BREAKS SHOULD BE USED TO WORK:
By: Ethan Ernst, Opinion Columnist
Humans can’t work all the time; our bodies and minds need rest, and the quality of our work deteriorates without it. However, we also have limited time and the world never stops...
Northern Illinois University isn’t the biggest college in Illinois, however, it offers a wide variety of specialized programs, some of which are severely under-attended due to unawareness.
A majority of NIU’s advertising fails to mention these...
Spring break, unfortunately, came to a close Sunday, pulling many students away from their relaxing time away from campus.
Ranging from visiting friends to catching up on schoolwork, students provided their thoughts on what they were most looking forward...
By Ethan Ernst, Opinion Columnist
| March 17, 2025
Pets have provided valuable companionship for humans for hundreds of years. In fact, two-thirds of American families owned a pet in 2023.
Which type of pet is your favorite?
DOGS
Otherwise known as man’s best friend, dogs are the most popular...
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I like being stressed, within limits, of course. I tend to always be stressed, whether it be about my job, school or even family dilemmas.
Up until fairly recently, I always let the stress build up inside until...
I remember in 2016, when President Donald Trump was first elected, the world felt different; things didn’t feel as happy as they felt when Barack Obama was President. It felt like people had lost all hope they had for the future. I went to school that...
The city of DeKalb received a $50,000 grant for a new initiative to put police on Huskie Buses. While this may not seem necessary, this grant was specifically applied for to be used in this initiative and could not have gone to other areas of safety.
The...
As an opinion columnist, it feels unnerving to have so much political content to write about. Content is flowing out of the White House like a fire hose, out of the president’s mouth, the orders he signs and so much more.
There is too much that...
As you read books – whether as children or students – there may be many fictional characters, whether it be from books, TV shows or movies that students relate to and dream of being best friends with.
NIU students provided their thoughts on who...
After almost two years of war, Israel and Hamas have signed a hostage release-ceasefire deal on Jan. 17. However, there are multiple reasons to believe that this agreement is only a fragile pause that both sides will take to make a strategic rearrangement,...
