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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

A person in a suit holds a stack of money, with the Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey made of money sitting on top. Opinion Columnist Ethan Ernst believes that limits should be placed on political donations for election campaigns. (Getty Images)

Political campaigns should have limits on spending

By Ethan Ernst, Opinion Columnist | July 6, 2025

Around $16 billion was spent on the political campaigns of 2024, making it one of the most expensive election years in U.S. history. This level of spending is wasteful and harms the government’s credibility. U.S. elections have been growing more...

SA Senate approves budget cuts to sports clubs

By Erin Kolb | April 28, 2013

The Student Association (SA) Senate met Sunday night in the Heritage Room of the Holmes Student Center to approve two budgets for next school year and appoint directors to the SA’s seven subcommittees. The final two of four budgets needing approval...

Aaron: How to get Americans back to work

By Aaron Brooks | September 7, 2011

Cut: DefenseTo get Americans back to work we need a strong economy, and one of the most corrosive elements to a strong economy is war. War has evolved. Nations no longer face an opposing military in an open battlefield for an extended period of time;...

The US needs to cut defense spending and condense the military

By Aaron Brooks | April 12, 2011

Have we learned anything over the past 10 years? May God have mercy on our souls because we have not. In 2010, the total amount of money appropriated for both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars equaled over a trillion dollars, according to the Congressional...

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