Although Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves claims he makes every effort to communicate governance policies with Regency faculty and staff, those at NIU feel differently—and for good reason. Groves said in a letter written to The Northern Star,...

The Sept. 1 issue of The Northern Star presented an interview with Physics Professor Hendrick Hoeve in which the professor used his status as an astronomer to make several unscientific statements about economics. Hoeve began by observing that there were...

Speaking from the bar Welcome (back) to town! Even if you are a first time reader, the purposes of this column will be readily apparent. Through the good graces of the The Northern Star editors, the lawyers at the Students' Legal Assistance Office have...

Congress is currently in the process of voting another $1.5 million a day to El Salvador, despite the fact that ARENA, the "Death Squad", Party is now in power. Since 1980 the U.S. has poured over $3 billion into El Salvador, which has been used to bomb...

It is difficult to imagine any positive change coming out of the "terroristic" nation of South Africa. However, with the setbacks experienced by the ruling parliament in Wednesday's elections, a ray of hope, however weak, is beginning to shine. According...

Gary Behnke, a senior consultant for Peat, Marwick, Main & Co., will speak at 3 p.m. Monday in Wirtz Hall 307. Behnke will speak on "What is consulting and who is Peat, Marwick, Main & Co.?" The presentation is open to the public and sponsored...

Well, I've been thinking about this all week, ruminating and churning it around in my brain, and I just can't keep it in any longer. I started thinking when I read your editorial "Action needed in Colombia," and I just needed to write and say I couldn't...

Next week is an important time for students. On Wednesday and Thursday we will be electing Student Association senators. For every election, whether national or campus, students are encouraged to get involved and to go out and vote. This year your vote...

Well Now Health Enhancement Services "Hey, did you see the new condom machines in the restrooms? Do you think anyone buys those things? Fifty cents for a condom! Do they think we're made of money? Are these name brand condoms or generic ones?" These are...

The Founder's Memorial Library staff is in a difficult predicament. Although NIU is trying to expand its library's capabilities to simplify the search for books, a lack of immediate funds is preventing them from adding enough space to house new materials....

Former NIU assistant women's basketball coach Sue Hansen was named assistant athletic director and head women's basketball coach at Carroll College. As an assistant athletic director, Hansen will be responsible for Carroll's seven-sport women's program....

Speaking from the bar Last semester three students contacted the Students' Legal Assistance Office and stated that they believed that the manager of a local apartment complex had refused to rent an apartment to them because of the students' race and/or...