After reading the article in the Star on Nov. 30 about a stray dog who bit four people, I am totally disgusted and outraged! Sure, there are a lot of stray animals running around this campus, but did you ever notice that this is always happening around...

When I first sat down to write a letter to the editor, I was puzzled. I didn't know if I wanted to express my feelings about the small section devoted to the late Mayor Harold Washington or express my feelings concerning his sudden and unexpected death....

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....

My friend Paul and I were sitting in the Pow Wow a few weeks ago when we spied a mutual friend looking for a place to sit down. "Hey Pete." A voice called through the Pow Wow room, filled with a noisy lunchtime crowd. "Oh, Paul, didn't see you. How's...

Fundamentalist Christians very rarely write to tell us about the many statements by Christianity's Founder which oppose all discrimination, oppression and bigotry. Like the powerful religious leaders who executed Jesus 2,000 years ago, they are obsessed...

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...

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...

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...