I would like to commend Laurie Johnson for a well-written column on suicide in the March 25 issue of The Northern Star. Although I can understand the majority of her views, there is one particular statement that troubles me. She states, "The need to talk,...

One thing that has bothered me for a long time is that there is a black Greek system and a white Greek system. I am not a member of a fraternity or sorority, but I am a member of the University community, and we all affect each other whether or not we...

I enthusiastically commend and congratulate the members of the student coalition who organized and implemented the very impressive, effective and moving March 5 rally for unity to help end discrimination on this campus. This was a unique event in my experience...

Recently there have been several responses published about using activity fees to support the yearbook. I believe it is important to clear up some misconceptions regarding this issue. In the past, student activity dollars were used to publish the yearbook;...

In response to Mr. Sullivan's letter: if you are in international relations, God help us. Your closed-minded attitude frightens me. Someone with your obvious prejudices is in the wrong field. I hope you find a different direction, for everyone's sake....

I would like to take the time out to address this letter to the young lady who wrote the letter entitled "Take a walk!" in the March 24 issue. First of all, I want to ask Ms. Byrne what gives her the right to say who can and who cannot ride the buses,...

Recently a student wrote to The Northern Star discussing SA President, Jim Fischer. Jim Fischer is one of the most intelligent people I have had the pleasure of working with. The writer stated the student regent vote was worked on in 1977, which is true,...

With regard to Professor Arnhardt's satirical (intentional?) letter about the use of non-sexist language, I would submit that while possessing an average sense of humor, I found nothing in his letter to be even slightly amusing. Language is used, among...

I was pleased to see the issue of suicide addressed in Laurie Johnson's column on March 26. This is, indeed, a pressing concern of our society which needs sensitive coverage. I would like to point out that the Counseling and Student Development (CSDC)...

As always, on Mar. 19 I was reading the editorial section to catch up on the latest scandals that happened around Northern, when I read the editorial by Elizabeth Volkman. I'm glad to hear that the IRHA conference went well for you, Elizabeth, but it...

In her recent commentary on invasion of privacy, Debra Fleischman brought up some interesting issues. However, she failed to point out the real reason why USG Corporation banned its employees from smoking. Although USG probably won't admit it, the smoking...