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 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...

Friday will mark the 10th anniversary performance of George Fredrick Handel's Messiah at DeKalb's Egyptian Theatre, 132 N. Second St. Handel's most popular oratorio was first produced 247 years ago in Dublin, Ireland. The music of the Christmas section...

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,...

With complaints of alleged police brutality in the news lately, it feels nice to be able to talk about the good guys once in a while. In this case, the good guys belong to the North Central Narcotics Task Force, which Tuesday seized more than half a million...

NIU offers tutoring to minority students, first generation college students, students receiving financial aid and handicapped students. The Board of Regents might expand tutoring services to all NIU students, not only those admitted through special programs....

A very good friend of mine died Monday. His name was Jeff Lunsford, a doctoral student at NIU. I met Jeff last year when he was president of the Black Graduate Student Association. Saturday night, an aneurysm exploded in his brain, and Monday, his life...

As the Heartland Blood Center's representative to DeKalb County, and specifically Northern Illinois University, I would like to commend everyone who has been involved in the campus blood program. This includes the generous donors and the volunteers who...

The Washington Post A trip behind the Iron Curtain by an influential conservative leader might have significant impact on the restructuring of U.S.-Soviet relations that could emerge from the Bush-Gorbachev summit. Paul Weyrich, conservative activist...

So, the Student Association has not done much for NIU students lately. But, what about one branch of this student government body—the SA Supreme Court? How has the SA Supreme Court faired this semester? Things are a bit rocky. Of course, there is that...