In foreign policy, there are no easy choices - and no obvious ones either. This month, it was announced that the U.S. sold $60 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia. For the most part, this move has been met with concern. I, for one, think it was the best move...
Halo: Reach came out today. I haven't picked up my reservation yet, but when I do, I can assure you, productivity will go down. Friends, family, loved ones, co-workers and all forms of obligations involving school and work are officially obstacles preventing...
The Northern Star will list the best and the worse, the practical and the impractical, the prettiest and ugliest things about a particular news topic. Partly irreverent, partly serious, all true. This week, we present five people who could step into Mayor...
The current generation of video game consoles has given us gamers a reason to celebrate: downloadable content (DLC).Once reserved for PC games as expansion packs or third-party mods, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 allows Internet-connected gamers to download...
I will always remember my first with Brother Jed. It was on my birthday in 2007 when the controversial, in-your-face preacher visited NIU with his wife and daughter in tow. The situation peaked in the early afternoon that day, with the NIU Police breaking...
New Residence Hall: PASS. We’re giving NIU a passing grade to the new residence hall they want to build. Let’s face it: NIU cannot mark its housing as its strong suit. No prospective freshman is going to go back home and rave to their parents, “I...
For the past couple of months, politicians, pundits, and ordinary citizens have weighed in on the Cordoba House, an Islamic community center (with a mosque) that would be built within two blocks of Ground Zero. As part of our new "In Focus" series, various...
