Since the Student Association president is now interested in "clarity" (based on her letter to the Star Oct. 13), perhaps she could clarify a few things for the students. How is it that the SA, a student organization, recommended a non-student for the...

The NIU fraternities and sororities do try to do a lot for the NIU and DeKalb communities. However, if one were to take a short trip down Greek Row, they might be inclined to think differently. It is very immature and down right destructive for someone...

A car accident might have been the cause of a partial DeKalb blackout Monday night which left an estimated 300 homes without power. Although Commonwealth Edison officials are unsure of the blackout's exact cause, they estimated "the problem was caused...

In the Oct. 6 Star, you published a letter from Donna Lundstrom, who put up a very good argument for pro-choice. One of her phrases summed up some of the often overlooked problems pro-life supporters usually ignore. "And until the anti-choice people can...

It must seem paradoxical to many of your readers to see the increasingly regular cautionary messages concerning substance abuse (from the Health Enhancement Services and other sources) surrounded by the usual plethora of advertisements promoting alcohol...

The five year time period spent creating a life-like statue of Martin Luther King Jr., for the Memorial Commons has consisted of some rocky times to say the least. The project started out well. The Black Student Union came up with the idea for the statue...

After a tense week between the Student Association and the DeKalb City Council, the last thing the SA needed was to have one of its members shoot off his mouth. Brian Subatich, SA liaison to the council, took it upon himself to inform the citizens of...

The third Unity in Diversity Week was just celebrated with numerous events sponsored by student organizations, university departments and other organizations. With the overall theme, "You Are One Of A Kind," the unity week, as a multicultural programming...

It is time for the American public and the big whigs in the corporate world to start exercising some social responsibility and start paying for the conditions of our environment. For too long we have heard the blame put on the shoulders of the government....

Oh, those self-righteous young MEN who write impassioned letters to The Northern Star against abortion! No chance THEY will ever expereince an unwanted pregnancy. Since I doubt there's any chance of changing their minds on the issue, I'm just hoping two...

Oct. 29, the men of Phi Sigma Kappa hosted a party for the brothers of the fraternity and their invited guests. The general consensus from those attending the party was that it was perhaps one of the most organized, most successful and most fun parties...

Regarding your recent homecoming special issue, I found it to be quite informative, yet lacking in one particular aspect. I'm sure all the students on campus are familiar with the annual celebrations of homecoming; its parades, pep rallies and football...