The first words out of my mouth were, "Oh my GOD!" when I read the paper the other day. The article was about a black man being beaten up by five white men. The next feeling was utter OUTRAGE and UNBELIEF when I found out that the black man was a student...

Many of the 16,352 fans at Huskie Stadium must have thought they were seeing the dramatic return of Brett Schroeder to the NIU lineup Saturday when No. 38 made a one-yard plunge into the end zone early in the fourth quarter. In reality that No. 38 was...

The school board of St. Sabina Catholic Parish set a disturbing precedent last week when it approved a drug testing policy for its 500 students. The drug testing is necessarily not the disturbing part. The problem lies in the fact that St. Sabina is not...

Speaking from the bar Facts about sexual assault and abuse are often dismissed because people have grown up with false beliefs about why a person is sexually violated and who is responsible for the crime. Any person can be a victim of sexual assault or...

Why do I even bother reading The Northern Star? How often have I asked myself this question! The article appearing Oct. 20 about the Feminist Front's meeting/program "reported" a nonexistent discussion on lobbying legislators. We were speaking of Women's...

This will not be the first time the Student Association senate has rejected Subatich. Last year's senate did not want him as the community affairs adviser because he didn't understand what the job was then; and he still doesn't. The senate approved Mr....

We would like to take a minute to thank all of those involved in the successful "Clean the Scene" event held Oct. 14. Everyone who participated in theThe following groups and individuals were instrumental in making the day a success: Mark Shafer and Campus...

I'd like to respond to a letter to the editor submitted by Michael Blazier that was printed on Oct. 13. I, too, am saddened when I see American citizens burning an American flag. But the reason it makes me sad is that they are defacing a symbol of freedom...

Despite resistance from the tobacco state members of Congress and major tobacco producers, House and Senate negotiators agreed earlier this week, to ban smoking on all commercial airline flights within the continental U.S. and on most flights to Alaska...

It just doesn't seem worth it, does it? Out on a Saturday night, a bunch of guys with nothing better to do pull a man from behind the wheel of his car and beat him up. Boy, that sounds like a lot of fun. But the fun is just beginning for the five white...

If we try and drive a car on the sidewalk there is no doubt we will get a ticket, although the sidewalk is not posted ‘no cars.' The carded parking lot south of Founders Memorial Library is posted on the side of the gate machine NO MOTORCYCLES, NO BICYCLES,...

I would like to address all the students who live in residence halls. On occasion, the many facilites in the residence halls break or are out of service. Usually the damage or inconvenience is the fault of a resident. All I ever hear is complaints by...