In 1901, John F. Queeny decided to start a business that would manufacture artificial sweetener. Queeny named his company Monsanto, after his wife. Today, over a hundred years later, this Fortune 500 company has over 30,000 employees and over 500 facilities...
Not guilty. Those two words hold a lot of weight in today's society, as someone is more often guilty until proven innocent. Casey Anthony is the latest example. The latest example of how the justice system actually worked. Many of you reading this are...
When it comes to making decisions, the more educated inputs available, the better. Always get a second opinion, and then a third and maybe even a fourth. Unfortunately, the input from an advising voice has disappeared from NIU in the arena of grade...
Right now, you can go into any grocery store and buy genetically modified (GM) food without even realizing it. GM foods were introduced into grocery stores in the mid-1990s and were designed to increase output of crops by allowing foods to grow faster...
I usually have it when I’m driving. Some people have it in the shower, or maybe in the checkout line at the grocery store. It’s the aha moment. The epiphany. A pure moment of realization. It might be something trivial: I left the lights on. It might...
There's something special about mothers, isn't there? They'll wipe your butt when you're a baby, bring you chicken soup when you're sick and gosh darn it if they can't get you to confess to murder. According to a June 14 Chicago Tribune article, a common...
In some states, it is legal for women to be topless. Yes, this means nothing covering their breasts.Hawaii, Texas, New York, Maine, Ohio and some parts of California allow women to go bare-chested in public.But not here. No, not in Illinois. Women must...
I decided I became an adult when I started flossing regularly. I felt that I had grown out of what psychologists call the superman complex: teenagers believe they are invincible and nothing bad can happen to them. It's the reason they're so bad at driving...
It is important to receive good grades during your college career; however, being involved in extracurricular activities and getting work experience, like an internship, is valued more. Extracurricular activities and work experience allow you to get hands-on...
Moments before my grandfather died, my uncle and father were in his room as he lay on his bed, barely able to speak or move because of how weak he was. We had known his health was declining for some time now, but it was a lucky coincidence that my uncle...
While readying myself for my upcoming graduation, I can look back on my four years at NIU as a satisfying experience overall. All of the clubs and opportunities I had wanted were available to me, with maybe the exception of a Beard Appreciation Club.But...
Imagine getting off of school for winter break when Thanksgiving break starts instead of a week or two later, an extra week for spring break and fewer classes per period. These are some of the benefits that NIU would see from a trimester schedule versus...
