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....

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...

Editor's note—this is the first of The Northern Star's political endorsements for the Nov. 8 general election. One of the most important decisions for voters in the upcoming election is whether a Constitutional Convention should be called to revise...

The NIU Parking Division should abandon its selfish proposal for a new building at a new location. Advocates of the proposal say a new building and site are necessary because inside the present location, workers are "very cramped for space" and outside,...

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...

Gov. James Thompson should fire the Board of Regents. It would be in the best interest of both NIU and the public to disband this inefficient and ineffective governing body and establish an entirely new board for NIU. Neither the idea nor the complaint...

The President's Fee Study Committee will meet today to discuss NIU funding proposals. Student Association President Paula Radtke said three major issues will be discussed. Recommendations will be made for NIU busing, graduate student colloquium and student...

Well it's Friday—but don't be fooled because it's no ordinary Friday. This also happens to be the Friday before Homecoming and that favorite of all pagan festivals, Halloween. Needless to say, today's topic is not going to be highly stimulating to the...

On Oct. 23, the SA fired Rene Lilly as SCOPA chair. This decision, as well as other controversial decisions concerning SCOPA should be referred to the students at large to decide in a referendum vote. If students were competent enough to decide such an...

I was appalled at the editorial about the walkout in Math 101. Where does he/she get off writing such an editorial like that? Unless he/she actually attended Math 101, I don't see how he/she can write an editorial criticizing the students in that class....

I am writing because of the outrageous posters that have been distributed around campus by SCOPA announcing the Oct. 20 appearance by Chief Justice Rehnquist. It referred to him as "Adolph" and encouraged students to go "show the politicians that we hate...

Columnist's note: This is the ninth in a series of occasional columns forcing upon you the author's arbitrary thoughts, worthless suggestions and thought-provoking questions. Muddy Waters Department: . The Suzuki Plan, which details future campus renovation...