Sean Noble Uh, hi. My name is Sean Noble, and I'm a ... a liberal. Whew! I said it. I decided this week that I can finally come out of the closet. It's time for me to face up publicly to what I really am and have been hiding for more than six months:...

The Office of Campus Recreation's creative art center will have classes in jewelry, woodworking, ceramics, drawing, painting and photography. Classes begin the week of Sept. 25 and continue until Nov. 16. Register at OCR's service window or call 753-9424...

I am extremely concerned about a recent letter from Dr. Harry Canon to The Northern Star in the Sept. 21 issue. Dr. Cannon, a former vice president for student affairs and currently a professor, takes The Northern Star to task for an editorial that he...

I am a non-minority student who originally enrolled into NIU through the CHANCE program in 1985. I think some things need to be made straight regarding the program and its goals. True. The program is designed for students who have shown motivation, talent...

Since my arrival at NIU I have periodically chided editors at The Northern Star and insisted that editorials should be informed opinions -- not uninformed biases. Your editorial on Sept. 19 is certainly not informed and it certainly represents a serious...

I'm sure by now you've received quite a few responses to the editorial "CHANCE Fails To Achieve," printed in the Sept. 19 issue of The Northern Star. You couldn't have possibly underestimated the infuriating impact this article would have among CHANCE...

Another complaint about the tastelessness of "Rodent Speak": We don't know who Todd Persche is or what he does for amusement, but his attempts at humor in the above "comic" strip are getting old. If he has found a lighter side to the AIDS crisis (Feb....

In an age of credit cards and lay-away, it seems the easiest way to get by is to take now and pay later. The federal government has mastered that trick. But NIU students are no different. When applying for loans, students are asked whether they want a...

There have been many theories on how to crack down on drugs, but the police chief of Washington, D.C. came up with an unprecedented doosie. The work load on the chief must be a little too much because he seems to be getting delirious. In his frustration...

Over the past several weeks, I, as well as many NIU students, have followed the various antics of the SA. Each and every day, it seems as if someone is impeaching someone else, or something is declared unconstitutional, or a vote was rescinded because...

I am writing in response to a letter written by Michael K. Murvihill in the Jan. 31 Northern Star. This letter was a weak attempt to justify President Bush's $25 million inauguration. Mr. Murvihill's letter is a classic case of blind faith in a political...

After reading Professor Beard's letter of Feb. 16, I called Dr. David Strand, vice president and provost at Illinois State University. He informed me that there has been no discussion whatsoever at ISU about $2,000 and $3,000 salary increases for "all...