I've been having these sudden attacks lately. One minute, I'm just sitting around, and the next, I could swear I was a 370-pound, Jewish woman stirring a giant, boiling vat of matzah-ball soup in her 1940s kitchen while yelling at her allergy-ridden son...

Black Law Student Association I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America... We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal and are endowed by the creator with certain inalienable rights... I have a dream that...

NIU should have known better. The old Arndt House is one of NIU's latest little household improvements, but things are already getting off to a slow start that could have been avoided. The Board of Regents said it needs an itemized list of expenditures...

It has been reported that the NIU Parking Committee voted to divert $100,000 of parking monies to the MLK Commons renovation. If The Star had correct facts, three parking spots would be created. The cost of each parking spot would then be $33,333. Does...

We are all aware of the evils of racism and become aware of, through the animal rights movement, the evils of speciesism (the belief that one species is superior to another). Prejudice, in whatever form, only causes suffering, and loss of benefit to society....

Attention NIU students, I'm black. That means if you turn your back on me I'll stab you or at least steal your money. It also means that I run fast and jump high. I love to eat chicken, and watermelon is my favorite. I'm not particularly smart, but I...

By now, Marilyn Montiero's indictment of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (Star, March 2) must have been dismissed by the court of public opinion for lack of evidence. She has utterly failed to produce any support for her charge that the college...

What catches your eye when you're skimming through a newspaper? Me - the headlines. A good headline should introduce you to the story and arouse your interest to the point that you feel compelled to read on. Yes, I am guilty. If the headline and lead...

If NIU wants to clean up the asbestos in the University Health Center before it becomes a bigger problem, that's great. But considering a temporary location anywhere but on campus is ludicrous. Regular air samples indicate airborne asbestos levels in...

You too can help save the world. This seems to be the theme for Earth Week, along with the 20th Anniversary of Earth Day (this Sunday). OK, so about 25,000 students think about recycling for a week. This is good. Awareness of a problem, such as the destruction...

It is quite ironic, and disheartening too, to hear that NIU teachers are lazy, cannot teach and are not doing well in research. This is absolute nonsense. It might well be that what the Illinois Board of Higher Education NIU faculty negative report means...