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Blue and green goo is good for you

By Danny Cozzi | January 16, 2013

Imagine there was a food so nutritious, so vitalizing and so incredibly freaking old that it is responsible for producing much of the oxygen necessary to develop life on our wonderfully blue and green planet. What if I told you this organic superfood...

Endorsements dont make the argument

Endorsements don’t make the argument

By Danny Cozzi | January 13, 2013

I don’t like using quotations, I don’t like seeking “expert opinions,” and I don’t like that we’re taught to believe other people’s ideas add credibility or merit to our own. To contradict myself in the most profound way possible, allow...

Point/Counterpoint: Congressional term limits

By Cody Laplante & Danny Cozzi | December 5, 2012

Cody Laplante “In free governments, the rulers are the servants and the people their superiors and sovereigns.” But this phrase of Benjamin Franklin’s has lost its meaning in government. It is true that we still determine the jobs of our leaders....

Are you prepared for the end of the world?

By Danny Cozzi | December 3, 2012

With less than a month until Dec. 21, it’s time we got serious: Are we prepared for the coming of the end of days? The apocalypse is lingering just around the bend, and we’ll have to be ready to experience some serious first world problems: No more...

i can haz memes?

By Shelby Devitt and Ross Hettel | February 12, 2012

Memes. Memes everywhere. NIU students who love to waste time on Facebook were gifted a new outlet for procrastination this week, courtesy of sophomore English major Danny Cozzi. For those not in the know, a meme is a funny picture or video that is passed...

Shirley Floreani, senior commuter student from Westchester, fills up her Nissan Murano Monday night at Road Ranger, 125 N. Annie Glidden Rd. Gas prices put a financial strain on commuter students.

Gas prices put financial burden on commuter students

By Danny Cozzi & Dave Gong | May 3, 2011

DeKALB | Though students from out of town do not pay for room and board or dining plans, many do have to spend more of their money on one thing the rest of the student body does not – gasoline. Gas prices have been skyrocketing over the past months...

Alicia Artner (left) and Brian Walsh (middle), both junior English majors, and Alexis Paull (right), sophomore psychology major, dine at the Dog Pound Deli in Douglas Hall.

Dining hours put busy students in a pickle

By Danny Cozzi | April 24, 2011

Some students at NIU have mixed feelings about dining hours in residence halls. Though there are those who don't mind the times of available dining, others urge Housing and Dining to re-establish serving hours to be more easily accessible to all students....

NIU physics professor makes time for politics

By Danny Cozzi | April 21, 2011

Not only is Michael Fortner an assistant physics professor at NIU, but he also divides his time as a state representative in the Illinois General Assembly. Fortner received his M.S. in 1983 and his Ph. D in 1989 from Brandeis University. He has taught...

Student Association Senate Speaker Austin Quick speaks at the SA Senate on March 27. The SA just approved their budget for next year on Sunday.

Student Association passes budget with ease

By Danny Cozzi and Shaun Zinck | April 17, 2011

DeKALB | The SA Senate unanimously passed its fiscal year 2011-12 budget with little debate during Sunday night’s meeting. The budget no longer funds groups for transportation, significantly cutting funding for some groups. Speaker of the Senate Austin...

Speaker sheds light on DuBois’ past

By Danny Cozzi | April 12, 2011

DeKALB | Arthur McFarlane, great-grandson of historical icon W.E.B. DuBois, gave his first key note speech at the age of 12. Soon after, he passed out backstage. “Maybe I should have gotten some sleep and eaten the night before,” McFarlane said. “And...

SA confirms new members, amends bylaws and approves supplemental funding

By Jacqueline Evans and Danny Cozzi | April 10, 2011

DeKALB | The Student Association Senate confirmed new members to the various branches of the SA as well as amended bylaws during its Sunday night meeting. The Senate voted to confirm Brandon Hunter as the 2011-12 SA Chief of Staff. Austin Quick, speaker...

Get cookin’ with the real thing

By Danny Cozzi | April 5, 2011

DeKALB | Jo Cessna , a Sycamore culinary master and NIU alumna, has an idea - a simple idea that cooking with natural foods, and taking the time to cook them, will change lives. "My mission is to empower the everyday person of all ages and experiences...