Nobody wants to be a hipster. These days, it's the biggest insult. It means something bad. Something very, very bad. But what, I have only some idea. It has something to do with irony, superfluous scarves, tight jeans and indie music - whatever that means...

A girl walked into my work one day. Even though she was probably in her late 20s or early 30s, she couldn't have been more than 90 pounds.Even with her baggy clothes, you could still see her bony spine protruding from her shirt as she bent down to look...

Running sucks. It is the single most life-draining exercise you can do. You know you're working out when you're dripping in sweat, your face is bright red and your lungs are on fire. Personally, if I'm working out, I'd rather be doing something (anything)...

It's nearly impossible to go to the movie theater, look up at the marquee and see a movie that isn't a sequel, prequel, remake or a movie based off an already existing idea.In light of this recent realization, it should come as no surprise that someone...

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...