There are certain aspects of the child-parent relationship that never change. When we are little kids, we go running to mom or dad with a scraped knee or if we have a bad dream. When we are teenagers, most of us want nothing more than for them to leave...
Chick-fil-A is suing a Vermont man for infringing on the company's trademarked slogan, "eat mor chikin." The company claims that the silk screened t-shirts and other items made by Bo Muller-Moore with the words "eat more kale" could hurt its business....
Oct. 5: A day that will remain in infamy. The decision I made this fateful day would fundamentally shift how I communicated with everyone in my universe. The choice I made was quite possibly the best thing that I have ever done since the Internet has...
Jack BakerColumnistBest: The best thing about Thanksgiving is the food. Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and pie make it one of the best days of the year. How could anyone not love a holiday dedicated entirely to gorging yourself on food and then passing...
Graduate school or real world, that is the question. Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of further education, or to take arms against a decimated economy. I would continue parodying Billy, but he's boring and this is detracting...
When I graduated high school, I was so happy to be done because I didn't have to relive those four years. But looking back, I underestimated just what I got out of high school and how my experiences help shaped my future. High school serves as the crucial...
Martha Lueck Columnist You should definitely bundle up! I know, common sense, right? But you'd be amazed at how many people seem to think the excitement for hot sales is enough to keep them from freezing throughout hours of waiting for the doors of Best...
A couple weeks ago, I took a test in my Psychopathology class. I got an A on it, but if I had to take it again, I might fail. Not that much time has passed, but I've already forgotten most, if not all, of the information that was on the test. This is...
A lot of you are probably thinking "it's the most wonderful time of the year," just like the popular Christmas tune. But it's not that time of year yet. I understand some people love Christmas, but hold your horses, it's still November. If you are one...
For the second installment of Involved at NIU, I observed a weekly meeting of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and the Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (AIESEC). Society of Manufacturing Engineers...
At some point, nearly every student that has attended a university will have at least one roommate. And roommate disagreements, squabbles, Mortal Kombats and beer pong challenges are usually inevitable. As much as I have learned here in studies of communication,...
As I walked through the English department in Reavis Hall, I found myself feeling insecure about all of the things I didn't know. It's easy to assume that others know exactly what you know. But the truth is, we don't all know the same things. Melissa...
