Imagine that I am writing this column absolutely hammered. How many typos do you think there would be? Would my arrangement of ideas be sporadic? Would I say some things that are inappropriate and possibly even libelous? Let me assure you, I would. I'd...

As I was flipping through the Northern Star Tuesday, I stumbled upon Logan Short’s article “For me, U.S. health care system is great.” Upon reading the article, I must say I was pretty angry. The thought that someone would be so disappointed because...

While Drake is singing about having money to blow amidst the country's worst economic crisis during my lifetime, I need a job, and after the Star's recent report about the lack of student jobs available on campus, it looks like my options are limited....

Almost every summer I visit Canada to go camping in Quetico Provincial Park.This past summer, on my way home after the wilderness adventure, we decided to get some authentic Canadian cuisine at a restaurant called Boston Pizza. We got to talking with...

The first time I met Tony Heilmann I was leaving the Walmart parking lot and saw him holding a sign on a piece of cardboard with some writing stating he was selling candy. I always feel sympathetic for anyone who has to humble themselves and hold a sign...

Alright DeKalb, let me first state that I love you before you think you're not appreciated. When it comes to the weekends, though, I think we could use some space from time to time. The reason being: insanity. Albert Einstein was once quoted as saying...

So my editor gave the "Perspective" columnists a couple of column ideas that would be appropriate for the beginning of the school year. One of them was an advice column for freshmen and I thought, "Ah hells yeah, I'm going to let these stupid freshmen...