While reading Mr. Duschene's April 14 column on the draft, I paused after the sentence, "We haven't gotten where we are today on the backs of people afraid to defend the American Way." Is "where we are today" an admirable position and the "American Way"...

Regarding Dave Duschene's column on the JLS and the draft, Mr. Duschene's belief that a foreign war should not be met with apprehension or fear by the young men of our country saddens my heart. If the presence of the resistance movement had not been so...

The trend in our society of late is to discuss everything. The liberal penchant for free discussion of any controversial and previously taboo subject has gone awry with the two most popular topics of the day: teen suicide and sex education. The old saying...

The university recently has grumbled about a lack of funds. It has said parking expansion is a must, but nothing can be done until funding is available. It has advocated boosts in student fees to pay for maintenance of the Recreation Center and to support...

I would like to voice my opinion on NIU's parking situation. I am glad to see that President LaTourette has finally become involved in the issue. But I do not feel that he is taking the students' rights into perspective. One of his proposals is to eliminate...

The NIU Judicial Board's action concerning the 11 students charged with racial activity is bound to spur mixed reactions both on and off campus. Less than a week after the action was made public, administrators and students already have begun to form...

Having attended last week's lecture by Raya Dunayeiskaya at Sandburg Auditorium, we find ourselves faced with a question: Why do such events so often become a battle between left and right rather than an open exchange of information and ideas? The speaker,...

I'm a people-watcher. I'm the kind of person who gets her jollies going to Melvin's Truckstop on Rush Street so I can sit on the patio, drink a few Heinekens and watch the assorted people go by. During my time at Northern, I've watched a lot of people....

The only way to solve a problem is to recognize it exists and then investigate all potential outlets before the best solution is chosen. Sound decisions usually result from following this procedure. Fortunately for campus motorists, the university and...

Recently I attended a meeting which I thought would be helpful and beneficial to the community north of Hillcrest—the city council meeting which discussed the future of buses in the north Greek Row area. But as I sat there, I realized I wasn't listening...

There is an organization here at NIU that doesn't receive as much recognition as the John Lennon Society or any other group that tries to make a statement for that matter. We are a group that transcends all races, colors and creeds. This group really...