Girls, this one is for you.From my experience in gyms, free-weight rooms are male-dominated and cardio rooms are female-dominated. While it would seem resistance training isn’t as important for women as it is for men, this couldn’t be further from...
Advisory leads to course confusionThe word of the day is “ambiguous.” If you need a definition, it was likely included in the NIU text advisory sent out in regard to Monday’s nasty weather.NIU issued a text advisory just after 11 a.m. Monday with...
Friday’s chilling winds accompanied memories of the Feb. 14, 2008, tragedy among the NIU community.At 3:06 p.m. the five bells remembering the five victims — Gayle Dubowski, Catalina Garcia, Julianna Gehant, Ryanne Mace and Daniel Parmenter — rang...
Pass:The Convocation Center is looking for student input.Athletics director Sean Frazier couldn’t have put it better when he said the Convocation Center is a key community asset that serves the campus and the greater local and regional community, according...
This is Part 5 in a five-part series. Read: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5Six years ago today, an on-campus shooting forever changed the NIU community.Five students were killed and 21 people were injured. Families, friends and the community...
Students who are passionately for or against the upcoming circus show can sway the opinions of their Student Association senators at the Senate meeting Sunday.SA Senate will debate Circus Spectacular and a petition that was started by anthropology assistant...
This is Part 4 in a five-part series. Read: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5You will hear five bell tolls at 3:06 p.m. Friday.It may seem out of place and it may catch your attention. Take the time to pause as the bells toll. It’s a moment...
Pass:Charity event Sigma Soulmates was hosted at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Carl Sandburg Auditorium.Sigma Soulmates is hosted by the NIU Sigma Sigma Sigma chapter. It is a fantastic event that raises money for the Robbie Page Memorial, which funds play...
I have two major fears: Needles being stuck in my veins and confronting my fears.Fortunately, I conquered both of those Tuesday at the blood drive hosted by Black Male Initiative. As my iron-rich, A-positive life juice slowly flowed its way through the...
Want to know what’s awesome? Saving lives. I’m not talking about rescuing someone out of a burning building or magically stopping a car crash. I’m talking about donating blood.How great is it to know a simple blood donation could save another human...
This is Part 3 in a five-part series. Read: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5The legacy of the Feb. 14, 2008, shooting lives on through ways that cannot be forgotten.Although most current students were not on campus when the shooting occurred,...
This is Part 2 in a five-part series. Read: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5How do you feel about the police?The first thing that comes to your mind is probably the parking ticket you got last week or the time you got pulled over for a broken...
