I was impressed by the concern the John Lennon Society showed in response to possible prejudice towards homeless people in DeKalb's loitering law. In the past year public awareness of the homeless has increased. However, while most people are sympathetic...

Kevin knew Rachel really liked him. He liked her a lot. They met at a mixer, and it seemed like one of those "sure things." They danced, had a few drinks and exchanged more than few "meaningful" looks. When Kevin suggested they leave to get a bite to...

Twice in the last week, students have marched into the office of NIU President John LaTourette to confront him with questions about what they call institutional racism on campus. In both instances, the students were disappointed to find LaTourette out...

Columnist's nose (whoops! note): This is the fourth in a series of columns designed to impose upon you the author's random thoughts, worthless suggestions and tips on how to get out of taking finals. Things About Which I Have Been Thinking About Department:...

Charges of obstructing persons in a highway for about 75 students involved in the April 13 Day of Action II sit-in protest on Lincoln Highway will be reviewed at a hearing Friday. The hearing is set for 1:30 p.m. at the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200...

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's visit this week to the United States comes at a time, he said, when the world is "going through some very crucial changes." That, in reference to Gorbachev's country and the country he is visiting, seems an understatement....

It was unfair of Marianne Renner to base her Nov. 22 column on a program at Western and imply it is the same at NIU without ever talking to a little sister here. We have a more informed definition of NIU's Little Sister programs. Our pledges are not forced...

We would like to address the column regarding little sister programs written Nov. 22 by Marianne Renner. The one-sided treatment given to the column and her obvious ignorance of the facts truly made this column a waste of paper, space and ink. Little...

Certain unmistakable harbingers of the change of season are starting to appear around town. Soft ice cream shops have closed, back pages of magazines are advertising clothes for pets and the local t-shirt emporiums are gearing up to sell "I survived the...

I am writing in response to Marianne Renner's column about little sister programs. While I completely agree that the program her friend from Western was subjected to was thoroughly degrading for the girls involved, I resent the implication that all little...

Oh no! It's a little sister! You know Marianne, the "almost extinct" girls in the greek system? Well, you've got a lot to learn. First of all, little sisters at Western Illinois University don't even compare and shouldn't be compared to us here at NIU....

The Illinois Board of Higher Education today might vote to keep tuition at one-third the instructional cost of running the university. Officials at state universities, including NIU, have not followed the one-third rule because the State of Illinois has...