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The wrong target

October 18, 1987

The students and legislators of Illinois have a legitimate complaint about the difficulty in a classroom run by an instructor speaking poor English but their legislative relief is aimed at the wrong target. The real culprit is the ever-worsening practice...

NIU invites racism

October 18, 1987

Constantly we students are reminded that there is a racism problem at NIU. There have been various accounts to support this propaganda. We've read of a magazine against black students that was passed around Greek Row, and other racist problems. There...

Registration tables belong in ballroom

October 18, 1987

NIU student Regent Nick Valadez has proposed making voter registration part of class registration procedures in the Holmes Student Center Ballroom. Before anyone says, "But I'm already registered to vote at home," be honest about this. It's unlikely there...

Plan to block hwy. futile, if not illegal

October 15, 1987

Every now and then, a problem arises that draws a group of individuals together in an effort to find a solution. In recent weeks, the Student Committee on Political Action has served this capacity while dealing with the tuition increase package forced...

Satan worship is serious business

October 15, 1987

Regarding a recent letter to the editor where a reader expressed hope that people would be "enlightened before this Satan worship thing gets out of control,"(Sept. 25). People are entitled to their own opinions. Some may view satan worship as cause for...

Need recognition

October 13, 1987

NIU also has some students that are in the Air Force ROTC program. Granted, we have to drive to IIT one or two times a week, yet that should be all the more reason to write more about the AFROTC. The only way for the AFROTC cadets to get more people and...

Greeks too loud

October 13, 1987

I am a sophomore living off-campus near Greek Row. I do not have anything against the Greek System; in fact, quite a few of my friends are quite active in sororities and fraternities. I do have one complaint that other people share with me. I have an...

Looking back it’s clear: Seven’s the place to be

October 13, 1987

Bet you'll think this is childish. I don't really care. After all, that's the point of this column. You see, I'm just sitting around here wishing I were seven again. I know you 7-year-olds out there find this hard to believe, but it's the truth. And then...

Respectable press has joined tabloids

October 13, 1987

Believe it or not, presidents and presidential candidates are real people. They have human flaws. They even sometimes have—as former President Jimmy Carter once said in a Playboy interview—lust in their hearts. The national media has made headline...

Discussing sex helps develop relationships

October 13, 1987

Someone has suggested an adaptation of the Golden Rule for sexual relationships: "For the good health of all concerned, be as honest and responsible with your lovers as you would have them be with you." onesty and responsibility in sexual relationships...

Local bars celebrating homecoming tradition

By Sean Noble | October 8, 1987

Homecoming weekend is a "traditionally important" day for DeKalb bars, said McCabe's owner Glenn Goering, and this year should prove no different. Goering said McCabe's, 323 E. Lincoln Hwy., will open at 8 a.m. Saturday morning. The first 200 customers...

Contest winners

October 8, 1987

On behalf of the Unity Through Diversity Week Essay Contest Committee, I wish to thank the following persons and local businesses for lending their support: Conrad Hallgren, Richard Willey, Jeff Fender and Wenke Hansen. Additionally, a debt of gratitude...