I was astonished by Dan Moran's column of Feb. 19. I was in shock that such a childish article would be printed in a college newspaper. It's as though Mr. Moran just pulled Julie Stege's hair on the playground and is now yelling, "NAH! NAH!, You can't...

Spring has come; the first robins have returned, Big Mac cartons bob in Watson Creek, and old issues of the Northern Star lie in campus shrubs. Only the university can clean up the current eyesore, but we can clean up after ourselves in the future. The...

Your editorial last week about the Middle East unfairly criticized Israel. The rioters in Gaza and the West Bank admit they want to drive Israel into the Mediterranean Sea, and are not out demanding equality or peace. The refugee camps in Gaza were built...

A recent Star editorial voiced concern about Pat Robertson becoming President. The writer seemed worried about the separation of church and state. This fear is groundless for many reasons. First of all, Robertson has made no comments during his campaign...

Thank you very much for writing a great article on a good basketball player and a classy individual—Randy Norman, #30. You mention that Randy's average during the last seven games was 19 points. In addition, he is the leading three-point shooter and...

A recent commentary in The Northern Star downplayed the need of club sports to receive coverage in our paper. The article said, "When a newspaper informs its readers that club sports exist, that's a service." Exactly. Unfortunately, The Northern Star,...

Even though I am allergic to cigarette smoke, I am a smoker. I did not choose to smoke, but NIU has decided that in order to attend classes here, I must smoke. As I enter DuSable, Reavis or Faraday Halls, I have no choice but to breathe the smokers' extra...

My German Professor has mentioned that at any given moment when a teacher is speaking, only 45 percent of those in class will be listening. I don't know if he's trying to give me a hint or what, but he may be right. There are times when physically I am...

When I came to my Monday evening section of BSA 451 T, I found it had been re-scheduled to daytime hours and no other evening sections were available. The NIU Catalog states, "... Northern serves and continually seeks to provide greater educational opportunity...

It is so unfortunate that every time I am asked to make a comment about an issue for the Northern Star, the comment is NEVER delivered to the reading audience in the context that it was presented to the writer of the article. The information that appears...

I am responding to the article by Matt James on Feb. 4th about AIDS tests. I have called the Star to find out what Matt's sources were for his article, but they were not available. I would like to relieve the fears of those students who are required by...

The Student Committee for Animal Welfare (SCAW) would like to take the opportunity to clarify numerous misconceptions about our organization and Greenpeace. On Friday, Jan. 29, The Northern Star misquoted SCAW co-president, Michelle Drewes, as saying...