Thank you very much for writing a great article on a good basketball player and a classy individual—Randy Norman, #30. You mention that Randy's average during the last seven games was 19 points. In addition, he is the leading three-point shooter and...

Even though I am allergic to cigarette smoke, I am a smoker. I did not choose to smoke, but NIU has decided that in order to attend classes here, I must smoke. As I enter DuSable, Reavis or Faraday Halls, I have no choice but to breathe the smokers' extra...

A recent commentary in The Northern Star downplayed the need of club sports to receive coverage in our paper. The article said, "When a newspaper informs its readers that club sports exist, that's a service." Exactly. Unfortunately, The Northern Star,...

The Student Committee for Animal Welfare (SCAW) would like to take the opportunity to clarify numerous misconceptions about our organization and Greenpeace. On Friday, Jan. 29, The Northern Star misquoted SCAW co-president, Michelle Drewes, as saying...

Every graduate student at NIU should be outraged at the latest parking proposal reported in the February 9th issue of the Northern Star. The latest proposal to take away what little parking is issued to graduate students will not solve any of the parking...

I would like to register some of my reasons for opposing the proposed package of amendments to the university constitution. I have elected not to spend my efforts on praising (the suggested changes that would be positive), as they are only the expected...

My German Professor has mentioned that at any given moment when a teacher is speaking, only 45 percent of those in class will be listening. I don't know if he's trying to give me a hint or what, but he may be right. There are times when physically I am...

When I came to my Monday evening section of BSA 451 T, I found it had been re-scheduled to daytime hours and no other evening sections were available. The NIU Catalog states, "... Northern serves and continually seeks to provide greater educational opportunity...

It is so unfortunate that every time I am asked to make a comment about an issue for the Northern Star, the comment is NEVER delivered to the reading audience in the context that it was presented to the writer of the article. The information that appears...

I am responding to the article by Matt James on Feb. 4th about AIDS tests. I have called the Star to find out what Matt's sources were for his article, but they were not available. I would like to relieve the fears of those students who are required by...

It seems evident the editors of The Northern Star have personal biases which are allowed to affect their judgment concerning what is published on the editorial page. An example of this is the Feb. 10 editorial concerning Pat Robertson's candidacy for...

In the Feb. 9th issue of The Northern Star, there is an article concerning parking changes. The three lots that graduate students SHARE with staff/faculty will be changed to staff/faculty only and grad students will be given yellow permits. The new tax...