If any enthusiasm could be found among many NIU students for what fell from the sky Monday afternoon, it would have to be the faint hope that classes would be cancelled. Like many fellow students, I had the distinct pleasure of walking around campus for...

The Interior Facilities Environments Committee has made a finding that a majority of faculty and staff favor a smoking policy "in some form." I question whether this provides a clear warrant for the Committee's proposed policy, which seems to have taken...

The Jan. 26 racist article on page 16 by Dave Tuley not only stuns some of us; it reminds us that in the last several years we have been moving backwards in matters of racial justice. Dave, I suspect, is a well-meaning person, but has not comprehended...

An associate professor in the College of Professional Studies is resigning as a result of the state's budget cuts. Peggy Sullivan, dean of the college, said several faculty members have complained about the lack of teaching space. "Space is the most critical...

Rarely a week goes by that I don't see an article in the Star about an increase in student fees or tuition. If it isn't one, it's the other. I've often wondered where all of this additional money goes. Wednesday's paper answered my question. The university...

With the dismissal of the charge against John Culbertson, the Star's attempt at "New Journalism" has ended in dismal failure. As the story broke and in the subsequent articles, it became apparent these articles were biased and lacked key elements of the...

Why must 21,000 students be subjected to national embarrassment every time the men's basketball team takes the floor. Major independent? I don't think so; they can't even beat a Division II team. There must be some talent there, but what is wrong? Do...

After an extensive review of the athletic administration, the decison not to renew the contract of volleyball coach Herb Summers is particularly disturbing. During his tenure, Coach Summers has developed a program whose record is comparable, if not superior,...

NIU is currently undergoing a great many changes. I enjoy following in The Northern Star the changes and the effects that take place in our university. I'm sure that, in time, the university will reach all of its progressive goals. However, at the present...

I find Joelle McGinnis' column from Jan. 21 on "tastelessness" in advertising interesting, but I am disappointed that she blurred over the point that the use of women as sex-objects (or portrayal of women as "bitches") in advertising not only indicates...

Professor Finkelstein's reaction reminds me of the employee who gets angry at his boss and kicks his dog. The students are not responsible for our "no pay increase." In fact, they've been hit with tuition increases themselves. I'd hate for them to take...

Just curious ... Why did McDougal get crucified for his team's losses when Rosborough blames everybody but himself? Even with such a (light) schedule as the NIU men's basketball team has had this season, Rosborough has blamed everyone for a team loss...