Comcast announced plans Monday to install more than 40 Xfinity WiFi hot spots throughout DeKalb.The installments will add to the almost 7,000 hot spots in city businesses, homes and outdoor locations.“The addition of WiFi hot spots is a great amenity...

NIU should’ve started expanding its wireless network to the downtown DeKalb area years ago to strengthen the relationship between the campus and city, establishing a “communiversity” with the campus Internet as the link.The Division of Information...

"The Man," more commonly known as ComEd, Comcast, Nicor and your apartment complex, expects you to pay your bills. They want their money, and they want it on time. Or else.Paying bills isn't fun, but it is awesome. Allow me to explain. 1) Staying out...

I, over winter break, unshackled myself from Comcast's monolithic grasp. I will miss "Archer" and "Justified," but there is no justification for a cable and Internet bill totaling near $100 a month. After all, Comcast's last innovation was Video on Demand,...

With Comcast's acquisition of NBC from General Electric, there was concern from both the FTC and the FCC about the effects on the rest of the television/media market in America. There was concern prior to the deal that this would make Comcast a monopoly.There...

Current students can have a say in the future branding of NIU. A 45-person subcommittee headed by Kathy Buettner, vice president of University Relations, selected 12 tag lines, one of which will be used for recruiting future students. Buettner said she...

I have read several of Tony Martin's articles now, and I cannot fathom why the Northern Star allows this man to continue writing for the publication.His articles are the epitome of stilted journalism, and not the kind that I would expect to see on the...

I like to think of myself as an understanding person.I realize that everyone has bad days. When someone is unexpectedly short with me or cuts me off while driving, I assure myself something more important than me is going on in his or her life. Maybe...

I was raised by a pack of tree-hugging, violence-hating liberals.I couldn’t play with guns as a kid, and the evening news is more offensive to my family than any Tarantino splatter-fest.As a result of this, I tend to be a bit over-sensitive and saddened...