Lying on the beach in Cancun is out; laying the foundation for a Habitat for Humanity home is in. Next week, four small groups of NIU students will travel to locations all over the U.S. to volunteer with NIU’s Alternative Spring Break. In the last decade,...

There was much hullaballoo a few weeks ago about Google’s new privacy policy. While I’m glad there is concern about a company making changes to its privacy policy, I’m not sure it’s enough. In the social network industry, the primary product is,...

I’ve always been told to marry my one and only. I’m not by any means old enough to be married, but how will I find the person that makes me happiest? To be honest, I feel like both men and women are constantly on the lookout for someone they might...

Several years ago I remember visiting my Great Aunt Nancy in her hometown of Jeffersonville, Ind. I always cherished those moments because the six-hour drive between us made it difficult to see each other once or twice a year, and her gentle southern...

See, this one time, I spilled coffee on myself during a job interview. I’d like to think this will never happen again. But I know better. We all know better. We would all like to think we’ll never fart in public or Freudian-slip during a presentation...

Midterms are awesome for several reasons. Ok, maybe not awesome but kinda cool. Well, not kinda cool, but decent. Ha, no no, not decent. My bad team, it’s much more like terrible. Spring break is on the horizon. The weather is beautiful, the sun is...

Discussing gender inequality always leaves me with an exhaustive feeling, like I’ve just come in dead-last in the race for my life. This is true because gender and feminist topics are always complex and analytical, but also because there is so much...

Throughout our years at NIU, we will encounter many different teaching styles from different educators.We have our favorites, the ones we recommend to our friends, and ones we recommend to avoid.For the department of communication, it’s no different....

There are many stereotypes that exist about college parties. From town houses to frat houses to apartments, there are certain aspects of the college party that will always exist - most notably loud music, lots of drinking, perhaps other chemical enhancers...

Come May 11, I am gone. Goodbye NIU. But before I graduate, there are a few more things I have to do: see a play, give out free hugs in the MLK Commons and howl from the roof of the Holmes Student Center. Three items left on my bucket list. What is on...

Friends, the unthinkable has happened. Old man winter finally lost his snowballs. According to the National Climate Data Center, January temperatures nationwide were 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit above the national average from 1901 to 2000. The 2000-2009 decade...

Parker Happ: Some of my married friends shared that their wedding bands, instead of preventing pursuit from females, actually attracts them. These men face unwanted social pressures everyday. Let’s say a married man decides to party with the bros for...