I can't resist the opportunity to add my support and agreement to the letter in the Sept. 28 Northern Star by Wes Covalt. I have had some irregular contact with this university over the past 17 years and must admit that most of my experiences have been...

Americans must have a fetish for warning labels. At least that's the only explanation I can think of that makes any sense. Now I have nothing against warning people about unsuspected hazards and dangers which may befall them if they don't know any better....

In response to the Sept. 23 letter by Mike Buonarroti, I am wondering where Mr. Buonarroti developed the idea that David Hardin's work has infact been acquisitioned into one of the universities art collections. Mr. Buonarroti's meandering statements about...

Well Now Last year three NIU students died in alcohol related incidents. a male student who had been drinking was walking home alone. He fell, cut his thigh on some glass, and bled to death before he was found the next day. a female student was fatally...

Drinking orgies have long been identified with the greek system. This reputation is not however, without foundation. In the words of Sigma Phi Epsilon President Steve Coloia, "Insurance companies do not want to cover fraternities anymore." And with good...

The Student Association has shown once again that it has mastered the art of bad public relations. At one point during Sunday's meeting, the SA gave WKDI $10,000 to pay for legal fees needed to put the station on the air. The station is currently offered...

An 18-year-old said to me last week, "You should write an article on letting minors into the bars." Well, first of all THIS IS A COLUMN not an article! A column is the opinion of the writer and an article is objective factual reporting, regardless of...

In response to the Sept. 13 column written by Marianne Renner, I contest her points that first, all greeks represent the same ideas, and second, the senate must be redistricted. Ms. Renner states, "if you vote for one, you vote for all." That may or may...

The world is often said to be divided among a variety of classes: monarchist and republican, conservationist and poacher, bourgeois and proletariat, labor and management. The emergence of the health and fitness revolution in recent years has brought forward...

Well NIU black greeks, you did it again. Talk about a party! Not only did the members of Omega Psi Phi and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternities show the true meaning of "brotherhood" at the Friday night fiasco, they also succeeded in proving to everyone who ever...

In these very difficult economic times, I would like to thank President LaTourette for working hard to come up with a raise for me and other civil servants. His concern for the quality of our university and its supporting staff is greatly appreciated....

Have you ever had the feeling that you've been working for a long time but you're still making the same amount of money? Well, you probably have. You see, it's like this. You're in college, struggling relentlessly to get an education. You can't work full...