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Northern Star

Makes no sense

April 8, 1990

In your April 4 letters to the editor, Lou Cory stated, "I hate to inform you of this, but people can be for human rights and not gay rights." Oh, really? Mr. Cory, you obviously consider yourself to be thoughtful and insightful. Well, I hate to inform...

Questions insult

April 8, 1990

It has recently come to my attention that a GLU sponsored questionnaire has been posted around the NIU campus. Titled "Heterosexual Questionnaire" and written by Martin Rochlin, this literary venture attempts to justify the GLU's position on campus by...

How have we lived this long together?

By Dan O'Shea | April 8, 1990

DATELINE—Friday night. Whoever said Neil Armstrong was the first to reach the moon was wrong. I think the hair on the girl next to me was first. It's teased so high, it's got stretch marks on it. They should have made her check it at the door. And if...

Bad situation

April 8, 1990

Your editorial, "Did Board Use Best Idea?," (March 23) and Student Association President Huda Scheidelman's letter, "Wrong Decision," (March 27) brought to surface issues surrounding the elimination of men's gymnastics and the diminished respect for the...

Excellent choice

April 8, 1990

I am very pleased that the Contel Corporation has selected the DeKalb-Sycamore area for its new Midwest headquarters. Contel of Illinois is an outstanding corporate citizen. Many Contel employees are active participants in community programs, and the...

Ads unneeded

April 5, 1990

On March 6, The Star printed a letter of mine in which I said ads informing us of the obvious, such as "Rape is a Crime" and "Abstinence Prevents STDs" are both a waste of money and an insult to our intelligence. I was hoping for an intelligent response...

Behind BRIC

April 5, 1990

The Minority Relations Committee of the Student Association stands behind the efforts put forth by the Ban ROTC Immediately Coalition (BRIC). We are outraged by the discriminatory practices of the ROTC program and disappointed by the passive actions taken...

Missed station

April 5, 1990

On March 29th, The Northern Star ran a piece in its Weekender Section on the subject of "radio variety" in the DeKalb area. Although I was quite happy to see "radio" spotlighted, I was quite dismayed that the radio station that has been serving DeKalb...

Try walking a mile in another’s jeans

By Mark McGowan | April 5, 1990

It's the funniest thing, this annual fashion show. Every year when Jeans Day comes, most NIU students hit the closets and look for anything but jeans. They've got their sweats, their skirts, their shorts, their camouflage pants and their dressy pants....

Vote on issues

April 4, 1990

I am utterly disgusted at the three letters published on Tuesday written by Maureen Butler, Terry Michels, and Bruno Marxx. It becomes instantly clear that these three authors, in their attempt to "destroy" John Fallon's chance to win SA president, are...

Board of wimps

April 4, 1990

In an unsurprising show of loyalty at last week's meeting, O'Dell's puppets on the athletic board voted to eliminate men's gymnastics despite two lucrative funding offers. I attended said meeting and was dismayed to hear one such puppet publicly make...

Deserve tips

April 3, 1990

After reading Mark McGowan's column last Friday, I have decided to move to Chicago to deliver pizzas. But, in the mean time, maybe Mark could reach deep into his heart (and his pocket) and part with a quarter or two. This seems a very small price to pay...