Sex isn't the only activity in which the concept of "safer" has caught on. "Safer sports" represents a new era of fitness for students of the 90s who care about preventing injuries while having fun, competing, losing weight and engaging in athletics....

Did you specifically request Scott Stocking to write a controversial letter in order to boost activity on your editorial page? In the past two weeks I have seen two letters asking students to use this page to express their opinions. I find it interesting...

In face of Bush's preparations for what could become a long and bloody war, the most rapid military buildup in U.S. history and the mental preparations for a war coming from the media and the politicians, we must have a clear vision that doesn't fall...

I am writing in response to a letter which appeared in The Northern Star on Sept. 11 from Scott Stocking, a "campus minister". Frankly, I was enraged when I read this man's comments. First of all, one cannot boil morality and ethics into simple left and...

Student Association Academics Adviser Colleen Halliman has a big job to tackle, maybe too big. Halliman is continuing with plans to start a mandatory cultural pluralism class. This type of class is a needed one at all universities, and should be mandatory...

Two pedestrian accidents in 1989 are the reason behind NIU and the city of DeKalb spending between $70 and $80,000. NIU and the city have delved into a joint venture to curb pedestrian traffic along Normal Road. A major reason for the venture being twn...

There is a simple solution to the GLU and ROTC issue. The solution is to get rid of the NIU constitution. Last semester the NIU admissions office closed admissions for this semester to all white students of non-exceptional academic ability. The admissions...

In response to the letter to the editor in the Sept. 12 edition of The Northern Star entitled "Victims of the Press," we see no reason for the author's distress concerning the treatment of the three Omega Psi Phi members and their NIU-sponsored roadtrip....

No one was hurt Wednesday night when a third floor Wirtz Hall fluorescent ceiling light burst into flames and caused about $1,000 in damage to the building. The light's faulty ballast, the built-in transformer that changes the building's electrical voltage...

In response to Vickie Snow's column of Sept. 11, there are many instances and forms of child abuse where the child does not end up physically dying as a result of the mistreatment. I doubt if those surviving children, who eventually will be or who are...

This is in response to Alfred Tatum's letter of Sept. 12. Mr. Tatum, you could not be more wrong. Nothing that the Star printed about the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity's abuse of the university's credit card was out of line for a newspaper to print. When I...