Have you ever heard a joke about AIDS or Ethiopians? If you have, and if you have any compassion, you probably didn't laugh. You didn't laugh because AIDS and world hunger are serious issues not to be joked about. Abortion is no exception. Some of us...

The Northern Star editorial on Sept. 19, "CHANCE fails to achieve," is a misguided opinion reflecting little recognition of the realities of minority needs in America or the recent changes in the CHANCE program. The CHANCE program is built on the belief...

It's Saturday morning and the unthinkable has happened. Somewhere in the music and laughter and fleeting moments of last night hides an unforgettable memory. Something happened that you thought could never happen to you. You were raped last night. Rape...

Paint was the mystery behind the greenish milky substance disturbing the Kishwaukee River Tuesday that was compounded by a water leak at Faraday Library. Ten gallons of green latex paint were dropped into a storm drain leading to Watson Creek, said Steve...

As an editorial board, and as students and human beings concerned about racial inequality, we find it very offensive to be called "racist." Unfortunately, when we attempt to tackle sensitive issues that involve race, we are often maligned and insulted...

Walking by the Holmes Student Center the other day my eye was caught by the posters for Pro-Choice. They said that pro-choice means, "being for the rights of all women, of all races and all classes..." My question as I read it was, well, what about all...

I was amused by the large, slick poster advertising G. Heileman's Special Export, which accompanied every issue of The Northern Star, Sept. 15. Only a month ago I watched on television as a spokesman for the beer industry touted the industry's strong...

The best way to teach teenagers about the perils of AIDS is to display the facts and lessons in a medium that they will understand and pay attention to. In this spirit, the New York state Health Department attempted to compile an AIDS prevention video...

To stop the supply of drugs like cocaine to the U.S. requires a WAR ON SECRET WARS—secret wars that are apparently conducted by White House agencies such as the CIA or National Security Council's secret teams of ex-military and CIA agents. Contra-gate,...

Excuse us, President Bush. Do you remember your inauguration in January, with all its glamour and historical significance? Among all the celebration, do you remember the symbolic significance of the Oath of Office that you repeated with your right hand...

In regard to the editorial on military action needed in Colombia (Aug 29): the cocaine problem is no joke, but the solution you proposed is. Must we resort to the same militaristic might that once may have been a functional response of our ancestors?...

I am disturbed about two recent articles that appeared in The Northern Star. The first was an editorial about a recent incident in Virginia Beach, Va. (Sept. 7), the second being a reply to that editorial (Sept. 12). I find both to be lacking any insight...