When you have a horse with a broken leg, it seems natural to put it out of its misery. The legs of NIU's men's basketball program have been broken for far too long. As a head coach at NIU, Ricardo Patton has been a perennial failure, not only for the...
NIU's Late Night Ride Service is a glorified taxi. Nobody in charge of the service wants you to think so, but it is. That's what it has become. According to an article in Friday's Northern Star, 992 rides were given by LNRS between the dates of Nov. 6...
Do you know what is in the U.S. Constitution? Do you know all of your rights? Do you know what the government can and cannot do to you? Well, chances are...you don't know. In 2006, the McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum released a study showing that more...
The editorial board of the Northern Star Wednesday looked into the fact that recruitment needs emphasis. I completely agree, but I think we need to look closely at how this process works. Yes, the university does get some bad press, but one of our best...
There's a problem on this campus that stinks to high heaven, and that problem is one of self-loathing. NIU is facing image problems stemming from the recent events revolving around the Antinette Keller homicide investigation, crimes close to campus and...
Recruitment, enrollment and student retainment are all concerns of any university, especially when the economy is taken into consideration. Beginning with the Feb. 14 shootings, there has been a rise in the number of violent crimes on campus and in...
Is atheism a religion? Is a group that openly supports a position on abortion still just a social group? Is lobbying for the decriminalization of marijuana a political activity? There are no right answers here, and the answers are really up for debate...
First off, a congratulations to you, Mr. Campbell, on your victory. Although we endorsed your opponent, we believed that both of you were qualified candidates for the position and that, no matter who was elected, you would have served DeKalb County admirably....
For a couple years now, NIU has been weathering a terrible storm of financial calamity. First, state support for the university (indeed, for all institutions of higher education) has been eroding, slowly but surely. Couple this with the fact that the...
The NIU community waited with bated breath since Saturday for updated information on the status of the death investigation of NIU student Antinette Keller. By today, though, everyone is breathless from trading rumors, allegations and unanswered questions...
The Northern Star Editorial Board has chosen to endorse Jesse White for Illinois Secretary of State. For 12 years, White has been there for the citizens of this state. According to his website, "White's office issues state ID cards, vehicle license plates...
The Northern Star Editorial Board endorses Robin Kelly for the office of treasurer of Illinois. We admit that out of all of the races in the midterm, this is one of the few races that we've had to read up on extensively. Between the slugfests that are...
