NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS AREN’T POINTLESS By: Jackson Shields, Assistant Opinion Editor Like clockwork, with the beginning of a new year comes a flood of new resolutions, each bearing an unspoken promise that says this year will be better than the...

In honor of the new semester starting, you may be excited about seeing old friends, being involved in clubs, your new classes or even graduation. Some students across campus shared what they are most looking forward to this semester. What are you...

This New Year’s Eve, like every New Year’s Eve, my dad hauled a table and camping chairs to our roof for our annual firework-watching countdown. He lovingly decorated the scene in Christmas lights, turned on “Auld Lang Syne” and brought out a...

Welcome back, Huskies! As the new semester starts, you may be looking for some spots to study. You might even be thinking of spots that aren’t as popular and crowded as the Holmes Student Center or the Founders Memorial Library. Or, you may want...

Women should take the initiative to advocate for themselves and their rights, particularly when it comes to male-dominated spaces like the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) field. Marie Curie, a two-time Nobel Prize winner in physics...

Plastic is everywhere; Not a day goes by where we don’t use it. It is ubiquitous, from water bottles to medicine. However, its prevalence comes with a significant problem: Plastics are made from non-renewable resources and are not biodegradable.  More...

It was 2022 when I received the worst news in my life. Little did I know that 2022 and half of 2023 would follow suit. In December 2022, my father was diagnosed with Stage 3C colon cancer, which was one step away from metastatic cancer, which is cancer...

Editor's note: Express Yourself pieces are the author's opinion alone. Many students have complained about the lack of hours that Founder’s Memorial Library (FML) provides students during the academic school year. On Friday and Saturday, FML closes...

Soon, NIU, you can stop stressing about finals and start thinking about what presents you want for the holidays: clearly a much more important issue.  Some students across campus have a few ideas already.  But whether you have a holiday to...

Picture a newly-developed drug that lightens the mood, decreases inhibition and takes the edge off people’s stress-filled lives. As you would imagine, the drug is very popular. In social spheres, use of the drug becomes less of a question and more of...

One month past the election, President-elect Donald Trump has moved swiftly with his presidential Cabinet and White House official selections. His choices continuously expand the terrifying reality of the second Trump administration the United States...

Editor’s note: Express Yourself opinion pieces are the author’s opinion alone. As a U.S. disabled veteran (10%) and member of American Veterans for Ukraine (AVU), I want to urge the NIU community not to forget Ukraine and what some have called...