Last weekend I finally escaped from the walls of the newsroom long enough to actually forget the daily spazzing out, yelling, deadlines and seemingly endless nights of double vision from computer-terminal burnout. But taking my mind off of work was not...

It came...it went...and much to the relief of many self-respecting human beings, it passed largely unnoticed—at least by most people on this campus. What I'm talking about is that dreaded annual event in which droves of Barbie Doll clones prance about...

It is my personal belief that the educational atmosphere of a university is greatly inhanced when that university has a school newspaper which takes the time to reflect the opinions, concerns and emotions of the student body, as well as the faculty. This...

Compliments to Gerald O'Dell and his staff on the exciting environment they provided at the first two football games. It was organized, festive, and "Tent-A-Gate" is a wonderful idea. My compliments to the student body for turning out for the MTSU game;...

Speaking from the bar In response to the many questions the office receives this time of year reguarding security deposits, portions of three relevant laws are set forth below; If this is not an issue at present, you might consider clipping out this column...

In the wake of Thursday's student protest at the Board of Regents meeting, new questions need to be raised about the Regents' willingness to hear from constituents. It is a shame students feel they must stage a protest in order to speak at Regents' meetings....

To about 125 drunken students roving around my back yard about 1:16 a.m., drinking and barking like Fido. You're lucky I didn't arrest the whole kennel for drunkenness, the violation the City of DeKalb can collect $500 fine per person, and this is expensive....

The Student Association has invested its money well in the Mass Transit Board's new, night ride service. Now it's the students' turn to take advantage of a good thing. The service now offers free rides to NIU students in need of rides home from computer...

I may be a freshman, which in turn makes one assume that I have a fully biased opinion. I will, though, support my facts and oppositions fully, unlike the author of "Freshman Needn't Bring Cars." I'll simply call the author "Jed" to simplify this note....

Guest Column There must be a great deal of black humor in being black within the racist environment of this institution of higher education called Northern Illinois University. Analogous judgments can be offered for the plight of women on the faculty...

In response to Ms. Renner's column in the Sept. 6 edition of The Northern Star, the main issue before the people of DeKalb is, what type of government do we want? Do we want a closed and secretive government or do we want an open and honest administration?...

With the bungling bureaucracy and the terminal case of committeeitus prevalent here at NIU, many items and problems slip through cracks in the floor, where they stay until a roaring blaze is set under the administration. Unfortunately, such is the case...