Last semester, while I was in Village Commons Bookstore, my backpack was taken from the bins students are required to put their books into before entering the store. My backpack contained a research paper, notes that were imperative for three of my finals,...

Does Todd Lipscomb really think providing an alternate news source to students is "suckering" them? WKDI has given its listeners the opportunity to hear their favorite music while being kept up-to-date on NIU events and current world events. Granted,...

The fact that a meeting of college administrators will take place at NIU in February is a sure indication the racial problems that have plagued the university in recent years are far from being solved. And the fact that five administrators and student...

Teacher evaluations are supposed to reflect how well a teacher performs in the eyes of the students. The format of teacher evaluations, and the ways they are administered, make them a poor way of measuring a teacher's professional skill. Evaluations often...

In the Dec. 11 issue of the Star, you printed a letter from the John Lennon Society decrying a fraternity for using an X-rated movie to raise finds. The JLS says "in fact, the word pornography is from the roots ‘pornos gratis' or ‘depiction of sexual...

I would like to respond to the ridiculous letter to the editor by Dan Taylor that appeared in the Dec. 3 issue of the Northern Star. His unmasked hostility toward women and society does nothing to support his argument that women don't understand how difficult...

I am writing because I work for the state and because Gov. Thompson found it necessary to cut our pay increase this year. Then he found that he should give himself a pay increase. We, the people of the state of Illinois, are in fact his boss. We should...

As a commuting student I understand why the parking stickers are referred to as "hunting permits." Driving around the lots in circles, hoping someone will leave and praying you beat the next guy to the space is an everyday occurrence. Making more of the...

I continue to be impressed by (The Northern Star's) current and recent policy of conscientiously covering Board of Regents meetings so that you may adequately and accurately inform NIU students, faculty and staff and other interested readers about policy...

It's been four years since I walked the hallowed high school hallways in Chicago. As one might expect, some memories are so impressive, they never leave. The actions of five U.S. Supreme Court justices last Wednesday brought back some unpleasant memories...

It is difficult to believe that nearly 20 years have passed since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was felled by an assassin's bullet. As we pause this week to honor Dr. King with a national holiday, let us remember his "climb to the mountaintop" and his...