This is a response to Mr. Edward's letter of Feb. 5. Mr. Edwards, you complain that 120,000 citizens of the United States; having had all their worldly goods taken from them, having been interned without trial in concentration camps for the duration of...

Imagine this: You're working at a popular toy store over Christmas break. Toys are all over the place. There's a steady rush of cranky parents toting along their cranky kids in search of that "one gift." You greet them as pleasantly as possible. Four...

NIU should give Walt Owens the first pitch at being the Huskie baseball coach. Owens was the coach when the baseball program was cut in 1982, and was never actually fired. He has kept up with scouting the high school talent and is familiar with the system...

Lisa Garretson was my friend. Her murder was the most senseless act I have ever been faced with, and I am thankful that the case has finally been solved. It was a complex investigation because it did not involve any of Lisa's close friends. It was therefore...

Back in 1988, when George Bush was on the presidential campaign trail looking for voters, he promised everyone that if he were elected president, he would be "the education president." Since he became president he has been saying he will be known as "the...

Students who are not graduating this semester will be happy to know they might see a cleaned-up and beautified King Memorial Commons before they leave NIU. After a six-month delay, caused by the Holmes Student Center recladding, the commons' renovations...

I write to take issue with the reasoning of William Crumbaugh in Monday's newspaper. He alleges that the Jewish people have suffered more from racial prejudice and injustice than the African-American. This is absurd, for equating the Holocaust to the...

I would like to clarify part of my letter "Opinion off mark" (Dec. 8) that was totally misunderstood by Michael Bonds in his letter "Views misled" (Jan. 30). Mr. Bonds, in your first letter, you stated that the ACT should be geared toward "the majority,"...

Many colleges and universities across the country are dealing with racism in a manner which NIU will probably consider sooner or later. Campuses are passing regulations which penalize students who insult others based on their race, religion, or sexual...

I apologize for any misrepresentation of Pro-Lifers to the Feminist Front. I would also like to clarify a few points. First, the prayer service (Jan. 21) was not a cover for "anti-women politics." It was a time of prayer and honor for the dead. Though...

Super Bowl XXIV paraphenalia is available at sub-fire sale prices, holiday gifts you bought in December are now appearing on your credit card statements and your roommate has finally consumed the last of your mother's inedible Christmas cookies she insisted...

For two weeks in The Northern Star, there has been a prolonged bashing of the Feminist Front for its participation in the Sunday night (Jan. 21) memorial service. The editorial attacks have centered on bad manners and the lack of respect for a religious...