I don't belong to Freedom Now, nor do I wear the round spectacles. The fact of the matter is helping the hungry has nothing to do with being a campus radical—it has to do with understanding. A couple of decades ago, man thought slavery was an economic...

Things are changing so rapidly in Eastern Europe that the majority of the world is a bit shocked. Who would have guessed just last year that Communist countries such as Poland, Hungary and Czechoslavakia would be adopting major changes in their systems....

Speaking from the bar Experiencing a few extra "minor" problems with your vehicle lately? For example, does Ole Beater start only on calendar days that are prime numbers? Are you starting to keep track of miles per quart rather than miles per gallon?...

The Beta Alpha Psi Gamma Pi raised $2,070 for the fight against cancer Walk-A-Thon on Oct. 14. There were 45 students, faculty and professional accountants who took part in the third annual event. Wreath-making workshop The DeKalb County Cooperative Extension...

We noticed in an article that appeared in the Nov. 21 issue of The Northern Star that "NIU's Late Night Ride Service might expand to every weeknight early next (fall) semester." Also included in the article was this service averages 75 riders per weekend....

To become a quality team one must play quality teams, and that is exactly what the NIU women's basketball team will do tonight in its opening game at Minnesota. The Golden Gophers have jumped out to an early 2-0 record after winning last weekend's Oklahoma...

It sounds rather elementary: no organization—large or small, public or private—should have the right to enforce its views on another. But Loyola University has challenged this seemingly simple rule by blocking the reorganization of a student group...

I am writing in response to Malaina Stokes' Nov. 7 letter in which, as usual, a black person cried racism. In the letter, Stokes referred to the beating incident that occurred the weekend of Oct. 20 and adds, "If the incident had been five black men attacking...

Once in a while, someone comes into the picture who attempts to tackle a very serious and dangerous problem. The attempt, however, often is foiled by someone who disagrees with either the person chosen for the job or their performance. Such is the case...

Few would contest the need for the Buckley Act, which is intended to protect students' rights for privacy concerning their school records. However, it appears as though some institutions are taking advantage of this protection for their own benefit. Although...

The alarming results of a survey of college faculty hopefully opened some eyes on this campus to the inadequacy of our educational system. More than two-thirds of the 5,000 faculty polled said universities—under the guise of institutions of higher learning—are...

I have read with interest and concern your "expose" of the merit process used in the NIU Division of Public Administration, especially as applied to professors Monat and Wingfield, the letter from Herb Rubin defending the process and your editorial of...