I’m the type of friend that thinks shouting, “You forgot your rash cream!” when dropping you off for work is hilarious. Needless to say, I’ve found it takes a very patient and dedicated person to keep up with me. These people, I call suckers...er,...
I don’t really remember life without a computer. By any estimate, I have been online since 1993. Seriously, I learned to type before I learned how to ride a bike. Similarly, a generation is fast coming of age that won’t be able to remember a time...
The word tenure commonly refers to a senior academic’s contractual right not to have his or her position terminated without just cause. The key term here is “just cause.” What qualifies exactly as just cause? Declining student performance from semester...
Graduation. It looms it’s big scary head on the near horizon for many of us on the homestretch at NIU. The big question on many of our minds is this: now what? I’m certain many of us have heard unfortunate stories about leaving college with a mountain...
The most important piece of news since Bin Laden’s scuba adventure was passed over in two days. On March 14, Greg Smith’s op-ed, “Why I am Leaving Goldman Sachs,” was published in the New York Times. Because you may have been basking on the beach...
I think Will Smith said it best with, “Parents just don’t understand.” In a more accurate way, though, white parents just don’t understand. Stemming from a cultural ideology that places white children at the forefront of innocence, the almost...
The modern pharmaceutical industry has created medication for everything. It really is incredible to behold; anything from high blood pressure to depression to thinning eyelashes can be solved by a medication. Sounds great right? Just pop a pill and you’ll...
A recent Associated Press article revealed that Illinois lawmakers are proposing a $5 strip club tax. The tax would apply to clubs that have both nude dancers and serve, or allow patrons to bring, alcohol. Clubs can avoid the fine by ceasing to serve...
When natural disasters strike and devastate an area, the news cameras come in and tell the stories of the victims. If many are killed, people are moved to take action by donating their money and time to relief efforts. However, once the cameras stop rolling,...
The music industry has certainly changed over the past 15 years, and in my opinion, not at all for the better. The advancements of technology have allowed digital distribution to expand exponentially, in particular illegal downloading, and it has caused...
hether you support Invisible Children or criticize their business practices, you can’t deny the recent video’s, “KONY 2012”, viral success. In just two weeks, their YouTube video reached over eight million views and collected 1.3 million likes...
Mitt Romney On cold snowy nights, your dad sat hungry sobbing. Romney got a raise. Winter was pushed aside. The trees are just the right height, around Michigan. A hot sweaty kiss. For everyone except the Mormon, no one wants Romney On Halloween...
