The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce deserves a bit of praise and some gentle prodding now they have realized higher education budget woes affect more than just NIU. Chamber members, such as President Tim Lehan, are at last coming to grips with the fact less...

I disagree with Dave Tuley on the NCAA Final Four outcome. Arizona "comatose"? C'mon! A team does not go 6-0 against Big Ten teams and 2-0 against the best of the ACC to reach the Final Four just to become comatose. I agree the match-up is a dandy, but...

April has been declared National "Prevent a Litter" Month by the Humane Society of the United States. We urge all your readers to think about whether they contribute to the problem of pet overpopulation by allowing their pets to produce more litters of...

A debate Wednesday at 9 p.m. will feature the presidents of NIU College Republicans and Young Democrats who will discuss U.S. involvement in Honduras, the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty, the government's role in supplying and financing education...

Remember to vote today in the Student Association executive elections, if you didn't yesterday. There is some validity to the opinion that those who do not cast ballots have no right to cast stones when decisions are made that they disagree with. This...

It was encouraging to read Jim Wozniak's column about the athletic department. Finally, someone is willing to ask the right questions and bring some issues into the open. The athletic department has started a fund-raising campaign sloganed "Share the...

It has come to my attention some students believe that the current administration of the Student Association is filled with members who dress, act and look, not like the student body, but, the John Lennon Society. Fortunately, I believe my record of appointments...

After sitting back and watching the Student Association presidential race turn into a name-calling extravaganza, I have noticed one candidate who has not resorted to this type of campaign—Paula Radtke. She has not needed to attack her opponents because...

I was disappointed to read the Star's endorsement for SA Treasurer. The endorsement was based on three "new" ideas: having the Finance Committee check how groups spend their funds, having a committee training seminar and encouraging groups to raise money....

We would like to call your attention to something very evil but something which has apparently gone unnoticed for years. We feel it is our duty to inform the public of this atrocity. The university has awarded the satanic symbol "666" to the Communicative...

As a former gymnast graduated from Indiana State University, I have come to Northern Illlinois University for two reasons: to continue my education and to learn as much as I can from internationally known former gymnast and biomechanics professor, Dr....

A couple of weeks ago I went to Radio Shack to buy some discs for my computer. At the check-out counter, I noticed there were some applications for a Radio Shack credit card. I pulled one of the applications out, but the application was in Spanish. "Hey,"...