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...

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...

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...

A space study committee will hold its final meeting Friday to determine the contents of a proposal recommending better space usage in the Holmes Student Center. The Student Services and Space Study Committee will meet in the student center's Heritage...

Politics focus of ISA project This fall, NIU will spend up to $25,000 of students' money to join the Illinois Student Association. This is the third of a three-part series explaining the ISA. by Holly Schubert and Tammy Sholer The purpose of the Illinois...

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...

Christmas time is not the only time charitable organizations tug on the heartstrings of people to give to the needy. No matter what time it is, people feel good about knowing they have contributed to the less fortunate. Those signs that read "four cents...

After watching the violent protests against the publication of Salman Rushdie's book Satanic Verses, we are compelled to question the validity of creative writing. What was creative in the new book? We believe it does not contain any creativity, except...

Finally, it happened. Just as my friends, my family and the gang at the office said it would. While taking in Illinois' thrilling 70-67 win over Indiana Sunday afternoon on ABC, Dick Vitale caught up with me. Finally, I had to laugh as Vitale—for the...

The removal of most graduate art students' studios from Altgeld Hall to the Art Annex at 2111R Sycamore Rd. is a double-edged sword for the NIU art program. In some respects, the move will benefit the students it affects. The Altgeld studios were too...