When the Convocation Center opened in August 2002, the $36 million, multipurpose facility raised as many questions as it did excitement. Would entertainment acts be willing to venture to DeKalb when Rockford and Chicago are both less than 80 miles away?...

The word is out and District of Columbia Appellate Court Judge John Roberts is President George W. Bush’s nominee for the nation’s highest court. He will replace the retiring Sandra Day O’Connor, who was the high court’s first female justice....

NASA and higher-ups in the U.S. government need to realize that the sensor problem delaying the launch of the space shuttle Discovery is not just a bump in the road. It is a not so subtle sign that the shuttle should never leave the launchpad of the Kennedy...

If privacy can be taken out of the media, can it also be taken out of the dictionary? In the wake of last week’s decision by New York Times reporter Judith Miller to accept a jail term rather than give up the name of a private source, the question of...

When a high school student passes driver’s ed, it’s assumed that he or she can function on the road like adults who have been driving for years. But recent moves by several states - including Illinois - say differently. The state is waiting Gov. Rod...

The United States Supreme Court ruled in two controversial but unnecessary cases Monday, adding a new chapter to the long-standing debate of the First Amendment clause of separation of church and state. The court made official decisions on two separate...

College journalists were dealt a major blow Monday when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit handed down a ruling in the Governors State University student newspaper case. GSU is a school in University Park, Ill., which became the source...

This month the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the organization that oversees the majority of the Internet, voted to proceed with the creation of a new web sector, ".xxx." The suffix would be reserved for adult Web sites. The creation...

The partial lifting on the moratorium may be a relief to some Greek organizations that wish to hold end-of-the-year events, but it is an action that is long overdue. The ban, which was unfair to begin with, lasted too long and comes at a bad time, as...

Cheaters never prosper. This has never been more true than in contemporary society. The Internet has provided students with endless opportunities to plagiarize other people’s work. Cheating may be a bigger problem than students realize. A survey conducted...

Wild horses have been slaughtered at Cavel International’s DeKalb plant and the horse-loving community aims to stop it. For the love of Christmas, why? The reality of the wild mustang problem, and it is a problem, is not a pretty picture. According...

The Northern Star applauds DeKalb’s government for its persistence in solving the problem of train whistle noise in downtown DeKalb and the surrounding area. DeKalb is awaiting approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission and the Illinois Department...