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Letter from the editor: student voices are heard at the Northern Star

By Haley Galvin | August 28, 2018

Beginning this fall, I will be taking over as perspective editor and plan to improve the quality of the section with fresh ideas and style.I want to provide head-turning content to peek the interests of each reader as well as evoking thoughts and debate...

Jack McCullough asks to be set free

By Northern Star Staff | October 2, 2012

Jack McCullough wrote a letter to the Daily Chronicle and the citizens of Sycamore asking to be set free. McCullough has been convicted of kidnapping and murdering Syacmore resident Maria Ridulph, 7, in 1957. He said he was astonished with the reaction...

NIU didn’t adequately notify students, letter alleges

By Alex Fiore | October 25, 2010

The mother of an NIU student sent an open letter to Gov. Pat Quinn on Sunday, alleging that the NIU Department of Public Safety didn’t adequately notify the community about missing student Antinette Keller.The letter was sent by Campus Enforcement of...

Vaccines prove progress is making religion outdated

By Letter Writer | October 12, 2010

I was intrigued by Kathryn Minniti's article "Practicing Your Religion is a Right Until it Imposes on Another's Rights." To set the bar, I'm an atheist and here's my assertion: Anyone who identifies themselves as Christian, who also agrees with Kathryn's...