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...

This letter is in response to The Northern Star's editorial on Sept. 13 entitled, "Greeks Reform Doubtful." The Star was generous enough to publish their opinion on the changes occuring on Greek Row. However, they were uninformed. The men of Phi Sigma...

I don't understand why this whole ROTC thing is such a big issue. The fact is that the Reserve Officer Training Corps discriminates against other human beings, and has no place on our campus. Period. Some people argue that banning the ROTC is not fair...

On Sept. 17, an article appeared in The Northern Star which attempted to label David Souter as a leftover of the 18th century. In it Karen DeCrow, former president of the pro-abortion National Organization of Women, is quoted as saying, "In the 18th century,...

One day. Or maybe more, if you count the time the candidates can campaign while the voting booths are open. The Student Association elections have finally arrived and possibly for the first time in the SA's history, election advertising is lower than...

It is that time of year again. It is the time of year when Jews all over the world are preparing themselves for some of the holiest days of the year. The holy days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are upon us. This is when Jews believe they can be forgiven...

People need to look no further than the first Illinois Voter Worry Index poll to find where Illinoisian's priorities rest. But the poll offers a surprise. Slightly more than half of the respondants are worried about education and—somewhat surprisingly—are...

The dead are becoming a part of the business world. Thanks to a generation that doesn't care much for century old heroes, or future as of yet unknown heroes, a Naperville cemetery is looking at the business side to potential grave sites. When the cemetery...

Sex isn't the only activity in which the concept of "safer" has caught on. "Safer sports" represents a new era of fitness for students of the 90s who care about preventing injuries while having fun, competing, losing weight and engaging in athletics....