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....

Webster's dictionary defines a tie as "an equality in number." NIU soccer coach Willy Roy sees a tie as not a win. "I was not satisfied," Roy said. "I'm only satisfied when we win." The Huskies went head to head with DePaul yesterday in Chicago only to...

The police search for former NIU student Richard Church, who is charged with the Aug. 21 slayings of his ex-girlfriend's parents, has extended now to Southern California. Woodstock Police Chief Herb Pitzman said although police have located Church's pickup...

It appears that voters at NIU are not the only students to walk by their obligations "fat, dumb and happy." The Student Association had better take a second look at its past track record for committee attendance before it starts to criticize students...

Dear NIU Student Body: This Saturday, October 1, at 1:05 p.m., Northern Illinois University will play Southwest Missouri State University (Parent's Day) in a football game at Huskie Stadium. This is one of the most important games we will play this season....

Persson at home on tennis team by Chris Sigley Mats Persson is finding out it's a little easier to go to school and play tennis than it was fighting for survival in the forests back in the Swedish Army. The 24-year-old transfer from Linkoeding High School...

Speaking From the Bar Facts about sexual assault and abuse are often dismissed because people have grown up with false beliefs about why a person is sexually violated and who is responsible for the crime. Any person may be a victim of sexual assault or...

Satuday Sept. 17, the Huskie football team beat the Wisconsin Badgers for NIU's first victory over a Big Ten conference opponent. Coach Pettibone, his staff and his players deserve to be congratulated for all their hard work. It's time now for students,...

"Unity" was a word I heard and read often last week. Some people seem to think that unity is something we can win from the institution. Others seem to think a rally or a movement might bring us unity. I think there is a simpler way. One afternoon I was...

NIU's University Honors Program is sponsoring a new lecture series for all NIU students this fall. The theme is "Gods, Heroes, and Mortals: The Pursuit of Excellence and Honor." Program Coordinator Joseph Gastiger said by providing this kind of program...

Palmer this, Palmer that. Who is Martha Palmer? All I know is that she clutters up my student newspaper. I would like to request that the Star drop this issue because it is being dragged on. I would also like to see these Palmer activists let Martha fight...

Along with Greg Bliss, I, too, am unhappy with the voter turnout at the recent election. However, his remark that "people still walked past the polls fat, dumb and happy" was uncalled for. Yes, this campus reeks of apathy, but more people would have voted...