When a potentially dangerous situation develops, the natural reaction is to take action that will reduce the danger. And the sooner it can be quelled, the better. A situation involving danger is developing at the University Health Center, but NIU might...

When tackling a complex problem, it is wise to examine all aspects before deciding what action to take. This method results in the most favorable of solutions. Drug abuse in this country has become a problem that merits this type of attention. Drugs have...

When the wind storm last week blew everything alive into a frenzied attempt to stay that way, my apartment was visited by a pair of mice. I like to think they were a couple, although I have no proof. Together they menaced the kitchen after dark, rattling...

What's going on here? Has the award-winning Northern Star commenced a policy of non-reporting? Thursday, Feb. 5, over 120 people gathered in Kings Commons to rally against the testing of nuclear weapons in Nevada. The Northern Star covered the event with...

More on the National Guard going to Honduras. I have been in the Illinois National Guard for a little over a year. During the year I spent 14 weeks at Fort Benning, Georgia. There I went through training in warfare of all sorts. My job in the National...

A simple incident happened to me recently that inspired me to write. It's rather a silly incident, but to me it symbolizes the University as a whole. While walking to the ride board in the student center, a lady behind the desk near me asked if I could...

In reference to your article regarding the incident at Grant Towers North on Feb. 7, it makes me furious to hear what Alvin P. Davis was quoted as saying. As a Graduate Student Adviser who gets paid by NIU, has his room and board fee waived, and receives...

This letter comes with lamentable regret and with the concomitant aim of clarifying the misunderstanding regarding the assertions made in the Northern Star. As you are well aware, the Northern Star purportedly reports that my response to a question regarding...

Not too many people would be willing to pay for mistakes made by others. After all, individuals are responsible for their own actions and therefore should be held responsible when they err. But apparently, the President's Fee Study Committee doesn't think...

TV private investigator Thomas Magnum, so elegantly portrayed by housewife heartthrob Tom Selleck, often speaks of a "little voice" that warns him trouble is imminent or that he is doing the wrong thing. I too have a little voice. Its main job is to warn...

In response to the Star's Feb. 9, 1987, editorial: "Parking fee boost unwisely rejected," I feel it is important for all students who drive cars on campus to understand all the issues involved with a fee increase and why I, as a student representative...

Normally, spending money on campus-related items is enough to make students cry. But the NIU Alumni Association is attempting to raise funds for a cause which is utterly laughable. The association has come to the conclusion our loveable mascot, Victor...