When I drive to DeKalb from Chicago, I keep seeing signs that say "Illinois Research and Development Corridor." And I look around and all I see is a bunch of farms! Then, when I get near to DeKalb, there is big sign that says "NIU students use the exit...

Irony: A Seattle woman drinks up to a half of a fifth of Jim Beam bourbon daily during her pregnancy, and turns around to sue the distillery for her son's severe birth defects. The woman gave birth to a boy five years ago who was born mentally retarded,...

Mary Mihelick, assistance athletic director for promotion and marketing, assured the Athletic Board that NIU would not do "anything foolish" in its relationship with Coors Light Beer. (The Northern Star, March 31.) I have news for Ms. Mihelick. If NIU...

The battle to hinder the spread of AIDS, and the attempt to find an adequate drug to prolong the lives of those inflicted with the disease, have been filled with confrontation, and often also with cries of despair and confusion. It might seem futile to...

Have any studies been made concerning the salaries paid to our public officials in this state compared to the states at the top of the list for higher education appropriations? Is it a concern to anyone that in 1974, 37.5 percent ($325 million) and after...

A panel discussion on careers in communication will be held today from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 204 of DuSable Hall. Communications graduates will discuss corporate and media employment opportunities. The event is sponsored by the NIU Advertising Club...

Last Friday, while taking in my sister's high school softball game, I had the pleasure of playing catch with a young man whose sister was also a member of the team. Mike and I tossed a ball around for a while and got to talking sports. This third-grader...

"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 some of the comments we've heard in...

David Charbonneau's recent (March 30) letter supporting the JLS belies a common problem those wrapped up in fiction often make. Unable to differentiate between intellectual activity and stupidity, David believes that the JLS "...serve(s) as a needed alternative...

Economist Paul Gregory will give a lecture entitled "Perestroika and the New Soviet Economy" Friday at 10 a.m. in room 120A of DuSable Hall. Gregory is a professor at the University of Houston and recently returned from a ten-day meeting with Soviet officials...

Long-term Witness for Peace volunteer Marilyn Felian has come up with a grassroots lobbying effort to defeat the horrendous bipartisan agreement between the Democratic leadership and the Bush administration to continue aid to the contras (who are, of...

As a sequel, Wednesday's Day of Action III turned out to be a dud. The event appeared to have minimal participation, and the result was a series of theatrics aimed at the wrong people with little effect. To be effective, the event would have needed better...