Jack Baker, columnist My solution to the budget problem is pretty simple: Stop spending money! The State of Illinois can't keep raising taxes and borrowing money in order to pay the bills if they're then going to still increase the overall budget by $1.7...
You likely have heard it every day. You have watched it on television, or read it in newspapers. You have talked about it with friends and family. You might have even had nightmares about it. However, all you have heard, read, talked or dreamt is a lie....
Jack Baker, columnist Last semester, I didn't really do those reading assignments for class. When a teacher would assign a chapter to read in the textbook, I would think to myself, "sweet, no homework." But that's going to change. I actually bought all...
It is time we accept the fact that people kill people. They do so for various biological, psychological and sociocultural reasons. I do not mean to belittle the loss of life that allegedly took place at the hands of Jared Loughner in Arizona, but we have...
On Dec. 12, all I wanted was some pancakes. For those of you who do not remember that day, it was the Sunday when the Bears got baited by the Patriots in the "Blizzard Bowl." I live in Rochelle, and my options for breakfast consist of McDonald's and Burger...
As a culture, we like to think that every year is a new opportunity to start fresh. Whether it's trying to lose weight, quit smoking, or be better people overall, as soon as the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1, 2011, we make a resolution to improve our...
Maybe it is because my ancestors immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1840 that I support the DREAM Act. Maybe it is because I am a progressive and believe that all humans should be treated with equality and dignity that I am against keeping...
Let me first say this, I am no less of a patriot than you. I am serving and plan to serve my country for life. While I do not plan to live in poverty practicing in my profession, my life will foremost be dedicated to protecting the rights of others. I...
Aaron Brooks, columnist: By far the best thing about Thanksgiving is the food. I have an apartment so I can cook good meals, but ugh, November has been busy. Most of my meals this month have come from Subway, Big Rapp Daddy's and Taco Bell. Needless to...
How can Aaron Brooks be so ignorant? Veterans are people, just like you and me. That's where the similarities end. Veterans wrote a blank check to the USA for an amount up to and including their lives. Those veterans are way different than you and I,...
Why are advisors so busy during Thanksgiving? Because students do not know what the hell they are suppose to take for classes. The Degree Progress Report, located on MyNIU, frustrates students' enrollment processes. It misrepresents class necessity: technological...
