Members of the Student Association Finance Committee continued negotiations with managers from WKDI Tuesday night in an effort to resolve the radio station's financial problems. SA Treasurer Todd Lipscomb said the first problem involves missing receipts...

Some people just never understand. SCOPA Chairman Tom Rainey and SA President Jim Fischer are two of those people. Sunday night an escapade unfolded that could easily be called "NIU's Borkgate—liberal style." Yes, Jim Fischer saw fit to nominate Tom...

I'm tired of hearing editors of the Northern Star whimpering and having verbal tantrums about the JLS and one of its members. They've criticized blocking of Lincoln Highway. For guys who were against the event for the purpose of publicity, they certainly...

When you and your roommates sit down for breakfast, is it so cold in your apartment you can see each other's breath when you speak? When you go into the kitchen for an early a.m. snack, do you catch hordes of roaches picnicking on your countertops?" If...

NIU's soccer squad must not have been asking themselves "Will we beat Bradley?" but rather, "By how much?" It quickly became obvious that the only mystery about the game would be the identity of the NIU team scoring leader when all the goals were counted....

With the season opener at Butler less than a month away, all the pieces seem to be in place for the NIU women's basketball team. That is, all except for one. As the Huskies entered their third week of practice, head coach Jane Albright was ready to start...

So last Wednesday's protest by NIU's "pseudo-flower children" was a "stupid" move? However "stupid," it accomplished its goals—goals necessary to preserve the quality of education in this state for today's students and students to come. First, it must...

Minnesota University Assistant Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell has been picked by NIU President John LaTourette to be NIU's permanent AD, three sources said Wednesday. O'Dell's hiring will be announced formally at a press conference today at 1:30 p.m....

In response to Mike Solley's editorial on Oct. 26 about the JLS, the Day of Action was not a JLS affair. It was a SCOPA affair. That means there were other organizations represented. The Day of Action was organized not by the JLS, but a number of different...

Sen. Patrick Welch, D-Peru, dispelled fears the state might go bankrupt if bills creating additional funding for education pass. Welch said at a lecture at McMurray Hall Wednesday, that Gov. James Thompson has said the state will go bankrupt if supplemental...

Just when it appears that all news from Washington is bleak, something happens to restore a little confidence in the government. The United States Senate voted Tuesday to approve legislation designed to protect the elderly from financial ruin resulting...

I've got a lot to say about the Day of Action, and since Dave Duschene told the crowd of protestors that the Star isn't biased because they print all of my letters, I'll take my time and say everything I have to say one letter at a time. I want to respond...