In the Sept. 29 issue of the Northern Star, Jim Fabris is quoted as saying the attendance at the rally of Sept. 28 was lower than the attendance at the rally of March 5 because "there aren't any television cameras." This statement is nothing more than...

The Sept. 1, edition of the Northern Star contained a column by Jeff Kirik entitled, "1987-88 might be another year of question marks for Huskie athletic department under reconstruction." In the article, Mr. Kirik commented on the work of the committees...

After reading a great deal of print about the need to stamp out racism, I felt the need to put forward my own views on what basis it should be done. As I see it, there are two types of racism, institutional and individual. Great strides have been made...

Sunday, to me, has served as the height of excitement in my lifetime. Mike Ditka took his Bears into Philadelphia and beat on Buddy Ryan's Eagles. How sweet it was. Or at least it would have been—if the real Bears had faced the real Eagles. Unfortunately,...

Florida has a new gun law. Anyone who's not a convicted felon or "incapacitated" can acquire a concealed weapons permit. A provision prohibiting the carrying of weapons in plain view was left out of the new law, supposedly as an "oversight." Change does...

What would you be doing right now if you knew you were going to die tomorrow? Haven't you asked yourself that many times? What if you knew your best friend was going to die? Morbid thoughts, yes, but the possibilities became a reality early Sunday morning....

Unity through Diversity week is underway at last! Now everyone has a chance to engage in public hand-wringing and breast-beating over issues of racism. Step right up and genuflect at the altar of cultural pluralism. If you do not, you must be one of those...

Dave Duschene's 9/23 column claimed that sitting back and calmly accepting a $150 tuition increase was a practical way of dealing with the realities of life. I say bunk. It is possible that Dave can sit back and pay the $150 increase, but I cannot. It's...

Pro football is shut down, which it should be until baseball reaches its October apogee. Football owners, with time on their hands, should note that the national pastime has vindicated the national premise: Freedom works. Football's controversy concerns...

I am writing in favor of the towing companies. I'm tired of hearing everyone bad-mouth them when all they are trying to do is their job. They are hired to do a job for someone, and they do it. I'm not saying I wouldn't be upset if my car got towed, but...

Now that it seems certain of at least a treaty being signed eliminating medium-range missiles in Europe, the Reagan administration's policy towards nuclear arms control should be commended. President Reagan has followed and succeeded in the only course...