Can I just begin by saying what a rip-off DeKalb is?! And I'm not focusing on the University, either. After three years in dormitories I decided to move off campus. So I got a house (shared with 8 other girls). No problem. Move-in was fine, all the girls...

While running around the West Lagoon on Labor Day, I came across a horrendous sight. The banks and water were littered with numerous empty bottles and cans. The next thing I saw was utterly disgusting and unbelievable. I was in awe just standing there....

I must admit that the reaction to Darrell Hassler's column penned by Jeffrey Smolla (Sept. 4 issue) mystifies me completely. I myself don't completely understand how Hassler can call social injustice to women a myth, but if Mr. Smolla would have read...

This letter is in regard to two recent editorials which appeared in the Star. The first was Sabryna Cornish's ferret commentary and the second was Eric Krol's "Things that annoy me at NIU" column. In both of those columns the greek system was attacked....

After three years, the start-up funds allocated for NIU's Rockford campus are still in limbo. It seems Gov. Jim Edgar's commitment to education seems to have stopped after the General Assembly went home. To be sure, all capital development funds have...

Wanda Holloway got what she deserved. Hopefully, the lesson she still hasn't learned will have an effect on others. Holloway is the Texas woman who paid a hit man to kill the mother of her daughter's competition for the high school cheerleading squad....

While most everyone knows it is illegal in Illinois to drink under the age of 21, many persons are unaware of the plethora of state and municipal laws which govern the sale and consumption of alcohol, much less the penalties which exist for violation...

For everyone who probably has been wondering what happened to Drizzt, Jolyn reported that her ferret Drizzt has been found and is resting comfortably at home. However, while discussing ways that Drizzt could be found last week, it seems that a few select...

Although I've only been back on campus for about a week now, I've had the chance to get a look at things. One particular sight of which I have been especially appreciative is all of the beautiful flower beds that are so full, colorful, and well-maintained:...

I wonder if anybody at NIU has ever given a thought to simplifying the registration process and thus saving lots of paper, time, effort and money. At every door in the Ballroom that they can think of, they have a check. All that the person does is to...

I am writing to encourage people to remember to recycle this year. It seems like often times students express an interest in recycling and the environment but do not take the time to reflect on how their daily habits contribute to waste on this planet....

There's nothing like good service and NIU knows it. That must be why visitors to the NIU Parking Division are supplied with shiny new permits to hang on rear-view mirrors. Last year, the parking service sold nearly 11,000 permits. However, there are only...