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Hookup culture often enables texting back-and-forth between two people to incite a hookup.

Hookup culture harms women

By Angelina Padilla-Tompkins, Former Editor in Chief | February 8, 2022
There are always more strings attached.
Valentine's Day is not only for romance

Valentine’s Day is not only for romance

By Ally Formeller, News Reporter | February 7, 2022
Valentine’s Day celebrations can include friends and family.
As a snowstorm ripped across the Midwest last week, many universities, including NIU, let professors decide whether or not their classes would be held online.

Online classes are a great alternative for snow days

By Parker Otto | February 7, 2022
Using online classes to eliminate snow days is a worthwhile endeavor.
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas at a Holi Party in 2020 in Mumbai. They announced on their Instagram pages on 21 January 2022 that they had welcomed their first baby, born via surrogacy.

Surrogacy is a necessary option for couples

By Ally Formeller, News Reporter | February 6, 2022
We should celebrate the new life that surrogacy allows couples to experience. 
An NIU student takes a break from homework to watch some TikTok videos.

OPINION: TikTok is overrated

By Parker Otto | February 4, 2022
Tiktok is a new sensational app, but it is bound to go out of style.
SHEIN, an online store, has recently become a main source of fast fashion as it is heavily promoted across social media platforms through "SHEIN Hauls".

OPINION: SHEIN is better than Fashion Nova

By JaMaria'h Crider, Columnist | February 3, 2022
SHEIN is the best website to purchase cute, stylish, and cheap products.
Padilla-Tompkins went to New Orleans in December of 2019.

That time I… went to New Orleans

By Angelina Padilla-Tompkins, Former Editor in Chief | February 3, 2022

Have you ever had that feeling when you take your first step in a new place and immediately feel like that's where you're supposed to be?  Every year at Christmas my dad, younger sister and I go on a family trip. It has been a tradition that my sister...

A performance by Neil Young on October 8, 2016 from the music festival Desert Trip, held at the Empire Polo Club.

OPINION: Neil Young is justified in removing his music from Spotify

By Ally Formeller, News Reporter | February 3, 2022
Neil Young is justified in taking a stand against Spotify for continuing to endorse and host content with unverified information about COVID-19.  
A set of old concert tickets rests on a bulletin board alongside a photograph. The ticket stubs are for Walk the Moon in 2018 and The Driver Era (formerly R5) in 2015. The photograph is from The Driver Era in 2019.

OPINION: Supporting smaller artists is important

By Summer Fitzgerald | February 2, 2022
It's okay to stray away from Billboard's Top 100.
Valentine's Day decor hangs up inside of Grant Towers on Saturday, January 30th. Many people think this holiday is very unnecessarily rushed.

Valentine’s Day is overhyped

By Parker Otto | January 31, 2022
Valentine's Day buildup can drive people insane when it's really not necessary.
A student's laptop displays the opening screen for Blackboard, NIU's primary website for classes. Blackboard is still vital to classes no matter the method of instruction.

Fill in the blank: Best format of classes

By Summer Fitzgerald, Ally Formeller, and Angelina Padilla-Tompkins | January 30, 2022
COVID-19 has allowed for several new formats of classes to be normalized.
It’s important to set boundaries with social media to protect mental health.

Responsible social media use can benefit mental health

By Zulfiqar Ahmed | January 28, 2022
We need to regulate our use of social media to protect our mental health.
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