On Thursday, the NIU Board of Trustees took the next step in constructing a new residence hall on campus. As NIU President John Peters has said, NIU needs to be able to compete with other universities. For this week’s “In Focus,” various Northern...
Imagine that I am writing this column absolutely hammered. How many typos do you think there would be? Would my arrangement of ideas be sporadic? Would I say some things that are inappropriate and possibly even libelous? Let me assure you, I would. I'd...
This Saturday marks the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 Americans and single-handedly defined a generation. For this week's "In Focus," various Northern Star columnists and editors will weigh in on this question: 9 years...
As I was flipping through the Northern Star Tuesday, I stumbled upon Logan Short’s article “For me, U.S. health care system is great.” Upon reading the article, I must say I was pretty angry. The thought that someone would be so disappointed because...
While Drake is singing about having money to blow amidst the country's worst economic crisis during my lifetime, I need a job, and after the Star's recent report about the lack of student jobs available on campus, it looks like my options are limited....
Almost every summer I visit Canada to go camping in Quetico Provincial Park.This past summer, on my way home after the wilderness adventure, we decided to get some authentic Canadian cuisine at a restaurant called Boston Pizza. We got to talking with...
The first time I met Tony Heilmann I was leaving the Walmart parking lot and saw him holding a sign on a piece of cardboard with some writing stating he was selling candy. I always feel sympathetic for anyone who has to humble themselves and hold a sign...
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...
Alright DeKalb, let me first state that I love you before you think you're not appreciated. When it comes to the weekends, though, I think we could use some space from time to time. The reason being: insanity. Albert Einstein was once quoted as saying...
So my editor gave the "Perspective" columnists a couple of column ideas that would be appropriate for the beginning of the school year. One of them was an advice column for freshmen and I thought, "Ah hells yeah, I'm going to let these stupid freshmen...
