A good vision for NIU would be continuing to educate students about LGBT history. My perception, as well as others, is that NIU could improve from good to great. I believe the next step for NIU is not the passive acceptance of all gender identities, but...
Picture this scenario: You are casually walking to class, listening to your iPod or checking your smartphone to get the latest news, and you walk by someone who has the latest tech in their hands. It's faster, slimmer and more energy efficient, and you...
Sept. 1, the Obama Administration unveiled a new addition to whitehouse.gov titled "We the People."The site is aimed at "giving Americans a direct line to the White House on the issues and concerns that matter most to them," President Obama said. When...
Parker Happ Columnist My roommate and I encountered a less than sociable person while traveling home on Hillcrest last weekend. Some hot mess decided a fence line would be a great place for a drunken nap, despite being in full view of the road. With a...
Tuesday, The Washington Post and Bloomberg sponsored the third Republican Presidential Debate at Dartmouth College. Columnist Parker Happ weighs in on the winners, losers, and surprise finisher at the debate. Losers Rick Perry Perry was not the cool,...
Have you ever felt awkward seeing teachers outside of school? In the words of Janis Ian from the movie Mean Girls, "It's like seeing a dog walk on its hind legs." But by now, we know that professors are not dogs and they should be treated as humans outside...
A critical mass is the minimum amount of material (fissile, if you want to be technical) needed to maintain a nuclear chain reaction. Without enough fissile material, nuclear energy cannot be produced.In the cycling world, a critical mass is an event...
That's right George, I'm talking to you: Stop it. George Lucas released all six movies in the Star Wars series Sept. 16 in Blu-ray format with "never before seen footage" and "all new special features" because we are now in the Blu-ray age of home movie...
"Hi! Welcome to the new Facebook." Ugh. Again. When the new Facebook made its debut last month, I had as much interest in learning about new privacy settings as listening to an entire Gilbert Gottfried comedy audiotape. Yet, with all great and addictive...
If you think the constant Facebook changes are annoying, just wait for what is soon to come. The new Timeline on Facebook is just another way to share more information than necessary online. It decreases users' online privacy and, at this rate, users'...
"No one can resist my Schweddy Balls," said Alec Baldwin in a famous Saturday Night Live sketch when he portrayed Pete Schweddy, owner of the holiday bakery Season's Eatings.It turns out he was wrong. Some people actually can resist Schweddy Balls.One...
Even though strong winds blow away your good mood, it is not an excuse to blow off classes. Instead of skipping a lecture, you could find that tackling the weather head-on actually brings great rewards.On a rainy Tuesday, several students from my journalism...
