The damages our future faces due to the  COVID-19 pandemic, especially financial hardships,  are coming into view as the vaccine continues to be distributed. From the very beginning of the pandemic, it was clear that lower-income households would need...

Biden's inauguration was ... ... exciting. Jack Baudoin | Columnist The inauguration of a new president is always an exciting time. It is the beginning of four years of new policies and initiatives. Inaugurations bring a new feel to the country. The...

A few spring breaks ago, I went with my Boy Scout troop to the Shawnee National Forest Preserve in Herod. We spent about 5 days there hiking and visiting the beautiful natural sights in the area. About halfway through the trip, we went to visit Jackson...

Online school has been difficult, but through understanding our complex schedules, especially in this difficult time, our professors can help us get through this semester. Students and professors work best together in synchronous classes, where professors...

In Illinois, the MAP grant program helps college students ease the burden of student loan debt. But with a rocky financial history and the added stress of the pandemic, maintaining MAP grant funding is more important than ever. MAP grant funding is...

I wish I could say what happened at the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday was unbelievable; I can't. I’m not speechless, but the words I do have for this are vastly outnumbered by those I don’t have. Being 20 in this historic moment fills me with...

My New Year’s resolution is to . . .     . . . stop lying to myself. Mikayla Magdziarz | Columnist You know those recurring whispers of self-doubt? It’s 2021, and it’s time to terminate them. Self-doubt has never served me, but does it...

If you would have told me six months ago that my birthday would consist of me sitting in a room for five-and-a-half hours getting chemotherapy, I would have told you there was no way. However, that was exactly how I spent my 22nd birthday, at my sixth...

Most years, the gift-giving season seems to creep up on me. I try to think of everyone I need to get a gift for ahead of the big holiday craze and shop throughout the year, however, someone usually slips my mind with just a few days before the holiday...

The university announced Oct. 8 that the Spring 2021 semester will be along the lines of the Fall 2020 semester. For seniors, this means their last memories of college will be of sitting behind a computer. Not only does this mean seniors will miss out...

It seems as though everything one could say about the pandemic, including obscenities, has already been said. Rather than repeating the same pandemic sentiments you’ve heard before, I’d like to state an observation I have found relevant in my life...

With Thanksgiving fast approaching, the university released its plans and recommendations for Huskies traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday in a Nov. 5 email sent by NIU President Lisa Freeman. Freeman wrote students returning to campus after traveling...