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...

Here is a lesson that each of us could stand to listen to for a moment. This story is about a 13-year-old boy and how he realized that just about anything can be accomplished if one sets his mind to it. An eigth-grade student and self-described TV fanatic...

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...

I'm compelled to reply to James Hudson's letter in the Feb. 24 Northern Star, since he has unduly linked an earlier argument I had made on the infamous Sigma skit and race relations on campus to make a case for Salman Rushdie and the Satanic Verses controversy....

We blew it!! Recently, we distributed in your newspaper a "Spring Break Guide," which outlined Miller Brewing Company's planned activities in Daytona Since its distribution, concerns have been voiced about the "tone" and content of the brochure. Miller's...

Health Enhancement Services Why should I eat more fiber? Can you eat too much fiber? What is the best source of fiber? How important is it to my health? This column should answer these questions and give you information about fiber and ways to increase...

DOA III seems like the title to a sequel of a bad action/horror film, and that might be the case if the event is not planned properly. Already there is talk of a Day Of Action III at NIU to protest cuts to higher education. Hopefully the third attempt...

Irene Rubin, NIU associate professor of political science, will receive the prestigious Mosher award for her contribution to "The Public Administration Review," a journal published by the American Society for Public Administration. ubin will receive the...

If he is speaking from his past experiences, then David Duke certainly should recognize a racist individual when he sees one. However, it is questionable that accusations declaring Jesse Jackson as racist will help the ex-Klu Klux Klan grand wizard improve...

For more than a year, NIU and the Board of Regents have been conducting surveys and trying to find a way to curb the high dropout rate of minorities in the CHANCE program. As the program is now, CHANCE students are guided and counseled only their freshman...

The recent efforts of the Soviet Union to mediate peace between nations of the Middle East is admirable, even if such moves seem somewhat premature considering existing conditions. However, in dealing with Iran, the USSR is becoming a little too friendly....

Before the 1989 season began, Chuck Ehrlich knew tonight's triangular with Penn State and Iowa would be a difficult meet to win. However, there was no way the NIU men's gymnastics coach could have predicted that he would face the two national powers with...