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The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Wayside horns a welcome improvement

May 3, 2005

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...

Blogs should not be used as evidence

May 2, 2005

Individuals should be held responsible for their online writings, but technology hasn’t developed enough for true accountability. A Web site is not a credible source. There are simply too many questions left regarding the true origins of the text. There...

Work for students interests, not donations

April 29, 2005

It’s a slap in the face when NIU wants donations from students when it hasn’t had the decency to listen to those same students about summer commencement. That’s just what the school has been doing as the NIU Foundation set a Senior Challenge goal...

Fundraising provides a good example

April 28, 2005

NIU should try harder to get donations for its academic departments and residence halls. The fundraising for the new athletic training facility proves big things can be accomplished if adequate effort is put forth. If campus departments applied this principle...

Prescription denial not an option

April 27, 2005

Gov. Rod Blagojevich should be commended for issuing an emergency order concerning emergency contraception, one that has sparked a lawsuit against the governor’s office by the American Center for Law and Justice. Blagojevich issued an emergency rule...

Finger in chili — just a hoax

April 26, 2005

Who wakes up in the morning and thinks to themselves, "What kind of ploy can I pull on a restaurant today?" It seems Anna Ayala did just that on March 22, according to the police who arrested her outside of her Las Vegas home last week. She’s been charged...

Pope Benedict XVI faces challenges

April 25, 2005

As the moral leader of more than a billion people, the newly installed Pope Benedict XVI faces many challenges. The former German cardinal, Joseph Ratzinger, must deal with threats from other religions, a declining base of priests, the sexual abuse scandal...

Foreign languages add to diversity

April 22, 2005

It’s a good thing NIU was able to scrape up funds for the Polish program, because foreign language is one of the last things that should be cut from a university’s curriculum. NIU is a very diverse school. International students represent more than...

Drinking and driving never worth the risk

April 21, 2005

If you’re like many, alcohol has affected your life one way or another. Directly or indirectly, drinking obviously can cause more harm than good. Statistics show Americans are becoming lax in terms of their attitudes against driving drunk. In an article...

Food pyramid not what it should be

April 20, 2005

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns admits few Americans follow the Food Guide Pyramid’s recommendations. Yet, according to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture paid $1.6 million to Porter Novelli, an international marketing-based...

Smoking chimps exemplify animals behaving human

April 19, 2005

Two chimpanzees prove that some animals can express frustration in the most human of ways. Thirteen-year-old Feili, a chimpanzee at Zhengzhou Zoo in China, reportedly began smoking in response to her frustration after her partner, who is 28 years her...

Taxes soak up time and money

April 18, 2005

In the words of the taxman, as sung by the Beatles, "If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street/ If you drive to city, I’ll tax your seat/ If you get too cold, I’ll tax the heat/ If you take a walk, I’ll tax your feet." Last Friday, Americans scrambled...

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