Richard M. Daley is now mayor of Chicago. His inauguration was one of pomp and pageantry, but now it is time for him to get down to business. Daley now must face the problems of a deficit totaling more than $120 million, a city council that has been less...

I would just like to say something to Gerald O'Dell and all of the Jim Rosborough opponents. During the past three years, Rosborough wasn't given the opportunity to show his coaching ability. His players were young and just beginning to learn his system....

From all outside appearances, the Illinois Student Association's decision Sunday to lobby for two bills that would create a new NIU governing board seems great for students. See, the ISA is moving to help attain much-needed autonomy for NIU in its own...

This one goes to the organizers of DOA III. I'm rather ashamed at your lack of awareness. The one (of many) issues you did not try to cover in your demonstration, the environment, is being directly violated by your form of protest. While no specific dumping...

NIU graduate student Clifford Ihejieto-Aharanwa has been selected as a 1988 Outstanding Young Man of America. The award is presented as recognition of outstanding professional achievement, superior leadership ability and exceptional service to the community....

This letter is in response to the article in the April 17 edition of The Northern Star about the penis fliers promoting Bar-None recording artist, Otis Ball and the Chains. Bar-None also handles They Might Be Giants. The persons who complained about the...

To all of those students who called me ignorant because I didn't wear jeans on Jeans Day, how dare you. Just because I didn't wear jeans doesn't make me ignorant of your "alternative" lifestyle—homosexuality. No, I am not gay, but I had a brother who...

For those of you who don't know, and those that do for that matter, a friend of mine passed away early on the morning of April 16. His name was Terrence Ortiz, known simply as "Chili" to his friends and family. Chili died in a car accident, but that's...

Student Association President-elect Huda Scheidelman is scheduled to appoint her staff at Sunday night's SA meeting. These appointments will include a student Regent, who represents NIU students at meetings of the Board of Regents, NIU's governing board....

Lt. Gov. George Ryan will be at NIU today to make an announcement about the university's funding proposals. Ryan will hold a news conference at 3 p.m. on the outdoor plaza west of Faraday Hall about the NIU funding proposals, which will be considered...

What I learned from Warren Farrel: He tried to show us the soft side of masculinity. What he presented was all the thoughts going through a young man's head before his first date in 1966. The male/female image Mr. Farrel showed me seemed completely outdated....

When it comes to higher education, there is something to be said about good, quality professors. That would probably be that they are priceless. The heart of education lies with instruction, motivation and intellect combined, which all make for a good...