Start semester off stronger than everIt is time to abandon our winter break routines and apply ourselves to academics. This is not always an easy task.Re-adjusting to the scholastic routines we need in order to succeed can be stressful, but I assure you...

Our college careers can be difficult to keep track of, but luckily we have our MyNIU Student Center page to guide us through the struggle.It’s important for college students to keep track of credits, grades and finances, and this resource helps us do...

As college students, we have the pleasure of summer vacations and month-long Christmas breaks. There’s no better way to take advantage of this time off than to visit places entirely different from home.By seeing a different part of the world, you’re...

With two snowfalls before winter has officially started, it’s time we start preparing for the bad weather we all know we’re going to see.Whether you’re preparing your vehicle to run smoothly or need to keep ice off of your sidewalk, there are several...

If you’ve tried to quit smoking before but have had no luck, now is your opportunity to quit for the last time.The American Cancer Society is holding the Great American Smokeout this month, which encourages smokers to set a goal to quit by or shortly...

Gina LorussoBack in the day when Disney Channel movies were actually cool, my two best friends and my sister were obsessed with “The Cheetah Girls.”Naturally, when the movie came out in September we instantly knew what we were going to be for Halloween....

Spring enrollment begins next week, so it’s time to take into consideration what classes you will be taking next semester.First, it’s important you have a plan A and a plan B. A problem many students have is they don’t know what classes to take...

NIU is home to many types of students. One group in particular is the non-traditional students who decided to attend college a little later in life.When it comes to self-improvement, what better place to start than college? Life doesn’t always work...

While pet-friendly apartments allow tenants to be with their pets at all times, DeKalb has yet to create a dog park for our four-legged friends.Students often have to leave their family members and pets behind when they embark on getting their degree.Luckily...

All schools are to have 100 percent of their students meet the state standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act in 2014.State guidelines were put in place in 2002 to improve students’ efficiency in mathematics and reading, but 11 years later it’s...