There’s nothing worse than being in a classroom where very few students actively participate, and the teacher is just standing there, hoping that a student will answer their questions. While most students got comfortable looking at a screen to take...
Many of us grew up eating sandwiches of many kinds, but the most prevalent was peanut butter and jelly. Peanut butter and jelly is the simplest sandwich one can make with only three ingredients (bread, jelly, peanut butter) and the quickest assembly time....
At the height of the pandemic, people longed for a sense of normalcy. The concept of a “new normal” drastically changed how we lived our lives.
Campus life was no exception to such change.
Perhaps the biggest adjustment was dorm life —...
During the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us took up hobbies. Normal hobbies include bread baking, putting together jigsaw puzzles or knitting. I, however, took care of six pigs for meat production alongside my family.
Due to my brother...
“But you won’t get to see him often” is a thought that plagues my mind. And it’s true, I don’t get to see him as often as I’d like.
Long-distance relationships are difficult, but they don’t suck. I’d know, since I’m in one.
Millions...
If you were to ask me what my favorite place in DeKalb is, it’s not anywhere on campus. It’s a historic movie theater in downtown DeKalb: The Egyptian Theatre. Over the past three years, I did a lot of coverage of Egyptian Theatre events when I wrote...
Ask anyone in Chicago, and they’ll have an opinion on deep dish pizza and the best place to get it.
Personally, I love it.
Thin crust pizza is good. Some even call it the true Chicago-style pizza. But deep dish is so much better— it’s...
This October, along with a massive catalog of horror films, one thing I’ll be watching on repeat is the 1990s sitcom “Seinfeld,” which comes to Netflix on Oct. 1. In the eyes of many Millennials, as well as Generation Z, the defining show of this...
With in-person classes being available at NIU this semester, it can be a simultaneously freeing and overwhelming experience to be back in the classroom. But one thing is clear. Whether you’re an experienced student or a newcomer to NIU, effective communication...
I am incredibly proud of the unique atmosphere and culture of America. So many elements separate our country from the rest of the world in wonderful ways, including our multiculturalism and our epicenters in many industries. However, one thing that we...
The conversation around mental health is nothing new. Most college students experience some kind of mental health struggle. That’s why taking mental health days— whether from work or school— is important.
But college students are suddenly being...
I run four to eight miles every week. On days I don’t run, I make sure to walk at least four miles. Before last year, I could hardly run a mile, and now it’s part of my daily routine.
The pandemic changed a lot for most people. Classes were online,...
