The merger of wireless giant AT&T with T-Mobile will prove to benefit customers wanting more from their carrier. If the merger occurred, AT&T would pass Verizon as America's largest wireless company with approximately 129 million customers compared...

This past weekend I was really proud of local governments and community groups throughout this great nation. The numerous community events they planned gave time for us Americans to unite and have fun with our loved ones.Although family time this weekend...

As of lately, I realized how ridiculously long my days are becoming. I'm on campus by 9 a.m., stuck in classes until 4 p.m., and ambushed by countless meetings and extra-curricular activities that usually keep me on campus until 9 or 10 p.m. Most days...

According to an Aug. 30 article in the Chicago Tribune, Really Big Coloring Books Inc. published a coloring book depicting the actions of Sept. 11. The book, titled "We Shall Never Forget 9/11: The Kids' Book of Freedom", is intended to teach young children...

Kiara herring Columnist On Sept. 11, 2001, I sat in my kitchen waiting for my mother to make me a bowl of cereal. I went to the TV to turn on the Power Puff Girls, but it had been left on the news station my father watched the night before. I was looking...

Even though emailing professors is convenient, it is not the only thing that will enhance your college career. Face to face communication is very important. Looking back to freshman year of college, I don't think I got to know my professors well. My philosophy...

Aaron Brooks Columnist Congressmen should not tweet during presidential speeches; it is disrespectful. Congressmen, you have not been elected by a majority of the American people, so even though you think you are better qualified to speak on such matters,...

More and more companies - read "potential employers" - are working to improve their green images and start green initiatives.Being prepared for these demands gives students with a background in environmental studies a competitive edge in the job market...

Cut: DefenseTo get Americans back to work we need a strong economy, and one of the most corrosive elements to a strong economy is war. War has evolved. Nations no longer face an opposing military in an open battlefield for an extended period of time;...

Cut: ObamacarePresident Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act looks hardly affordable. The Congressional Budget Office reported that the first ten years Obamacare existed would cost $940 billion or almost $1 trillion to tax payers. Don't forget about the...

It seems that you can't open a newspaper, magazine, or turn on the TV without hearing some sort of election coverage. Pundits and members of the news have been flocking to political meccas like New Hampshire or Iowa to cover the day-to-day politicking...

Generally on large college campuses like NIU, a lot of minority groups may feel underrepresented. Luckily for NIU, minority students have organizations such as Black Student Union (BSU) to help alleviate some of the problems they face on a daily basis...