It has been said that overconfidence can be one's worst enemy. It spelled doom for the 1969 Baltimore Orioles, who boasted they would whip the Miracle Mets in the World Series and it might have cost Marvin Hagler his middleweight boxing title last week....

Kevin Sullivan's letter (March 18) on curing racism by abolishing student associations based on race and culture is a shoddy excuse for bigotry masquerading as logic. First he mistakes their membership composition as tantamount to being racist. These...

While walking to class I was disgusted to see the creek behind the Village Commons Bookstore, 901 Lucinda Ave., literally clogged with garbage. It looks repulsive and irresponsible. I'm sure University Plaza residents and other students who walk this...

When it comes to policy making, some situations call for a wide variety of voices to be heard. There are other situations, however, in which policy makers should take heed to the old saying, "too many cooks spoil the broth." Committees charged with setting...

After reading Debra Fleischman's March 19 column, and after reading AP-related stories in the local dailies, something got stuck in my stomach and continues to bother me. It hurts worse than a punch in the gut. To think my alma mater has students who...

I wish to comment on a recent column. Secular humanism may not appear to be a religion to the casual observer; however, a review of such articles of faith as the humanist manifesto betrays a zealous religious base. It was the intent of humanist founders...

To the students of NIU: Congratulations. We are now known across the entire United States as part of a special group of people, as of the April issue of Time. Are NIU students nationally known for their intelligence, tolerance, love and humanity? Heck...

Like, come on, "Buffy," give me a break. Give us all, or at least those of us who can chew gum and read The Northern Star at the same time, a break. The allegation that Debra Fleischman's April 2 commentary was directed at "sorority girls" is clearly...

Parents of senior college students throughout the nation are facing a major dilemma this month. No, it's not menopause. This is much more serious. The concern is not whether their responsible offspring will pass their finals and/or suffer severe anxiety...

I'd like to respond to your March 24 editorial regarding my involvement in WKDI FM's proposed conversion to a regular FM frequency. What you failed to mention in your editorial is the projected start-up cost of $180,000 which would be required to bring...

For the past several months, people on this campus have been bombarded with information regarding the AIDS epidemic. We've been told time and again that we can minimize our risks of contamination by limiting our number of sexual partners and avoiding...

WKDI is presently heard on 93.5 FM through cable transmission. Due to this type of broadcast, WKDI is severely limited in listenership. Currently we reach only about 1,000 students at NIU daily. It is obvious that this system restricts growth of college...