One would think that during a time when the issues of sexism and date rape are "exposed nerves" on this campus, advertising for SA-recognized organizations would be carefully screened to make sure that elements reinforcing negative stereotypes might be...

Applications for the Delta Sigma Theta sorority local scholarship will be available Tuesday from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. in Room 303 of the Holmes Student Center. Applicants must be minority freshmen or sophomores who have completed between 24 and 59 semester...

The Palestinian Liberation Organization Wednesday rejected Secretary of State Jim Baker's suggestion that the group stop its uprising in Israeli territories in pursuit of peace. Then, miraculously, PLO Executive Committee member Yasser Abed-Rabbo announced...

You don't have to be bored living in a residence hall. There is plenty to do—just look to the Programming and Activities Committee at each residence hall. PAC and its members plan fund raisers and social events for residence halls. During their weekly...

I am writing to you in response to an article in which Paula Radtke had stated that she felt the "REG" stamp people were treated unfairly. These people did something wrong and fraudulent and got away with it. Unfortunately, many people do not know the...

Mr. McCarron of the John Birch Society provided us with his view of an enlightened world. It is interesting indeed to contemplate the nature of the world if Mr. McCarron had his wish. The first thing we would notice is that the government would not have...

To NIU President John LaTourette: I phoned your office today to let you know that I support the decision made by Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell regarding the non-renewal of Jim Rosborough's contract. I am sure this was not an easy decision. However,...

Mr. David Kirkpatrick has reported fairly accurately our discussion regarding his earlier article in The Northern Star about the hysteria that is sweeping the west over a book written by Salman Rushdie that is considered by the more than one billion Muslims...

DeKalb residents will have a chance to question mayoral candidates about their views tonight at 7 p.m. during a Candidates' Night forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of DeKalb County. The forum will be held in the South Commons of the DeKalb...

Wake up, the 1960s are over. Vietnam is history. Hippies are now yuppies. Long hair is passe. The 1990s are approaching quickly and the JLS needs to wake up. They may have many good ideas, but who is going to listen to someone who is living out an adolescent...

Too many times I have read columns in The Northern Star that remind me of one of Gilda Radner's characters on "Saturday Night Live." If only someone at the Star would have pointed out the obvious error in the columnist's reasoning, he/she could say "never...

When I first thought about writing this letter, I thought about how I was going to write and express my dissatisfaction with the fact that there are so many student complainers, and not enough student leaders. I was going to tell everyone that Allen Roscoe...