Individuals and families from across the globe travel to the United States to see our many attractions, but once they arrive they find themselves frustrated by the lack of aid for non-English speakers.  The United States has roughly 79.9 million international...

Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has stepped down as New Zealand’s leader, but she deserves our warm-hearted praise both for her accomplishments in office as well as her final decision.  Politically active and a member of the New Zealand Labor...

Scary movies are mostly known for being watched during this Halloween season, but they can be watched anytime. A lot of people like scary movies. I, however, am not one of those people.  The first time I ever watched a scary movie was when I was 9...

Many people will tell you they hate Valentine’s day, but I say embrace it!  Hating on a holiday dedicated explicitly to love is just childish and cynical. When someone openly bashes Valentine’s Day, picture the boy at a school dance who thinks...

I was about 8 years old when I noticed a shift in my grandmother’s behavior. My grandmother was a very independent woman with a quick thinking mind and daily routine. She knew when to wake my brother and I up for school and when to pick us up. She knew...

In the broke, busy and ever-hungry lives of young college students, food is a high priority. Time and money, however, are tricky competitors. To accommodate this, NIU should ensure all-you-can-eat style dining halls are available in each residential building.  As...

While much has returned to normal since the arrival of COVID-19, one aspect of American life has remained tricky: travel. But maybe that’s not too bad. The significant decline in air travel in 2020 is no secret. However, even three years past the...

During the winter break my dad, younger sister and I decided to use the time to visit the Medieval Torture Museum in Chicago.  It was unlike any museum I had ever visited. There were models of bodies lined up throughout the exhibit demonstrating the...

Much controversy has surrounded Elon Musk since his purchase of Twitter, but the consensus is that Musk needs to leave.  Musk purchased the platform with the idea that he could make it a place for people to speak openly, “to help humanity,” Musk...

For the first time since America’s 1960s dance with the Soviet Union, a brand new space race could be underway, but with luck, today’s discoveries will be less about the “race” and more about the “space.” 2022 was record-breaking in terms...