As many of you are already aware, U.S. military forces took matters into their own hands and operated a full-scale invasion of Panama over the holiday break. While most of us were nestled all snug in our beds with visions of new stereos dancing in our...

I'm writing in response to James R. Hart's letter (Nov. 28). Mr. Hart, I hope you realize that not only blacks complain about racism. Therefore, your statement, "as usual, a black person cried racism" was unfair. The example of Jimmy the Greek was a very...

With funding for education ranking as the number one problem facing Illinois for the third straight year, it is refreshing to see NIU and the NIU Foundation working together to promote a better-enriched learning atmosphere. The Board of Regents, on behalf...

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....

Let's be honest with ourselves. Is the war against drugs really a war that we can win? Since Christmas, the newspapers have been filled with all sorts of stories about or related to the U.S. military's holiday excursion to Panama and the soon-after surrender...

I was only about two years old, but I do remember my aunt babysitting my sisters and me while my mother visited my dad in the hospital. Years later, as my uncle retold the story of my father's near-death, I suddenly felt fortunate that this was the only...

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....

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...

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...