I am writing in response to Joe Rebholz's attack on anti-war protesters that appeared in the The Northern Sta. First, I would like to commend you on your concern for human life (when you stated 900 deaths occurred related to protests) and for your obvious...

Whoever decided stark naked florescent strip lights on the roof ridges of the student center would somehow fittingly crown that prominent structure and were appropriately harmonious with the stately character suggested by limestone and copper, made a...

During times of war and military action, issues of censorship and the public's right to know versus the government's need to keep military secrets come into the arena. The Persian Gulf War is no exception. Despite continuous attempts by reporters to get...

I would like to respond to Mark McGowan's article "Abortion ‘Evils' Discussed" (Monday, Jan. 28). I feel the article, while factually correct, misrepresented the ecumenical pro-life program as a whole. The article read, "People against abortion will...

The Student Wellness Resource Center has adopted a closed-minded stance on the issue of preventing sexually transmitted diseases. Their banner, "YOU DECIDE: STDs or Condoms," does not acknowledge abstinence as a viable (not to mention the safest) alternative...

The pending rewrite of the Student Association is long overdue ... and the senators would be wise to approve it. "As the constitution stands now, we get so tangled in our own rules that we end up taking the long way around in getting things done," said...

Getting the Edge "Getting the Edge" is a column about what you, the college student, can do to be ahead of the competition in getting that first "all-important" job after graduation. Our objective is to provide information that will be helpful and "give...

Congratulations are in order for DeKalb County Police Capt. Jim Laben and a slew of anonymous tipsters. Laben heads the DeKalb County Crime Stopper program. The program pays cash to those providing information leading to arrests. That information translates...

A number of people have asked whether I placed stanzas of a poem of mine called "Willows" on our doomed trees. Though I neither placed my verses on the trees nor, for that matter, knew that such an unusual action was to be taken, I feel deeply honored...

I know exactly how Jeff and Mindy Halberg feel about their undeserved $20 parking ticket ("Unfair Treatment," Jan. 15). I, too now know the cruelty of NIU and its parking division. I, too received an undeserved $20 parking ticket. My crime: unloading...

In response to Mr. Rebholz's opinionated letter in the Jan. 18 Northern Star, it is regrettable that public law is the emphasis of his pursuit in political science. The ability of individuals to organize and pluralistically absolve to change policy decisions...

I am responding to the article entitled "NIU committed to conserve energy" on page 3 of Jan. 18's Northern Star and the editorial entitled "NIU electricity, gas wasted" on page 14 on Jan. 23. These articles, as well as other things, irk me. I am bothered...