At last, the playoffs. The NIU men's tennis team finally gets to see the fruit of their labors when they travel to Valparasio University for the Mid-Continent Conference Championships this weekend. Favored to claim the title for a third straight time,...

I want one of those great 100 days in which Congress would adopt my health care and education policies, my energy and economic initiatives, and where the private sector would become engaged in a whole new partnership to make this country great again.'‘—Candidate...

We would like to respond to the letter written by Nairobi Evans on April 13, 1993. As middle-class white students, we have also had our share of difficulties in ascertaining such resources as: finances, education and employment. It is because many African-Americans...

After reading Eric Krol's article entitled "The group that cried racism" from the April 26 edition of The Star, I decided that I had to write to support him. First of all, I have grown up believing that all people are created equal. I don't believe that...

A serious fight resulting in the arrest of one person broke out late Tuesday night in the lobby of Gilbert Hall but led to no major injuries. The three men involved in the fight, including two NIU students, were all treated and released from Kishwaukee...

This is the biggie. No. 1 vs. No. 1. Statistically speaking, these two teams are tied for first place; but, the percentage points give the Huskies the slim advantage. On Friday afternoon at 2 p.m., the NIU softball team will attempt and take sole control...

It was January 31 of ‘92. I was unpacking what little I had at the $36 per night motel in Green Bay. I was prepping for the upcoming WKDI broadcast of the NIU-UWGB women's b-ball game when my travel cohorts Mike, Jim and Dave decided to turn on the...

On April 20 the electorate of the 6th Ward voted in Brad Strauss as its alderman for DeKalb city council. Now Mr. Strauss's opponent in the election is trying to call the election null and have a new election. The Star editorial board feels that Mr. Johnson...

I would like to take this opportunity, during National Volunteer Appreciation Week, to thank the volunteer Big Brothers and Big Sisters of DeKalb County for their time, energy and commitment. Each volunteer builds a one-to-one friendship with a child...

You are right. You are right because Michael Welsh is clearly a tyrant. Everyone knows that the definition of "tyrant" is someone whose opinions are different from your own. You were brilliant in your assertion that "if Welsh wants to take away people's...

I have heard of these things happening, but I was truly surprised when I received a hate letter in the mail yesterday. The ironic thing about it is that the letter is a solicitation for my support to shoot Haitians who land in America on sight or to sink...

Brad Strauss might not be taking his seat as 6th ward alderman if a petition is upheld. Kevin "K.O." Johnson filed a petition Tuesday against Strauss, DeKalb County Clerk Sharon Holmes and the City of DeKalb. Johnson claims in his lawsuit the election...