As the number of sexual assault cases continues to rise, NIU must improve how it makes students aware of sexual assault prevention on campus.A Thursday address from President Barack Obama illustrated a White House task force that spreads awareness of...
Timothy RitterResident of MaltaEditorial Board,You noted with enthusiasm that conceal carry will not be allowed in public parks. As you said, why should anyone bring gun to a park? After all, it’s a place for kids to play, not a place for violence.I...
It’s a constant struggle: Student versus the almighty machine.That’s the complex many students seem to be well acquainted with as a result of their over-reliance on technology.This dependency ultimately takes a toll on students’ education.Bold assumption?...
Although the semester has just begun, it is time to start thinking about finances for the upcoming school year.The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is filled out by students to determine how much financial aid they receive for college.Financial...
Graduating from college into the real world is like riding down the tallest drop on a roller coaster: You work up to that one rushing moment and hope you don’t fly off the cart to the ground.The ground, of course, is unemployment, not sudden death.The...
On an average day, I will spend the better half of 30 minutes perfecting my winged eyeliner and making sure my blush looks like baked apricot instead of Bozo the Clown, but by no means am I doing this for some boy.Back in December, I came across a Tumblr...
It might seem that being sick just comes with the territory this time of year; however you don’t have to join the misery just because everyone else is doing it.Germs are easily spread when everyone is stuck inside in close quarters. On top of that,...
Senior accountancy majorOK, a couple of problems with the “Plus/minus grading no friend to A students” by Blake Glosson.1. The plus/minus doesn’t penalize the “hardest workers.” It penalizes, should your professor choose to adopt it, the borderline...
Martin Luther King Jr. is a man of many words and actions, and we cannot only focus on his “I Have a Dream” speech.King — whose memory was honored Monday — is so much more than “I Have a Dream.” As magnificent as the speech is, we need to...
The plus/minus grading scheme gets a ... B-.For the first time at NIU, students are looking back on their grades from the fall and are seeing plus and minus symbols after their letter grades.For many people, myself included, this change doesn’t sit...
The Internship and Full-Time Career fairs that NIU offers provide a great way to get a shoe in the door in your field of choice.Though the fairs are next month, now is the time for students to begin prepping to ensure they are more than ready.The idea...
