Nature didn’t only hide protein in pigs and cows. The potential of insect meat as an alternative to traditional meat industries is a subject that deserves more serious investigation. One of the largest environmental taxes of the meat industry is...

The White House’s announcement on Sept. 22 – falsely linking autism to taking Tylenol during pregnancy – is a scary reflection of how the administration is changing the mission of science. During the announcement, President Donald Trump and United...

The Trump administration ordered a plan in March to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. This plan would discontinue federal programs such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and English Language Learners (ELL) students,...

Cats are notorious for being stubborn, prideful and extremely annoying at times. As someone who has owned cats for my entire life, I can attest to the frustrations of seemingly going in circles with my cats, repeating rules and commands with little response...

Being a broke college student is, ironically, one of the most expensive lifestyles. According to ThinkImpact, being a college student for four years will run you about $160,000 and $240,000 including tuition, room and board, supplies, transportation,...

Homecoming is one of the main events of the fall semester at NIU. However, students tend to struggle with showing Huskie pride, especially at events such as football games. Sure, our team is not great, but it’s important to go and support.  With...

President Donald Trump’s first few months in office have been alarming to say the least. His use of executive orders to carry out what many view as authoritarian commands have left his supporters feeling untouchable, and his critics at best concerned...

In 1947, the U.S. Department of War was renamed the Department of Defense to reflect America’s changing stance on national security. President Donald Trump’s attempt to reverse this change is a poor way to show strength and a waste of time and money. When...

The Roman Empire was one of the greatest political regimes in history. At one of their greatest heights around the third century, they had control over 45 million people. With their centralized control of the army, the Greek-Roman way of thinking, culture...

Don’t remove the leaves in your yard this fall. Nature’s got better things to do with them, and you’ve got better things to do in nature. But before humans came around with our own – often flawed – beauty standards, grass still grew green...

The internet is a vast place. It’s estimated that people upload 463 billion gigabytes worth of data every single day to the internet. To put that number into perspective, that would be 154.33 trillion photos uploaded to Instagram every day if every...