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Robin Kelly for treasurer of Illinois

By Editorial Board | October 18, 2010

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...

Former DeKalb State’s attorney endorses Chami in election

By Letter Writer | October 17, 2010

Who will you elect to prevent crime in your community? Orientation. For 18 years, Clay Campbell represented criminals convicted of murder, sex assault and domestic battery. Clay is a career criminal defense attorney. He did not put bad guys in jail as...

Foster deserves the support of NIU students during early voting

By Letter Writer | October 17, 2010

NIU students can early vote at Holmes Student Center Oct. 18 to 21. Two forms of ID required with current address. This is your opportunity to easily participate in the democratic process. Congressman Bill Foster deserves support from NIU students. Rep....

Police association endorses Chami for State’s Attorney office

By Letter Writer | October 17, 2010

The Illinois Municipal Police Association Benevolent is proud to endorse Sarah Gallagher Chami for State's Attorney of DeKalb County. Through her exemplary service as a felony prosecutor in Cook County, Sarah has shown the knowledge, perseverance and...

Endorsements: Madigan for attorney general

By Editorial Board | October 14, 2010

The Northern Star Editorial Board has decided to endorse Lisa Madigan for Illinois Attorney General. The overwhelming factor that came into play was Madigan's determination in pushing transparency throughout Illinois government. Illinois has never been...

The Tea Party is dangerous to the U.S. political discourse

The Tea Party is dangerous to the U.S. political discourse

By Phil Case | October 6, 2010

With elections coming up, no political movement is garnering more national headlines than the Tea Party. Spearheaded by dynamic figures such as Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck, the movement is riding a wave of anti-establishment backlash to surprising electoral...

Editorial: Reading time before November

By Editorial Board | October 4, 2010

It's our favorite time: fall on an even-numbered year.The colorful leaves are falling, the air is just cool enough to be comfortable and political candidates are hammering each other in their TV ads.In about a month, the polls will open and make their...

How do we get more youths to vote?

How do we get more youths to vote?

Historically speaking, the youth of America have always had one of the lowest voting turnouts. This week's Student Association elections saw about a thousand students on a 20,000+ campus turnout to vote, despite it's relative ease to do so. For this...

SA elections in full swing

By Jacqueline Evans and MaryJo Kratochvil | September 28, 2010

Student Association elections started off smoothly Tuesday and will continue today. At the DuSable location for the polls, Pat Lundardon was in charge of handing out the ballots. Lundardon said the election so far was going well. "We've done really well...

Pass/Fail: The Opposition Party and Cell Phones

By David Thomas | September 27, 2010

The Northern Star doles out grades for current events. But, unlike your least favorite professor, we reveal the explanation behind the grade we give. Opposition Party: PASS. For managing to break Venezuela President Hugo Chavez's stranglehold on the...