I am writing in response to "Victims of the Press" written by Alfred Tatum. He insinuated the members of Omega Psi Phi were victimized and exploited by The Northern Star because they are African-Americans. He also stated that the original article had...

Second-string Huskie quarterback Robert Rugai was arrested Sunday by DeKalb Police and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and accepting alcohol as a minor. Police said they stopped Rugai, 20, on Lincoln Highway near Annie Glidden Road...

Alfred Tatum obviously has no clue as to how important an informed public is here at Northern. Beth Behland did an excellent job of investigative reporting in her series of articles on the Omega Psi Phi credit abuse scam. Mr. Tatum's Sept. 12 editorial...

Nobody ever died as a result of being cooked internally at tanning parlors. This story and other urban legends are in the book "Curses! Broiled Again" by Jan Harold Brunvand. Your editorial on dying to look good could and should have been based on facts,...

Why is it every time an African-American does something wrong, and it is reported or even, God forbid, criticized, there is an inevitable cry of racism? I am referring to the letter to the editor in the Wednesday issue of the Northern Star. Beth Behland...

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...

Scott Stocking ("Moral Defense," 9-11-90) posits an "absolute truth" that homosexuality is "morally and ethically wrong" and uses this to support the ROTC's discriminatory policy against homosexuals. Perhaps if his conception could be validated, such...

Taxes' lethal hands have left education alone, until now. In Evanston, the city council decided it needed more money and didn't want to go to the usual taxpayer. With a gleam in their eyes, they looked toward Northwestern University and approved a $5-a-month...

The sweeping recruiting changes trickling down from fraternity and sorority national chapters is impressive, but the future will speak for itself. A fraternity and three sororities with NIU chapters have brought the reforms to this campus. They will have...

By now you are hopefully serenely settled in your new living accomodations and finding they meet or exceed your expectations. Realize that when problems arise, they usually begin early on in the tenancy or housing contract period. The following are steps...