apparently, Director of Campus Recreation Betty Montgomery did not consult the...

I remember way back in the fall semester of 1983 when I first came to NIU. I was always an average student and didn't test very well, so I was accepted at NIU through the Chance program. I didn't know anybody and the Welcome days were a nightmare (being...

In his letter published Nov. 2, Ted McCarron of the College Republicans, in an extended attack on the JLS, made reference repeatedly to the April 1987 forum where the late Marxist humanist thinker Raya Dunayevskaya gave a lecture in Sandburg Auditorium....

Gretchyn Lenger hit the problem right on the nose. NIU is boring and there is little to do to retain most students on weekends. To put things into perspective, let me compare NIU to U of I. U of I gets better entertainers (U2, Heart, Bill Cosby, Tina...

On Nov. 12, NIU was treated to another of Mike Lacy's shoot-from-the-hip columns castigating all "idealistic, anti-military, anti-war, anti-anything people out there who think anyone who serves his country is a knuckle-dragging, mindless idiot." These...

As I write this, it's Monday, the sun is AWOL and everyone is walking around being soggy and irritable with nothing much to say to one another. I think I'll start a rumor. Let's see, first I'll need a really juicy subject. Then I'll have to embellish...

My staff and I would like to publicly thank the many wonderful people who have so generously given of their time to help us recruit students/athletes this fall. Those who directly or indirectly assisted us have made it possible to attract two more outstanding...

This is in reference to the Sept. 28, 1987, article about Rev. Richard Woods' speech about Christian homosexuals. My belief is that God loves heterosexuals and homosexuals, Christians and non-Christians. He, through His son, Jesus, told us to "Love your...

It seems NIU is never going to solve its parking problem. Numerous proposals have been lost in a sea of red tape, as more and more motorists compete for a limited number of spots. The most recent ideas aimed at addressing the problem have been a fee increase...