Since I bother reading the responses to the editorials, but dislike doing so, I will sum this essay into the following phrase, so you the reader will not have to continue further: The Northern Star is a repulsive form of literature. For those that have...

I think the alcohol policy at NIU does more harm than it does good. When the administrators ban alcohol in the dorms, they force the students, who are going to drink anyway, to look elsewhere for a safe place to drink. Greek Row is the most popular place...

If you haven't noticed yet, as it appears you haven't, the Huskie Football team has finished up this season at a solid 9-2 record. This football team deserves to be playing in a bowl game, but will not due to lack of fan support. Yes, folks, that is the...

"Final exams in one week...my assignments seem to be piling up...there is so much to do in so little time...I've just got to maintain that grade point average!" These are concerns that college students experience every semester. Preparation for finals...

The mystery surrounding the existence of the Student Association's Supreme Court bylaws is over, but the incident is another black mark on the SA's already full ledger of blunders. SA Supreme Court Justice Cam Davis found a copy of the bylaws in the archives...

A host of rather plump ducks can often be seen outside the Mill Race Inn waiting for satisfied patrons to emerge carrying a small, leftover sample of the food that lies within. Getting past these numerous birds isn't easy but the effort is worth it, for...

If you're seriously hungry, the place to stop at is Dad's Place, 306 W. State St. in Geneva. It's a dark but cozy homestyle restaurant and tavern where you can grab a booth and some good food, too. The half-pound hamburgers are the favorite food of the...

Grunwald Antiques has been serving the Geneva area since 1962. Its high quality specialties are estate jewelry, (especially silver), enamels and glass products. Marge Shepard has been a Grunwald employee for 17 years and said that Geneva has kept the...

After visiting the numerous shops Geneva has to offer, you most likely will have worked up quite an appetite. If so, your next stop should be the Ristorante Chianti, at 207 S. Third St. Italian and Cajun-Italian entrees make up the menu at this restaurant...

The five hearings throughout Illinois to evaluate the effectiveness and garnish support or criticism for the state's higher education governing boards has concluded. However, it is not the time for those truly concerned about education to be optimistic....

The editorial, "Representation not ‘OK'," which in essence states that Dave Murphy is unqualified to be appointed to the Board of Regents because he has been a Community College Trustee for McHenry Community College, challenges me to respond. 1. I am...

If you're short on time and can't go to separate places for eating and browsing, try the Wilson House, 327 Franklin St. in Geneva, where you'll find everything under one roof. If you enter on the ground floor you'll find yourself in Barrels "N" Bins shop,...