Oh, those self-righteous young MEN who write impassioned letters to The Northern Star against abortion! No chance THEY will ever expereince an unwanted pregnancy. Since I doubt there's any chance of changing their minds on the issue, I'm just hoping two...

Oct. 29, the men of Phi Sigma Kappa hosted a party for the brothers of the fraternity and their invited guests. The general consensus from those attending the party was that it was perhaps one of the most organized, most successful and most fun parties...

Regarding your recent homecoming special issue, I found it to be quite informative, yet lacking in one particular aspect. I'm sure all the students on campus are familiar with the annual celebrations of homecoming; its parades, pep rallies and football...

The 11th annual Chili Shoot-out will be held Saturday at the Moose Club, 4301 North Main Street, Rockford. The public is invited and there is a $1 donation. Over 40 local chili cooks will brew their individual recipes which will be judged and sold. Brown...

It is time for the American public and the big whigs in the corporate world to start exercising some social responsibility and start paying for the conditions of our environment. For too long we have heard the blame put on the shoulders of the government....

Speaking from the bar When you and your roommates sit down for breakfast, is it so cold in your apartment you can see each other's breath when you speak? When you go into the kitchen for an early a.m. snack, do you catch hordes of roaches picnicking on...

As a third year Resident Assistant, my reaction to Christine Rechner's letter "RAs too strict," is that Christine is very mis-informed as to what an RA's job responsibilities consist of. One of the RA's job responsibilities is to complete a series of...

As a Canadian I found Gina Quilici's column (Sept. 19) really well done. It sure is frustrating for us Canadians to find out that you do not even know basic political facts about our country. A few of weeks ago I was visiting my girl friend who attends...

I would like to comment on a very rare occurence I experienced Sept. 28. I came onto campus to take a computer class, parking my scooter at the Swen Parson Hall bike racks and apparently leaving my keys in the ignition. I didn't notice I'd forgotten my...

How many times have you walked through the NIU campus, passing well-tended trees and carefully manicured grass and flowers, only to trip over fast-food cartons, soda cans and old newspapers? Granted, all of us have "more important" things to think about...

In response to a letter to the editor written by TR Biddle (Sept. 8) concerning Columbia and the drug war, I must tell Mr. Biddle to wake up and smell the (Columbian) coffee. He states that "if it wasn't for those greedy Columbian drug farmers, this country...