Bob opened the door after a few minutes of playing with the lock, and he looked at me with joyous surprise. "Hey, man. Long time no see. You know, I haven't seen anyone from the old dorm floor in months! Come on in." I walked in and shook his hand. It...

It's time to fill in the gaps of American history and include more black achievements. February is Black Heritage Month, a celebration of what blacks have added to American history that has been left out through the years. Once again a pitch needs to...

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 have never been so disgusted with a group of people in all my life as the anti-war protesters in the streets of America. These poor excuses for Americans show the greatest exhibit of cowardice, irresponsibility, stupidity, selfishness and lack of a...

Getting drunk is not an excuse to jeoparidize the lives of others but that doesn't seem to stop people. Apparently, pulling fire alarms is considered one of the more intelligent pastimes when drinking with friends. Firefighters beg to differ. According...

Mr. Harder, it is our understanding that you, as vice president of Business and Operations at NIU, have the power to stop the unnecessary destruction of old trees around the NIU campus. You can also help assure that styrofoam is banned in the food services...

The Student Association attendance epidemic is back in full force. At Sunday's meeting, a whopping 19 senators found the strength to prop themselves in front of the senate table. There are 40 seats, of which two have been vacated. The SA needs to do something....

New Soviet Union policies will certainly hinder the chance of a civil war. Although the avoidance of war sounds good on the surface, it might be at the expense of nearly every goal of President Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbachev seems to be doing an about face...

The irony of togetherness is that it often comes in turbulent times. When loved ones are sick, people band together to offer comfort. When loved ones die, those ties grow stronger. And when America is at war ... . For most college students, war is something...

It now matters not who is right and who is wrong in the Persian Gulf issue. As I write this letter, our country is at war and nine Americans are missing in action, presumed dead (Jan. 19). What matters now, and is of dire concern to all, is that we make...