When I moved to the United States in 1999, I had no idea what life would bring. Young and full of love of the new and unexpected, I took a leap of faith when I left Germany after marrying an American. I was ready to see the world. I expected a lot, but...
Chemotherapy: the singular word that I have come to dread the most out of this whole experience. While I did have tumors removed, I decided I was going to go through with the six rounds of chemo that my specialist suggested in order to decrease the likelihood...
About four months ago, I sat talking to my best friend about how my worst nightmare would be if I wasn’t able to have kids one day. Little did I know, two days after that conversation my doctor would tell me there was a large mass on my abdomen that...
By Jack Baudoin, Lifestyle writer
| October 9, 2020
It seems no matter where you look today, you will constantly be reminded about the global pandemic. It is on the news, people are posting about it on social media.With the amount of technology that people use in a day, it will never be far from your mind....
For years, the only option for students living in the residence halls to park their cars were the Orange lots by Grant and Stevenson Towers and New Hall. This gave students at Neptune and Gilbert Halls a disadvantage. This was until Campus Parking Services,...
By Jack Baudoin, Lifestyle writer
| October 1, 2020
Many things have changed thanks to the global pandemic, and school is certainly one of them. When in person classes were stopped at the beginning of the pandemic, it was unclear just how much this would affect education in the country. In terms of NIU,...
DeKALB — Fiber artist and designer Michele Costa donated an art piece in the form of a multi-colored crocheted bike to the Common Grounds Coffee shop. The bike will serve as a way to attract more local artists of color so they may display their...
On Sept. 18 I was on a Zoom call when my phone lit up with a notification. It read, “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion of Gender Equality, Dies At 87.”
My heart collapsed. As a woman interested in academia, RBG’s work is why I get to pursue...
It has been a new and unique experience for both students and administration to adjust to having interactions exclusively online this semester. Career Services has developed a way to continue hosting their career fairs, and attending these events is both...
DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday 24 more students and one more employee are now COVID-19 positive, and two additional students recover, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. This comes a day after NIU reported its lowest daily increase in COVID-19...
The best platform or app for online classes and meetings is...
Jack Baudoin: Microsoft Teams
During this global pandemic, there are multiple platforms that I have been using to attend class. While they are all good and all attain the same goal,...
NIU President Lisa Freeman sent out an email Friday to inform students that the university will temporarily be moving undergraduate courses online for two weeks due to the quick rise in students testing positive for COVID-19.
We are now nearly a...
