April has been declared National "Prevent a Litter" Month by the Humane Society of the United States. We urge all your readers to think about whether they contribute to the problem of pet overpopulation by allowing their pets to produce more litters of...

Editor's note: Following are selected portions of a letter from NIU President John LaTourette to Lester W. Brann, Jr., President, Illinois State Chamber of Commerce ... Since Governor Thompson has already responded to your contention that natural revenue...

I've had it. No turning back now. Your friendly neighborhood columnist is quitting, effective at the end of this week's episode. Of course, there will be a messy period of litigation as I force the Star to let me out of my contract. Unless, in some tacky...

The following discussion focuses on two areas of the employer-employee relationship where problems are commonplace: the prompt payment of wages and the payment of minimum wage and overtime pay. Other aspects of the law relating to employment, including...

I recently had the unexpected pleasure of being on the receiving end of a distribution of anti-racist literature. Some guy with long, black hair, a worn leather jacket and dark sunglasses (who could that have been?) handed me a pleasant piece titled,...

In a recent column that appeared in The Northern Star, Mr. Wozniak reminded us how television evangelists have failed miserably. In a day when everything seems to be failing, including preachers and religion, it seems that there is nothing or no one we...

The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce deserves a bit of praise and some gentle prodding now they have realized higher education budget woes affect more than just NIU. Chamber members, such as President Tim Lehan, are at last coming to grips with the fact less...

I've had the opportunity to work with Paula Radtke this past year as a friend and fellow SA executive staff member. She has worked unceasingly for the interests of students in many areas this year, specifically on the issue of higher education funding....

What effect does a new tower at the Holmes Student Center have on NIU? Is it supposed to impress the students and faculty or give some modern prestige to the campus? The school was courteous enough to ask us to vote on which tower design we liked best...

A debate Wednesday at 9 p.m. will feature the presidents of NIU College Republicans and Young Democrats who will discuss U.S. involvement in Honduras, the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty, the government's role in supplying and financing education...

Remember to vote today in the Student Association executive elections, if you didn't yesterday. There is some validity to the opinion that those who do not cast ballots have no right to cast stones when decisions are made that they disagree with. This...

It was encouraging to read Jim Wozniak's column about the athletic department. Finally, someone is willing to ask the right questions and bring some issues into the open. The athletic department has started a fund-raising campaign sloganed "Share the...