Both Ed Diedrich and State's Attorney Phil DiMarzio are well qualified to be the next circuit judge of the sixteenth judicial district, but Diedrich has more experience and is more qualified to be the next judge in DeKalb County. Diedrich has been a lawyer...

Here's something for all students who work their way through school to consider: A minimum wage, already long overdue for an increase, held at the current $3.35 rate for the next four years or more. That's what many voices in the Republican Party are...

While George Bush has repeatedly told the American public that there is nothing wrong with the economy. There has to be something that is not quite right when there is massive deficit that is being ignored, and the present administration has decided that...

I saw something that really bothered me today. It was a flyer done by the NIU College Republicans depicting Michael Dukakis as a flaming Communist (sickle in hand) with Lenin lurking in the shadows thinking "maybe we can put an ally in the White House...

I opened a piece of mail from the university last week and the room went black. I was so angry my chin started to quiver and I began to pace the kitchen in quick, heavy steps. The source of my fury was a response letter from the NIU Parking Division....

I woke up, did the daily routine: shower, coffee, etc., came into the office and was all ready to sit down and write about a sex survey in Glamour Magazine. It was really ridiculous anyway so when something swayed me to change the idea, I wasn't really...

Scauzillo said the condom promotion was necessary and that it will benefit the health of the public. She said the stores which are boycotting the magazine are hypocritical because they are refusing to distribute condoms, yet are selling the product at...

Editor's note—this is the second of The Northern Star's political endorsements for the Nov. 8 general election. Area voters should elect Mike Coghlan as DeKalb County's next State's Attorney. Experience at prosecuting crimes is crucial to this position,...

My favorite Reagan has disappointed me. After promising in 1982 that she would henceforth "err on the side of caution" and list her borrowed designer frocks on financial disclosure forms—for "informational purposes only"—Nancy Reagan changed her mind....

A letter by the Student Association senate critical of the University Council's discussion about removing the Judicial Office's role in fraudalent registration classes is short-sighted. The letter states the SA is "vehemently against the elimination of...

DeKalb firefighters and city officials reached a two-year wage agreement that was approved by the DeKalb City Council at its meeting Oct. 28. The agreement was ratified on Oct. 26 after three months of mediation between the city and the International...

Well, well, well! This may come as a surprise to many of you, but this camper is pretty damn happy with NIU. Why? Well my student loan came in Friday. Sure, it's the end of October. Sure, I lose $25 for not paying my tuition on time. No big deal. What's...