The Board of Regents that governs NIU is sure to be asked about the firing of CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer during its meetings at NIU today and Thursday. Hopefully, the questions will not fall on deaf ears. When protesters interrupted a meeting in September,...

Well now here's an interesting little tid bit... A professor was forced to resign because he was found guilty of plagiarism. That's not setting a very good example for students all over the U.S., now is it? What's even worse is that the 67-year-old professor...

Students who are interested in learning more about Tae Kwon Do can attend a demonstration on Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. in Anderson Gym. Jim Shipley, vice president of NIU's Tae Kwon Do Club, said, "(The demonstration's) basically to enlighten people about it (Tae...

Let me go on record as saying the John Lennon Society is an asset to the NIU campus as a WHOLE. The JLS led the total campus population when racism appeared in the form of a blatant flyer on campus. The JLS has demonstrated that they have done research...

Hey, is CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer in jail? I'm not sure, but there is a group of students who call themselves the "Students for the Freedom of Martha Palmer." What is she behind bars or in chains or something. I don't get it...the "freedom" of Palmer?...

I really don't think the installment of a kiosk in the commons will "deter students from taping fliers to the ground and writing on the ground with chalk." I doubt these activities take place because of a need for a recognized "information center." Aren't...

The situation concerning the termination of Martha Palmer is terrible. Ms. Palmer's attributes to the NIU community are great. Her dedication to the students is outstanding. She is a very caring person who goes out of her way to help not just students...

As an avid reader of The Northern Star, I was very disappointed to see the bad timing on their part with the way the paper handled the Homecoming King and Queen story. A major racial barrier was broken when Willie Fowler and Marthony Longo, both black...

DeKalb will get an extra police officer to participate in multi-jurisdictional drug enforcement task force. The city council voted Monday to allocate about $43,500 per year for an additional police officer and vehicle to work with 4 to 5 officers from...

An eight-hour dance-a-thon fundraiser Saturday was a success, raising between $1,200 and $2,000 for the Jennifer Ettema Scholarship Fund. Ettema, a senior communications major, died of Marfan's disease one week before this semester started. Her one goal...

If the high-and-mighty Editorial Board had bothered to discuss the matter of the SCOPA name change to SPEAC with some of the members of IAC, it would have discovered some important information. This information would have included the fact that we spent...

A class action lawsuit against NIU is on hold pending the outcome of a University Council committee's analysis of grades issued to students who illegally registered for spring 1988 classes using a fraudulent "REG" stamp. Charles Larson, a communications...