The public interest is served only when government operates in the open. It was with this central premise of representative government in mind that the U.S. Congress and innumerable state legislatures, including Illinois, have in recent years enacted...

The Northern Star appropriately titled my previous letter "Be responsible." In that letter I said there were other issues I wanted to address regarding the abortion issue. Well, here's one of them: gender-selective abortion. Let's title this one "Be consistent."...

On Oct. 27, I had the pleasure of watching the Black Theatre Workshop's opening performance of "The Lord's Will," a two-act production both written and directed by BTW's own Oscar P. Grant. I found the play to be very entertaining and downright touching...

It is great to see the Student Association looking for new avenues in which to make students better aware of what they have to offer. However, the proposed movie clips might not be the most favorable way to go unless they use this idea to benefit all...

The vacant building of the American Cultural Center, now an abode of silence, reluctantly receives a visitor, unlocking two padlocks and an iron-barred gate; a strip of empty air is hung at the flagpole where the Star Spangled Banner had been fluttering...

Recently your front page featured an article about a "black student" who was rescued from "five white males" by a "healthy muscular white male student." The article then went on to tell us how the black student's employer reacted. I think you left out...

I've had it! I can't read another sentence without getting my thoughts down on paper. Before I go any further I want people to understand that I'm far from being prejudice. Guess what color my skin is? Everybody assumed white, right? Well, you're correct...

I find it quite ironic that Mr. Stocking should mention in his letter to the editor in the Oct. 27 issue of The Northern Star, "the apparent anti-democratic philosophy held by some pro-choicers." The words "anti-democratic" coming from the pen of a man...

At last it seems the Board of Regents is listening to what the Regency universities are saying. "We want our needs and concerns presented to the Board on a regular basis." This request is being met on one account, by allowing the three university presidents...

Although Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev might be leading some to believe the Soviets are interested in becoming more democratic, recent actions indicate otherwise. Gorbachev claims to want peace, but obviously not within his own country—unless socialist...

The front page article on Oct. 23 regarding enforcement of the state's immunization law, "Students late to complete records," might be misleading. Students who read this article might delay in submitting their immunization records to the University Health...

This is in reply to Scott Stocking's letter (Oct. 27) concerning responsibility and abortion. First, he complains about some of the extreme arguments (orphans, rape, incest) of pro-choicers. Extreme they might be, but certainly worth some consideration....