The Student Association Executive Board has the power to make decisions without the Senate in emergency situations, but their latest act in exercising this power is questionable. Although the board knew about plans to have Black Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan...

It was with much concern that I read the article, "NIU students get a pass on civics test" in the Dec. 14, 1989 issue of the Chicago Tribune. At a time that societies of Eastern Europe are attaining long sought-after freedoms, it makes me angry to perceive...

As many of you are already aware, U.S. military forces took matters into their own hands and operated a full-scale invasion of Panama over the holiday break. While most of us were nestled all snug in our beds with visions of new stereos dancing in our...

I'm writing in response to James R. Hart's letter (Nov. 28). Mr. Hart, I hope you realize that not only blacks complain about racism. Therefore, your statement, "as usual, a black person cried racism" was unfair. The example of Jimmy the Greek was a very...

With funding for education ranking as the number one problem facing Illinois for the third straight year, it is refreshing to see NIU and the NIU Foundation working together to promote a better-enriched learning atmosphere. The Board of Regents, on behalf...

I was only about two years old, but I do remember my aunt babysitting my sisters and me while my mother visited my dad in the hospital. Years later, as my uncle retold the story of my father's near-death, I suddenly felt fortunate that this was the only...

Recently CNN News ran two consecutive stories which inadvertently, yet graphically, illustrated the thinking behind the pro-life movements. The first covered Operation Rescue demonstrators blocking the entrance to an abortion clinic. While they sat at...

Here's something you have probably heard before: Funding for education is the number one problem in the state of Illinois. Of course it's something you've heard before. Everybody in the state has been saying that for the last few years. There's proof....

Our football team is in the biggest NCAA conference; the Major Independent Conference which has 25 teams. As I reviewed the conference standings (as of Nov. 30), it was no surprise to find Notre Dame and Miami were in first and second place respectively....

Let's be honest with ourselves. Is the war against drugs really a war that we can win? Since Christmas, the newspapers have been filled with all sorts of stories about or related to the U.S. military's holiday excursion to Panama and the soon-after surrender...

In response to Michael Bonds letter (Nov. 30), "Based on Fears," I would like to reveal a few thoughts of my own on the issue at hand (racism). It is always easier to point the finger of blame at someone else. The argument points the finger of blame towards...

Throughout my sixteen or more years in school, I've been forced to take certain classes to aid me in my future. This mandatory system occurs from early grade school through college, yet the people who develop the standards have neglected to require a...