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Interesting idea

April 12, 1990

Philosophy Forum is to be commended for its gutsy brand of intellectual activism against NIU and ROTC. The Forum recently amended its constitution to make it discriminatory, sending a loud and important message to the entire community: If this institution...

Filling the quota

April 12, 1990

As I was glancing through Police Beat on March 30 I came across a report that a fellow student was arrested for skateboarding on the sidewalk. No, he did not get a warning but is now scheduled to appear in court as the article stated. Just goes to show...

Campus gets stuck in the election mud

By Mark McGowan | April 12, 1990

Hold on. It's election season. Yeah, the students elected a new Student Association president, vice president and treasurer this week. The front page of this paper probably proclaims the proud winner's name. But is there pride involved? Where's the pride...

Be assertive

April 12, 1990

It seems that Gay Awareness Week is upon us once again. As always, when the Gay Lesbian Union sponsors an event, a dumb question comes to mind: Why is GLU the only organization that cannot publish the location of their events on their flyers? They can...

Listing a few, little campus problems

By Claudia Curry | April 11, 1990

Mondays usually mark the beginnings of my weekly column idea searches. They usually end on Tuesday nights after I have painstakingly screened every current publication known to man and made a final decision on what shall be the topic if the week. Well,...

No hypocrites

April 11, 1990

Throughout the past couple of weeks, we've been bombarded with letters and editorials berating SA presidential hopeful John Fallon for his recent arrest. John was allegedly caught inside Amnesia as a minor. Now, all of the saints on campus are coming...

Faulty protest

April 11, 1990

In response to Steve Coloia's "protest" of the campus parking situation, we wish to ask the defendant the following questions: First, if your protest is part of your "responsibility" as a student leader, shouldn't your action have been a public one rather...

Important week

April 11, 1990

I would like to inform you of something very important. This week (April 8-14) is National Medical Laboratory Week. Few people are aware of this, so I would like to explain exactly what it means. First of all, medical technology is a part of clinical...

Supports rights

April 11, 1990

It was Jeans Day, and I wore jeans. I wore them because I support human rights. I wore them because I don't believe in discrimination. I was deeply saddened seeing so many people go out of their way to show their prejudice. How can people who claim to...

Can lead, unite

April 11, 1990

Senate Speaker John Fallon is the qualified candidate for SA president. During his two years in the SA Senate, Fallon has energized dormant SA committees, strengthened the SA Constitution and bylaws, and gained students' respect for his diligence and...

Fair election

April 11, 1990

As an SA Senator, I have watched Rob McCormack and John Fallon both work very hard to enhance all NIU students' lives. In a recent letter written by a fellow SA Senator, Phill Buoscio, I am amazed he would consider calling someone else "shifty." John...

Facts, logic lost

April 10, 1990

I was thoroughly enraged by Brian Subatich's April 5 letter. It grossly lacked facts and was entirely devoid of logic. But to those of us that know Brian it is no shock. Brian tried to sound authoritative on the College Republicans and Young Democrats....