Recently CNN News ran two consecutive stories which inadvertently, yet graphically, illustrated the thinking behind the pro-life movements. The first covered Operation Rescue demonstrators blocking the entrance to an abortion clinic. While they sat at...

Here's something you have probably heard before: Funding for education is the number one problem in the state of Illinois. Of course it's something you've heard before. Everybody in the state has been saying that for the last few years. There's proof....

Our football team is in the biggest NCAA conference; the Major Independent Conference which has 25 teams. As I reviewed the conference standings (as of Nov. 30), it was no surprise to find Notre Dame and Miami were in first and second place respectively....

In response to Michael Bonds letter (Nov. 30), "Based on Fears," I would like to reveal a few thoughts of my own on the issue at hand (racism). It is always easier to point the finger of blame at someone else. The argument points the finger of blame towards...

Throughout my sixteen or more years in school, I've been forced to take certain classes to aid me in my future. This mandatory system occurs from early grade school through college, yet the people who develop the standards have neglected to require a...

Just when you thought it was safe to read the editorial page again, you saw that same, familiar mugshot. Yes, it's me. I'm back and I'm fiesty as ever. You lovely people get to enjoy another semester of my quick wit and light banter, highlighted by a...

The Northern Star's Issues pages exist for you. The goal of any newspaper's editorial page has been best described by Eugene Patterson, a former editor of the Atlanta Constitution. Patterson said, "The true and lasting value lies in getting people to...

I feel that the university needs to adopt a new rule where non-final exams cannot be given on the Thursday or Friday before the final exam week. These tests put a huge strain on the students and adds to the stress from the finals alone. I personally have...

A primary concern of my administration is to keep student fees at a minimum and to carefully scrutinize the existing fees. As students, we have a great impact on at least one fee we pay each semester; the bond revenue fee. This fee is used toward all...

I am writing in response to Michael Bonds' Nov. 30 letter "Based on fears," although his ravings offer little hope for an underlying open mind capable of thoughtfully considering a rebuttal. Racism, properly defined, is assuming individual capacities...

I am writing in response to the letter titled "Hike Unneeded" by Greg Webster and Jay Gehlhausen on Nov. 28 concerning their complaint of an article in the Nov. 21 issue of The Northern Star. This article stated that "NIU's Late Night Ride Service might...

As a student employee of Founder's Memorial Library, it has come to my attention that the NIU administration has not implemented the expected pay raises for certain full-time employees (namely, the library technical assistants). By not granting the raises,...