A primary concern of my administration is to keep student fees at a minimum and to carefully scrutinize the existing fees. As students, we have a great impact on at least one fee that we pay each semester; the bond revenue fee. This fee is used toward...

New NIU men's basketball coach Jim Molinari will have two less weapons on his bench this fall following the recent loss of two sharp-shooting guards to academic ineligibility. Marcus Coty and Jeff Delaney, both known for their outside shooting, failed...

If The Northern Star is trying to reach a new low in poor editorials, I think that last week's impotent attempt at political commentary was a step toward true badness. I am referring to the inept editorial concerning our nation's current hostage crisis....

College students are in a precarious position. Living away from home and free to make many of our own choices, we remain labeled as not yet living in the "real world." A group of college students in Mississippi are trying to bridge this gap. In response...

I have already spoken with Dave Kirkpatrick (editor) and Marianne Renner (news editor) regarding the erroneous information found in last week's (July 26)Star front page headline article relating to the interim vice president for student affairs position....

On June 24, a neighborhood cleanup was held by the residents of the DeKalb Avenue, Pond Street, Fisk Avenue Bloc. Area residents cooperated in the removal of various items under and around porches, in garages, yards and empty lots. The island located...

Sue is a store manager. She runs the show. Bill is the assistant manager at the same store, and when Sue is away, Bill takes over her duties. It is commonplace for a chain of command to exist in any operation where work is delegated according to the position...

In response to the letter to the editor on July 19, concerning Cornfest. For starters, the main act at last year's Cornfest was called "TAMISHOW." The lead singers were not dressed in spandex and lingerie, they were wearing mini-skirts, quite a common...

I have no real connection with NIU except that I give to its foundation each year, and I take The Northern Star. I read the column (June 21) about the situation in China, and I want to tell you it was the best I read anywhere. The one sentence, "Tiananmen...

During last week's celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the first moon landing, President Bush attempted to make the most of the event by announcing his proposal for new space missions—including a trip to Mars. Although Bush's proposal was touted...

Thanks to the legislature's passing of an Illinois state income tax increase, NIU faculty and staff will begin to see their paychecks increase. This means faculty and staff will finally get what they've been waiting for and what they certainly deserve....

Martha Palmer, a former NIU CHANCE program counselor, is directing a program to bring relief to public aid recipients living on Chicago's West Side. Palmer, whose unrenewed NIU contract spurred cries of racism last December, is now employed by Bethel...