It has come to my attention some students believe that the current administration of the Student Association is filled with members who dress, act and look, not like the student body, but, the John Lennon Society. Fortunately, I believe my record of appointments...

After sitting back and watching the Student Association presidential race turn into a name-calling extravaganza, I have noticed one candidate who has not resorted to this type of campaign—Paula Radtke. She has not needed to attack her opponents because...

I was disappointed to read the Star's endorsement for SA Treasurer. The endorsement was based on three "new" ideas: having the Finance Committee check how groups spend their funds, having a committee training seminar and encouraging groups to raise money....

We would like to call your attention to something very evil but something which has apparently gone unnoticed for years. We feel it is our duty to inform the public of this atrocity. The university has awarded the satanic symbol "666" to the Communicative...

As a former gymnast graduated from Indiana State University, I have come to Northern Illlinois University for two reasons: to continue my education and to learn as much as I can from internationally known former gymnast and biomechanics professor, Dr....

A couple of weeks ago I went to Radio Shack to buy some discs for my computer. At the check-out counter, I noticed there were some applications for a Radio Shack credit card. I pulled one of the applications out, but the application was in Spanish. "Hey,"...

Joe Annunzio's commitment to campus activities and students' rights make him the natural choice for SA president. Annunzio is an energetic and charismatic SA senator who has brought numerous speakers and fresh ideas to SA Senate meetings. Annunzio served...

I wholeheartedly support the candidacy of Paula Radtke for Student Association president in today's election. As I have worked with Paula over the past two years, I have watched her become familiar with a wide variety of issues and actively work for the...

NIU is confronted daily with different issues. Some of them require much thought and effort, such as academic programs, security policies in the bookstore and tuition increases. Others need little debate, such as which former bigwig deserves to have a...

Most people have experienced to some degree the frustration of being subjected to receiving reams of "junk mail." Everything from sweepstakes entries requiring a purchase to enter—and which no one ever seems to win—to offers of cheap life insurance...

You know, it's not too unusual, in this happy, congenial world we live in, for two columnists at the same newspaper to have completely and utterly dissimilar opinions on the same topic. Such is the case that I am hereby faced with. Last Wednesday, my...

Recently, NIU's Latino student movement was told that there was no precedent for their demand for 50 percent student representation on the search committee looking for a permanent director for the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies. I would...