Paperbacks and hardbacks, fiction and non-fiction, autographed books of all sorts for children of all ages will be for sale at the Children's Authors Festival and Book Sale. The festival, set for Nov. 3, is a chance for adults and children to buy books...

NIU political science Professor Lettie Wenner said she believes the judicial branch of the U.S. government is as much influenced by politics as the legislative and executive branches. A specialist on courts and environmental policy issues, Wenner has...

As I was reading my theater book I came across a quote I believe made a terrific definition of the purpose of art. "The spectacle of life fascinates. Caught in the turmoil of affairs we do not see it clearly for our eyes are fixed on other things, our...

Take the profit out of selling drugs. That is the only way to divest drug dealers of their malignant power. We could take a big step in that direction by legalizing drugs and by spending a few million or billion tax dollars on health care services, instead...

Paintings, photographs and sculpture will be combined with food, music and conversation at the opening of NIU's new Art Museum Saturday. The public is invited to the free reception which starts at 8 p.m. and is located on the second floor of Altgeld Hall....

More than 200 professionals in the news business are on their way to NIU. The fall convention of the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association will be held Oct. 26 at the Holmes Student Center. The convention will include three programs, each held from...

Voters should punch the "yes" hole to give Kishwaukee Community College needed construction funds and in doing so help the community to grow. On Nov. 6, the college will be asking voters to approve new building bonds. The bonds would increase tax bills...

Where are your facts? This letter is in response to Marc Alberts' "Separation furthers racial segregation" in the Oct. 8th issue of The Northern Star. After reading and re-reading this column, I found no quotes of African or African-American people, nor...

A pulitzer prize-winning American historian and professor will be the first speaker in NIU's newly-established "Distinguished Lecturer Series." Arthur Scheslinger, Jr. will discuss the post-Cold War world in a free public lecture Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. in...

A ‘give-higher-education-money storm' is brewing. And Illinois legislators should be wary. Staff and faculty at Sangamon State University in Springfield and the Board of Regents need to get together to find an acceptable compromise for both parties....

NIU officials need to be wary of the upcoming elections and how it might affect their plans to expand in Rockford. Officials from NIU and Rockford are examining 16 site proposals for an educational center in Rockford. Once the site is chosen, Gov. James...

Just to show that Scott Stocking's light side is just as misinformed as his dark side, allow me to correct his "correction." (He's not all wrong; that was just my lighter side speaking.) I am now quoting extensively from "More of the Straight Dope," by...