I'm glad to see that I've struck a nerve center on this campus. I was beginning to think students didn't care about anything, that they were just content to let life pass by and accept things without careful scrutiny or investigation. I am glad I got...

The federal government is again looking to increase revenues to fight the mushrooming deficit and will be able to implement practically any tool they feel necessary because Americans are disgustingly ignorant of the budget's importance. This time, in...

Students have been put in a jam, with no way out but to let their pockets empty into the jar. The General Assembly's apathy toward higher education puts the Board of Regents in financial chains forcing students to be accountable for breaking the links....

I want to thank Lisa Ferro for sharing the outrageously hilarious opinions of prospective Student Association candidates. Juxtaposing the opinions and goals of so many politicians was brilliant, a tour de force of absurdist political sarcasm. I recommend...

Victims of rape should be aware of the resources they can use to help them get through the trauma the attack has created. NIU has four resources women can use during this time: NIU's Judicial Office, NIU's University Health Services, Counseling and Student...

DISTRICT 1 Kelly Marie McDonald Anthony Mulhern Beth Vercolio Keith Smith Matt Weinstein Donna Ballash Richard Parkman Andy Shackman DISTRICT 2 Jeff Abbott Sadia Ahmed Monica Brace Kenneth Feinstein Christina Han Jody Jancaric Tina Paries Jennifer Desmond...

I am writing in support of the NIU ROTC program. There have been many letters written to the editor within this past year about how terrible it is tha ROTC denies homosexuals their rights. I would like to point out that this is simply not the case. The...

A few weeks ago Bush and Gorbachev got together to do the summit thing. For most of us that meant annoying news briefs interrupting "Wheel of Fortune." After it was all over each side gave boring statements saying it got what it wanted. Little did the...

Scott Stocking said the military's nonacceptance of individuals with a homosexual orientation is a moral response to the presence of homosexuality in our culture. Morality has nothing to do with it. Director of Central Intelligence Directive Number 1/14,...

Students' rights are being ignored. The Board of Regents will soon have another voting member among its cadre to represent NIU. However, they are neglecting someone. NIU has always had a representative—a student representative. The representative is...

With the elections for Student Association senate coming closer, students should be aware of voter apathy. Voter apathy is rampant on this campus. The Northern Star claims to have a circulation of 25,000, which leads us to believe there are close to that...

Supreme Court nominee David Souter is taking a stance that represents an American ideal, which is becoming overshadowed by the political machine. Souter is refusing to reveal his personal feelings about controversial issues, such as abortion, during Senate...