When the going gets tough, the not so tough impeach. Since I've been at NIU, I've witnessed the power of impeachment used, but not successfully, on former Student Association presidents Paula Radtke and Huda Scheidelman. Now I'm witnessing a third target,...

I don't understand why there are so many negative responses to the letter written by Dan Chambers Nov. 7. In a Nov. 12 letter, Jeff Seleb seemed to be upset with Dan because he supposedly was trying "to express the feelings of ll the people on the campus."...

NIU must remember not to compromise students' education as it tightens its belt until January. NIU announced this week it is instituting an across-the-board hiring delay to save some money. NIU officials hope the delay will create a cushion in case the...

I saw a performance of the NIU Concert Band Tuesday night that was truly enlightening, lively, and unfortunately, inspirationally deflating. One of the reasons I attended the performance was to fill a requirement for my Music 220 class. I chose this performance...

It looks like cooperation is a concept of the past, at least as far the government and a war in the Persian Gulf is concerned. President Bush is feuding with Congress once again, but this time it is about the Persian Gulf and the possibility of war. The...

How very odd that the Star should call for the Student Association's impeachment processes to be held in the open when the Star's management board closed its editors' forum only the night before the editorial ran. Why is it the SA's personnel decisions...

Students in the performing or visual arts who feel burdened by the chains of censorship will not have to worry about those chains being binding at NIU. The Faculty Senate has put student concerns in the forefront by agreeing with ideas on academic and...

This is in reference to a Nov. 13 letter, "Protect Cougar." Jeffery Smolla, you truly use eloquent writing, however, too bad it was spent writing the mindless dribble one only sees in a Monty Python sketch. This isn't meant as personally as it seems....

Although people think of November as being more a part of winter than fall, it's still not too late to put those leaves cluttering the ground to good use. And the best use is to leave them alone. The leaves disintegrate and biodegrade into a natural fertilizer....

When the going gets tough, the confused go for coffee. That's the only explanation we have for the behavior of aturday's demonstrators, who should have revised their chant to say, "We shall not be, we shall not be moved—unless we need a caffeine fix."...

NIU's Unity in Diversity creative contest award winners will be honored at a reception at 3 p.m. Thursday in the Holmes Student Center's Capitol Room. Everyone is invited to the reception and to receive copies of the winning posters. For more information...

Recently the state of Arizona voted against Proposition 302, saying no to the proposed Martin Luther King paid state holiday. In response to that action the NBA, NFL and other sports bodies have taken it upon themselves to punish Arizona economically...