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The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Letter’s logic ‘clouded by emotion’

November 30, 1987

I must take the time to redress the letter which appeared in the Nov. 16 Northern Star. The letter was titled, "NIU practices a double standard." Student Cathy Casali pontificated on the inequality of the university and of the Affirmative Action program....

Insincere motives

November 30, 1987

The John Lennon Society currently has a food drive to benefit the needy families in the DeKalb area. The JLS fears that students who do not take such a kind liking toward the JLS would be hesitant to donate food or money at the collection areas. There's...

Count your blessings: things could be worse

November 30, 1987

We all have friends cursed with a lifelong string of bad luck. It's the guy who loses his wallet and keys while on a date or the girl who loans her Angora sweater only to have it returned with representatives from the four major food groups. They are...

Huskie athletics need much more student support

November 30, 1987

I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude to "all" the Northern Illinois Huskie faithfuls who sent out Senior Football players out with a well deserved bang. Unfortunately, it wouldn't take me long to personally thank the crowd...

Spread the wealth; help a needy child

November 23, 1987

Thanksgiving. Three days away. To many people, it's a religious holiday, devoted to giving thanks to their God for all their blessings. For some, Thanksgiving is just the beginning of a long, depressing and poor holiday season. There are plenty of ways...

Toughing it out

November 23, 1987

Thank you Aaron Porter for taking the time to express your opinion on the alleged racial bigotry at The Northern Star. As a Star-alum, I can tell you this problem is not new, and the experience you've written about is entirely consistent with what was...

Misinterpretation

November 23, 1987

In a letter to the editor (Nov.12), a certain sociology major asked several questions concerning the meaning of our letter (Oct. 6) and then promptly began to link his Rorschach-like interpretation of its content to it. You stated we had concluded that...

Petty politics shouldn’t block Gorbachev’s talk

November 23, 1987

How often it is proved that the magnitude of a situation only masks its similarities to smaller ones. Earlier this semester, my roommate and I had a discussion. It wasn't about the weather or about the Bears' defense, but it was about a problem that had...

Program approval

November 23, 1987

It has recently come to my attention that the early childhood education program at NIU has not been approved for certification. The College of Education cannnot sufficiently structure a program that will meet approval. NIU was originally structured as...

Star building character from losing all the time

November 20, 1987

This week's episode deals with losing. I imagine some of you may think I'm just the boy to write about this subject. Wednesday night, the Star Sports Staff squared off against our counterparts from WKDI-FM in a healthy set of basketball. They swept us...

New bus stop

November 20, 1987

In response to appeals from commuter students, the Student Association Mass Transit Board has established a new bus stop located at the north entrance to parking lot O on Annie Glidden Road. The stop is serviced by the southbound Route 1 bus every twenty...

One-sided racism

November 20, 1987

In a recent Northern Star article ("Minority Groups Foster Understanding" Nov. 3), BSU representative Tim Ivy's comments reflect an attitude that will help bigotry and racism to thrive at NIU. Ivy admits there are black bigots but states that it is "almost...

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