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Student makes the teacher

By Colin Remes | February 28, 2012

Throughout our years at NIU, we will encounter many different teaching styles from different educators.We have our favorites, the ones we recommend to our friends, and ones we recommend to avoid.For the department of communication, it’s no different....

Respect, music and laundry is OK during the day

By Colin Remes | February 27, 2012

There are many stereotypes that exist about college parties. From town houses to frat houses to apartments, there are certain aspects of the college party that will always exist - most notably loud music, lots of drinking, perhaps other chemical enhancers...

Point, Counterpoint: The etiquette of going out and being in a relationship

By Parker Happ and Colin Remes | February 22, 2012

Parker Happ: Some of my married friends shared that their wedding bands, instead of preventing pursuit from females, actually attracts them. These men face unwanted social pressures everyday. Let’s say a married man decides to party with the bros for...

Boyfriend requests a favor of girlfriends of the world

By Colin Remes | February 13, 2012

Today is Valentine's Day. Time for teddy bears, flowers, chocolates and commercials saturating my sports radio programs with reminders to all the guys not to screw up and upset your lady.I think for the most part, we can all agree that Valentine's Day...

Celebrating our veterans 365 days a year

By Colin Remes | February 7, 2012

It's great and wonderful that we celebrate Veteran's Day once a year. A day when everyone as a nation is reminded to recognize those who serve, make sacrifices and sometimes give their lives to protect our freedoms. There are, however, another 364 days...

Thoughts on Super Bowl XLVI

By Colin Remes | February 5, 2012

I could not have been more pleased with the Super Bowl matchup yesterday. Four years ago when the Giants went up against the Patriots, and the heavily favored Pats fell was one of the happiest sports moments of my life. The Patriots are the 800 pound...

Climate change is becoming political

By Colin Remes | January 30, 2012

here is no doubt that the debate over Global Climate Change (previously known as Global Warming) is a very heated one. What is ridiculous is that it has become a political issue.According to www.edf.org (Environmental Defense Fund) one piece of evidence...

In Focus: Tips for getting through finals week

By Colin Remes | December 1, 2011

Colin Remes Columnist Study early and often, but study just a little bit at a time. Instead of going home and watching TV during your free time, pick up a review sheet or write a few words in that paper you've been putting off. There will always be another...

It’s about time you let go of your parents

It’s about time you let go of your parents

By Colin Remes | November 29, 2011

There are certain aspects of the child-parent relationship that never change. When we are little kids, we go running to mom or dad with a scraped knee or if we have a bad dream. When we are teenagers, most of us want nothing more than for them to leave...

In Focus: Black Friday Survival Guide

By Martha Lueck | November 17, 2011

Martha Lueck Columnist You should definitely bundle up! I know, common sense, right? But you'd be amazed at how many people seem to think the excitement for hot sales is enough to keep them from freezing throughout hours of waiting for the doors of Best...

Communication between roommates is key

By Colin Remes | November 15, 2011

At some point, nearly every student that has attended a university will have at least one roommate. And roommate disagreements, squabbles, Mortal Kombats and beer pong challenges are usually inevitable. As much as I have learned here in studies of communication,...

In Focus: What does Veterans Day mean to you?

By Alyssa Pracz | November 10, 2011

Parker Happ Columnist Veterans Day is getting better. One of my friends, a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan, has return home and earned a job working on Marine One. Another one of my friends who came home this past year was able to see his son born...