With the outbreak of war Wednesday in the Persian Gulf, athletic competition may seem trivial to some. With thoughts other than basketball firmly entrenched in several minds, NIU's women's basketball team decided to use its Thursday night game against...

Luckily, there was Paula Poundstone. In between the radio and television reports with explosions in the background and an occasional, terrifying static, people laughed. Wednesday evening, confusion, fear and anticipation filled many people's minds as...

For NIU, the struggle for a major move into Rockford has lasted two years. For former Gov. James Thompson, the monetary obstacle course he built stood almost that long. Monday, Thompson blinked and NIU won the stare-down. With the state's long-awaited...

This is another plea to NIU students and Board of Regents members. Stop Durward Long's appointment to the newly created Vice Chancellor of Strategic Planning. Long, former Sangamon State University president, will keep collecting paychecks from SSU in...

Regarding the slaughter of the willow trees at the East Lagoon: Contrary to official statements, the vast majority of the now-dead trees appeared healthy and well-formed. How can this kind of wholesale plunder have been allowed? The claim that these old...

I just had to write yet another thank-you to NIU; this time specifically to NIU's grounds crew for making our campus more beautiful. Thank you. Thank you for adding to our already beautiful campus. Our campus, made-up of beautiful sites such as the beautiful,...

While this winter has been mild, you can be sure there will still be some bitterly cold weather. Each winter the Health Service treats many cases of frostbite. Frostbite occurs primarily on toes, fingers, ears, nose and cheeks because extremities have...

Bush spoke slowly, somberly, unsmilingly, and stumbled over several words. He said "all reasonable efforts" to resolve the Persian Gulf by diplomacy had failed, that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein "met every overture of peace with contempt." Forces from...

Dear Mr. President: I read with great concern the letter you addressed to college students defining your position in the war with Iraq. The letter appeared in the Jan. 14 issue of The Northern Star. I must point out that my opposition to your policies...

Here are the latest developments in the Persian Gulf war: The United States launched air attacks early Thursday against Iraq and occupied Kuwait from Saudi Arabia. "Operation Desert Shield" was renamed "Operation Desert Storm," which U.S. officials said...

NIU's Student Association Academic Affairs committee should be applauded for its effors in finally publishing a teacher evaluations booklet. But NIU professors, hundreds of whom did not volunteer their students' evaluations for publication, should be...

The business of America is business, but NIU President John La Tourette is correct when saying NIU is more concerned with academics. Not that money and playing the political game isn't important. Assuredly, the three come in the same package. And that...