In response to the Sept. 23 letter by Mike Buonarroti, I am wondering where Mr. Buonarroti developed the idea that David Hardin's work has infact been acquisitioned into one of the universities art collections. Mr. Buonarroti's meandering statements about...

I've noticed an annoying trend in newpaper practices. It seems that popularity/opinion polls and questionnaires have become increasingly popular. You'll pardon my directness, but I find them terribly boring and, for the most part, irrelevant to someone...

On Sept. 29 I attended the Interfaith Celebration for Peace in the commons that was held as part of Unity in Diversity Week. The reason that I attended was to hear NIU's Black Choir. I had attended one of their performances last spring and was anxiously...

Cheers are in order for the League of Women Voters. Monday the group announced they would no longer sponsor presidential debates because the candidates gave the group no control over the format of the debate the league planned to pay for. Once again the...

I have been furiated (sic.) by the recent articles shown in the Star about the SA elections. These articles, instead of focusing on SA issues, are constantly putting down greek organizations and their members. I feel that it should be obvious that these...

I strongly object to the content and the tone of Jeff Vogelsang's Sept. 26 column. His version of the "reality of drug use" is a fantasy, and his solution to the drug problem does not work. Jeff mentions the "casual user" of drugs and asserts that they...

I can't resist the opportunity to add my support and agreement to the letter in the Sept. 28 Northern Star by Wes Covalt. I have had some irregular contact with this university over the past 17 years and must admit that most of my experiences have been...

Americans must have a fetish for warning labels. At least that's the only explanation I can think of that makes any sense. Now I have nothing against warning people about unsuspected hazards and dangers which may befall them if they don't know any better....

In response to the Sept. 13 column written by Marianne Renner, I contest her points that first, all greeks represent the same ideas, and second, the senate must be redistricted. Ms. Renner states, "if you vote for one, you vote for all." That may or may...

The world is often said to be divided among a variety of classes: monarchist and republican, conservationist and poacher, bourgeois and proletariat, labor and management. The emergence of the health and fitness revolution in recent years has brought forward...

Well NIU black greeks, you did it again. Talk about a party! Not only did the members of Omega Psi Phi and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternities show the true meaning of "brotherhood" at the Friday night fiasco, they also succeeded in proving to everyone who ever...

In these very difficult economic times, I would like to thank President LaTourette for working hard to come up with a raise for me and other civil servants. His concern for the quality of our university and its supporting staff is greatly appreciated....