Not that the football players will be able to comprehend this letter, but we were deeply offended by their actions and attitudes that they exhibited at the Oct. 5 "Yell Like Hell" in the Chick Evans Field House. We concluded that the football players...

Some came from as far away as Nebraska and Minnesota to attend a two-day racial discrimination conference at NIU this weekend. But the distance traveled is nothing when one considers the miles of work still to be done to stop all forms of discrimination....

Students in a bind Editor's Note: This is the first installment of a three-part series on the problems associated with off-campus student housing. This story discusses why college students often tolerate poor housing situations. by Michelle Landrum and...

In response to the letter from the "naive" Maureen Keane. It is almost indecent for any student or administrative official to think that blacks on campus are going to be passive about the racial tension going on here at NIU. Right is right, and wrong...

Over the last year and a half I have read so much about racism on this campus, yet I have read so little to indicate that people understand the complexity of the problem and are sincere in trying to solve it. The letter titled "Arrest Suspects," which...

Do not treat someone differently simply because of a group they belong to. Judge the individual. This principle was one stressed at Saturday's workshop on campus racial discrimination. In one of the more enlightening sessions, participants were asked...

Ronald Reagan and wife Nancy have been receiving some harsh criticism over their recent voyage to Japan. Those who question the Reagans' behavior point to the fact that the couple will receive a cool $2 million for making television and other gala event...

What good was Unity in Diversity Week here at NIU? It seems to me that the whole thing was a farce. It looked to be more of a social affair than a learning process. The Hands Across Campus was more of a gathering of fraternities and sororities than anything...

In the face of impending "flagocide," our nation's politicians feel their guidance and expertise in protecting the American flag from extinction is justified. However, last week a bill to place the American flag under Constitutional protection failed...

Several years ago, I wrote a letter concerning the fact that Jesse Jackson was a racist. That letter to the editor prompted several death threats and a very harassing phone call from the Black Student Union president (‘86—'87). I would like to follow...

I rarely respond to any article written by The Northern Star or any letter written and published in this paper. The letter by Joe Annunzio on Oct. 20 deserves a proper response. To begin, Mr. Annunzio suggests that last years Student Association senate...

Why is everyone afraid to admit it? Why has the Star refused to publish it? Why is no one dealing with the real issues surrounding the abortion debate? The answer: it hits too close to home for most of us. I don't understand why pro-choicers talk about...