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....

Well Now Last year three NIU students died in alcohol related incidents. a male student who had been drinking was walking home alone. He fell, cut his thigh on some glass, and bled to death before he was found the next day. a female student was fatally...

Drinking orgies have long been identified with the greek system. This reputation is not however, without foundation. In the words of Sigma Phi Epsilon President Steve Coloia, "Insurance companies do not want to cover fraternities anymore." And with good...

I was truly dismayed when I read the recent editorial written by Jeff Vogelsang, on Sept. 19. I was sad because I feel Jeff was playing on the emotions of students who may not have time to research the facts about which he writes. Since 1973, when abortion...

I laughed when a Sept. 20 editorial characterized the SA election as being similar to an election in the Soviet Union. It is apparent that the Star cannot see the forest for the trees. If the SA is dominated by greeks, it is because of student apathy,...

The time is long overdue for complaints about the inadequacies of funding for higher education in Illinois to stop and constructive action to be taken. More must be taken into consideration on the part of state and university leaders than tax hikes and...

Have you ever had the feeling that you've been working for a long time but you're still making the same amount of money? Well, you probably have. You see, it's like this. You're in college, struggling relentlessly to get an education. You can't work full...

Art history Professor Dimitri Liakos and mathematical sciences Professor Linda Sons will share their inside secrets of teaching today in a seminar titled, "The Freshman Experience." The seminar is one in a series, sponsored by NIU's Committee for the...

And now...the answer to the question that Northern Illinois University has been asking itself for 15 years... I don't know. Okay, okay, so I haven't been here for fifteen years, I've only been here for, well, let's just say several. But I still don't...

I am writing this letter to inform certain people about what a mistake it would be to keep attempting to crush the Student Committee on Political Action. SCOPA cares about the rights of all students and is willing to take risks to protect these rights....