Several years ago I remember visiting my Great Aunt Nancy in her hometown of Jeffersonville, Ind. I always cherished those moments because the six-hour drive between us made it difficult to see each other once or twice a year, and her gentle southern...

See, this one time, I spilled coffee on myself during a job interview. I’d like to think this will never happen again. But I know better. We all know better. We would all like to think we’ll never fart in public or Freudian-slip during a presentation...

Midterms are awesome for several reasons. Ok, maybe not awesome but kinda cool. Well, not kinda cool, but decent. Ha, no no, not decent. My bad team, it’s much more like terrible. Spring break is on the horizon. The weather is beautiful, the sun is...

Discussing gender inequality always leaves me with an exhaustive feeling, like I’ve just come in dead-last in the race for my life. This is true because gender and feminist topics are always complex and analytical, but also because there is so much...

Throughout our years at NIU, we will encounter many different teaching styles from different educators.We have our favorites, the ones we recommend to our friends, and ones we recommend to avoid.For the department of communication, it’s no different....

There are many stereotypes that exist about college parties. From town houses to frat houses to apartments, there are certain aspects of the college party that will always exist - most notably loud music, lots of drinking, perhaps other chemical enhancers...

Former DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen sure knows how to make an exit. On his last day as chief, DeKalb Police conducted Operation Safe Streets with the purpose of arresting 30 alleged drug dealers and users. In a Friday Northern Star article, DeKalb...

Come May 11, I am gone. Goodbye NIU. But before I graduate, there are a few more things I have to do: see a play, give out free hugs in the MLK Commons and howl from the roof of the Holmes Student Center. Three items left on my bucket list. What is on...

Friends, the unthinkable has happened. Old man winter finally lost his snowballs. According to the National Climate Data Center, January temperatures nationwide were 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit above the national average from 1901 to 2000. The 2000-2009 decade...

Parker Happ: Some of my married friends shared that their wedding bands, instead of preventing pursuit from females, actually attracts them. These men face unwanted social pressures everyday. Let’s say a married man decides to party with the bros for...

Someone once stole my Mother's identity and used it to send threatening letters to President Bush.Do I have your attention? Good.A few hours later, three heavily armed secret service agents came to my house in a black sedan. Nothing kills a party like...

Within the last few years, there has been an onslaught of creative and undoubtedly important inventions. Here are my predictions for what will be big in 2012. 1. Designer Joilet Paper, "Class, for your butt!" The creators of Joilet Paper no doubt took...