I just thought I would sit down and tell NIU students what I have been hearing and thinking. I have been examining the elections for Student Association President very carefully and cautiously. There are many important things the SA does, including allocating...

Yes folks, that special day has rolled around again—Jeans Day! This is a Gay-Lesbian Union sponsored day that encourages everyone who is in support of gay rights and human rights to wear that incredibly rare form of pants so that attention can be brought...

The fate of the men's gymnastics program might be sealed in a body bag, but people need to open up and look inside the athletic department's sack. Sure, there were many reasons behind the decision to drop men's gymnastics. But one has to wonder about...

A hearty thanks should be extended to everyone involved in last week's furniture show in Lincoln Hall. The show was designed to get student input on how eight rooms in Lincoln and Douglas Halls might be remodelled this summer. Residence hall life is very...

In response to an article written by Stephen J. Klyczek about the sidewalk cleaning of the MLK mall area, what do you mean about vandalism and graffiti? Just in case you didn't notice, on March 20 there was a crew of two to three people removing graffiti...

Picture it: DeKalb, 1990. Racial conflict has dominated the forefront of society and the college students are slowly losing hope for a bright future full of equality, peace and harmony. In the midst of all the racial tension a ray of hope is seen in what...

Well, well, well, I am not at all surprised at the recent developments which occurred two weekends ago to SA presidential candidate John Fallon. I should hope that this incident shed some needed light upon Mr. "Fallen's" (I say "Fallen" because your credibility...

Two issues receiving a lot of attention lately are the ROTC's anti-gay policy and the athletic board's anti-gymnastics policy. It appears the result of these controversies will be that ROTC remains while men's gymnastics is dropped. This is unfortunate,...

After more than a year in committee, NIU has nothing to show for its efforts in better utilizing space in the Holmes Student Center or developing new space except for an empty recommendation. The idea of an addition to the student center arose out of...

Everyone does it, so why can't I? I remember asking my mother this very same question when I was in elementary school. "Just because everyone is doing it doesn't mean it's right," was often the reply. After awhile I understood this idea. Did John Fallon's...

I want to express support for the Philosophy Forum for taking a firm and ingenius stand on the ROTC discrimination issue. Contrary to the claims of The Northern Star editorial staff, the forum's position is extremely well executed. Its action represents...

As usual, the bad news is the news that is printed. I have a question concerning The Northern Star's policy on coverage of Greek events. Why concentrate on the negatives in your coverage? Very rarely have I seen the positives mentioned. What happened...