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....

This letter is in reply to Jennifer "Buffy"Lundy's letter printed in the April 6 issue of The Northern Star. Well, Ms. Lundy, it's so nice of you to come forward and let everyone know that Ms. Fleischman's column was referring to sorority girls, seeing...

I wish to take the strongest possible exception to the "cartoon" used to illustrate your editorial "The only thing is winning." The cartoon's implication that the idea of winning a game would be a new and radical approach to attract fans is an insult...

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...

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...

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...

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...