The Reagan outcry against a chemical factory in Libya was ballyhooed as a plan to produce chemical weapons. For our public via the media, former Secretary of State George Schultz publicized Libya's chemical factory, ignoring the existence of our own vast...

We are writing to set a few things "straight." On Feb. 15, an editorial was written about the overcrowding at Cook County Jail and a misleading illustration by E. Dietz accompanied it. The illustration depicted many males sleeping in one bunk and one...

We were shocked to see that The Northern Star allowed "Beachin‘ Times," a Miller Beer insert, to be carried in its paper. There has been much concern over alcohol-related deaths of our students here at Northern. And there has likewise been concern over...

I wish to respond to the criticism of the cartoon Rodent Speak that appeared in the Feb. 23 Star. Rodent Speak is, without a doubt, one of the most original and well-executed features of your newspaper. It's true that Mr. Persche's sense of humor can...

Sean Noble Uh, hi. My name is Sean Noble, and I'm a ... a liberal. Whew! I said it. I decided this week that I can finally come out of the closet. It's time for me to face up publicly to what I really am and have been hiding for more than six months:...

I'm sure by now you've received quite a few responses to the editorial "CHANCE Fails To Achieve," printed in the Sept. 19 issue of The Northern Star. You couldn't have possibly underestimated the infuriating impact this article would have among CHANCE...

The Office of Campus Recreation's creative art center will have classes in jewelry, woodworking, ceramics, drawing, painting and photography. Classes begin the week of Sept. 25 and continue until Nov. 16. Register at OCR's service window or call 753-9424...

I am extremely concerned about a recent letter from Dr. Harry Canon to The Northern Star in the Sept. 21 issue. Dr. Cannon, a former vice president for student affairs and currently a professor, takes The Northern Star to task for an editorial that he...

I am a non-minority student who originally enrolled into NIU through the CHANCE program in 1985. I think some things need to be made straight regarding the program and its goals. True. The program is designed for students who have shown motivation, talent...

Since my arrival at NIU I have periodically chided editors at The Northern Star and insisted that editorials should be informed opinions -- not uninformed biases. Your editorial on Sept. 19 is certainly not informed and it certainly represents a serious...

Over the past several weeks, I, as well as many NIU students, have followed the various antics of the SA. Each and every day, it seems as if someone is impeaching someone else, or something is declared unconstitutional, or a vote was rescinded because...

Another complaint about the tastelessness of "Rodent Speak": We don't know who Todd Persche is or what he does for amusement, but his attempts at humor in the above "comic" strip are getting old. If he has found a lighter side to the AIDS crisis (Feb....