Kevin and Rachel met at a mixer and it seemed like they really hit it off. They danced, had a few drinks, and exchanged more than a few "meaningful" looks. When Kevin suggested they leave to get a bite to eat, Rachel readily accepted. They got in his...

Every year at NIU, at least one small group of people gets spring fever—but it's not the kind of disease that makes one count the days until summer. It's an ailment that hits selected members of the Student Association who decide too late in the year...

I would like to state that Michael McVey's views printed in The Northern Star the past few weeks do not in any way reflect the views of the meteorology department. This is primarily because he is not a meteorology student (undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate,...

William Raspberry The Washington Post What Paul Tsongas says about Democrats, Republicans and the American economy has to be judged in context of the fact that he is a Democrat who wants to be president. Even so, his remarks, contained in a major newspaper,...

You know, The Northern Star really is amazing. Your editorials and columns consistently offer the most simplistic and superficial analysis of student issues possible. The editorial on the debate between the Student Association and Barbara Henley (March...

Students and administrators alike deserve a big pat on the back for their performance at the University Student Judicial Code hearing on Friday. Although it will probably make little difference in the eyes of some of the committee members,—like English...

The League of Women Voters of DeKalb County supports the concept of a tax-supported county nursing home and recommends a yes vote for the DeKalb County Nursing Home Referendum on April 2. We believe it's essential an institution that has continued to...

Now is the time of year when minds wander and life keeps you interested for a limited amount of time. This of course means spring is almost here and seniors are in their last stretch at NIU. If you look around, you can see it. There's a dazed look in...

It's been too long of a haul toward getting an NIU extension in Rockford for NIU to consider changing the rules in the middle of the game. Some Rockford legislators, who would love to see NIU offer 300 and 400 level classes to please their constituency,...

The OMIS computer assignment I was given recently should have been no big deal. I figured on only needing a computer for a few hours, but that was before I knew what the Wirtz Computer Lab was like. I walked in and started my assignment, only to quickly...

I would like to thank Julia Stege for offering what is surely one of the more publication-worthy letters to find its way to these pages in recent months. Truly it's encouraging to read such things, rather than the adolescent paeans of gratitude from a...

Bill Schwingel Once upon a time there was a self-proclaimed knight from a foreign land who came to a kingdom called NIU and decided to face off with another member of the land to become king. He was armed with only a lance, which had "political clout"...