This is in response to the person writing in Monday's Northern Star. We have been attending NIU for the past few years, and have never had problems with the library. Normally when we write a paper we get so much information that we have to cut some out....

A petition to void the 6th Ward aldermanic election was denied Thursday by a DeKalb County judge. Kevin "K.O." Johnson, a candidate for 6th Ward alderman in the April 20 election, petitioned to have the contest declared void because some voters in the...

EAST LONDON, South Africa (AP)—Hundreds of police hunted Sunday for black assailants who killed five whites in a gun and grenade attack—which again bore the message that the wealthy suburbs are no longer spared from political violence. Some whites...

I believe that Meredith Drop is absolutely right! In her letter to the Star ("NIU library is lacking"), Meredith suggests that the library here at Northern is simply too hard to use. As a graduate student, I spend many hours in the library and know her...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON (AP)—Most of the presidents of 190 leading colleges and universities are receiving more than $155,000 a year in pay and benefits and top earners exceed $400,000, said a survey released Sunday. The survey by The Chronicle...

I pay student fees like 25,000 plus students at NIU. I therefore pay, or help to fund The Northern Star. I consider The Northern Star to be a valuable source of information and an instrument to express ideas. I look forward to reading this publication...

As the future editorial board of The Northern Star, we would like to assure students that they have been heard. We will use that input, the input of our dedicated staff and our own experience to provide the best newspaper possible for NIU. We do plan...

CHICAGO (AP)—Hispanics, who represent about one-fifth of Chicago's residents, may be carrying heavier clout into local elections after changes in immigration laws that are letting more Hispanics become citizens. More than 100,000 illegal immigrants...

I am writing in response to Brenda Sanger's article concerning saving Otto's. I was personally offended when Sanger said that she "empathized" with someone that had to endure a "frat party" to see one of her favorite bands. Sanger is referring to Phi...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)—NASA rewarded the Columbia astronauts' energy-conservation efforts by adding a day to their mission, and a shuttle robot scored a space first Sunday, catching a floating object on command. The seven astronauts were thrilled...

To listen to the passionate voices of all the students at the panel discussion on April 27 was to confront the fact that all forms of oppression have serious negative psychological effects on both targets and perpetrators. The experience of being demeaned,...

I have been a student here for four long, arduous years. During that time, I have read some truly remarkable letters written to this paper. Now, with a few short days left until I graduate, I must say to all of you: SHUT THE HELL UP!!! NOBODY CARES!!!...