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Northern Star

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Northern Star

Bad situation

April 9, 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 9, 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...

Makes no sense

April 9, 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...

Ads unneeded

April 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 5, 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 5, 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 4, 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...

Trust important

April 4, 1990

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...

Forcing beliefs

April 4, 1990

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...

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