Dave Bensinger's letter to the Star published on Nov. 30 touched me deeply—so deeply I thought I would offer to begin a fund so Mr. Bensinger could retire from this community and play with his new group, S.P.U.D.S, in a place where he wouldn't be bothered...

The Dec. 3 editorial has to be the best explanation of why we have general education course requirements that I have read. Indeed, there have been lots of letters printed in The Northern Star regarding the uselessness of gen. ed. courses. But, I have...

There are a lot of things everyone ought to be old enough to know by the time they enter college. There are at least two that some NIU students haven't mastered: You don't steal stop signs, and you don't set your pets free when you get tired of them....

South Carolina's dominant offensive skills proved to be too tough for the NIU's women's basketball team in its 83-71 loss Thursday night at Chick Evans Field House. While NIU faced a 15-point deficit at half and moved to within only two in the second...

Whether you're ready or not, we have to do a Christmas thing today. It is my mission today to defend all things traditional about the holiday season. I've had it up to here with the way some folks drag Christmastime down to the level of Midnight Madness...

NIU President John LaTourette has asked the Board of Regents for concept approval of a plan to add up to 1,200 parking spaces on campus. The money for land purchases and construction will come from bond revenue. The bond revenue that is used to build...

I'd like to comment on Bob Nolan's Oct. 22 letter to the Northern Star, in which he says NIU's "Unity through Diversity Week" was marred by the participation of the NIU Gay/Lesbian Union. He didn't mention Lambda Christian Fellowship's forum, entitled...

Beyond fortifying yourself with a sense of humor about the inevitable process of falling temperatures, freezing winds and snowbound cars, there are several things you can do to prepare yourself for the impact winter is likely to have on your pocket-book...

So what words come to your mind when you think of Regents getting an almost-free trip to Las Vegas from the NIU Foundation? "Stroke me. Stroke me," are the first words that come to my mind. In case you don't know, the NIU Foundation helped three voting...

In order for students to do well in college, it is necessary they be prepared for what awaits them. Over the years, high schools have created college preparatory courses, mostly in the math and science disciplines, to better enable their students to handle...

Finally, Mike Lacy writes a column (Nov. 12—about Veteran's Day) worth the paper it is printed on and some yahoo had to criticize it. As a veteran, I greatly appreciated someone recognizing the efforts of U.S. servicemen to keep this country and other...

If I see one more snotty, arrogant, stuck-up college girl walking around with her nose in the air because (she's pretty) or because her parents have given her a brand new sports car and lavish clothes, I think I'll be physically ill. In the wake of the...