Whether you are cheap, lazy, concerned about plastic bottles polluting the Earth or the chemicals that societal norms urge you to slather on yourself, there is a solution for you. I’m talking about the “no poo movement,” and no, it is not about...
Often I write columns about world issues, politics or something else that you might hear about on CNN. While these issues are important, they are very big. What I mean by this is that unless you are a U.S. senator or a CEO of a large corporation, there...
Who is Annie Glidden, anyway? You know, of Annie Glidden Road? What about Lucinda? Ever since moving to DeKalb to attend NIU, I have wondered who these two women were and why they were important enough to have busy streets named after them. I say this...
I don’t like using quotations, I don’t like seeking “expert opinions,” and I don’t like that we’re taught to believe other people’s ideas add credibility or merit to our own. To contradict myself in the most profound way possible, allow...
It’s been two years. Two long years since NIU lost a beautiful soul to cruel intentions. Antinette “Toni” Keller went missing Oct. 14, 2010—the Thursday of Homecoming weekend her freshman year. Although it has been two years since the tragedy...
He was able to bring sexy back, but will Justin Timberlake be able to bring MySpace back? After portraying a social network tycoon in a movie, Timberlake is apparently hoping to become one in real life by turning the old school site into the social awesome....
10. Take the GRE: It’s supposed to assess your readiness for graduate work. To me, it only measures your test-taking ability and your capacity for useless vocabulary. Luckily, your score is only one of several factors in the admission process. 9. Spend...
I hate wearing pants. There, I said it. I’m not one of those guys who wants to lounge around in his underwear all day; I happily wear shorts as often as I possibly can. Trousers, jeans, sweats and any other type of pantaloons—I dislike wearing them...
If you’ve ever ordered from Jimmy John’s, you might have noticed the phrase “peace, dude” under its description of their Vegetarian sub. As an ovo-lacto vegetarian, I’m not offended by this because the restaurant is known for its humorous ads...
I have recently joined a class of people that I previously hated: bikers. In my mind, bicyclists were worse than cars drivers. Cyclists were the bully of the sidewalk; they go too fast, cut people off and act like they are better than everyone. Our “friends”...
I am not a pretty lady. As my mugshot will confirm, I am rarely approached by people who hope to exchange phone numbers and hang out at a later date. “Rarely” is being generous. I have had so few propositions that, to this day, I am baffled by the...
The large cup is now endangered. New York City’s Board of Health approved a ban on the sale of soft drinks larger than 16 ounces, Thursday. This ban makes it so all soft drinks which have more than 25 calories per eight ounces will not be able to be...
