This nation's drug situation tops the list of the most serious international problems of the decade. Last week before a national television audience, President Bush unveiled his plans to fight America's war on drugs. Bush's weaponry includes increased...

There seems to be some confusion about the security phone system that is supposed to be installed at 17 locations throughout the NIU campus. There are two separate issues that are causing confusion about the security phone system. The most important issue...

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...

B.R.O.T.H.E.R.S. supports male Afro-American students by David Pollard Male Afro-American students interested in different educational and cultural aspects of their native land can participate in a seven-year-old NIU group. The B.R.O.T.H.E.R.S. organization—Brothers...

I feel compelled to respond to a recent editorial that appeared in The Northern Star. Sending troops into Colombia would be a foolish and grave mistake. Our soldiers do not speak the language, are not familiar with the terrain and very little intelligence...

The occurences surrounding Rep. Barney Frank, D_Mass., are disturbing. Abuse of power and privilege while holding governmental office has been a recurring theme ever since the rich landowners of 200 hundred years ago began calling themselves politicians....

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...

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...