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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) is tackled in a NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Assistant Opinion Editor Jackson Shields believes the NFL's prioritization of style over safety traps its athletes in a dangerous lifestyle that mimics the Roman gladiators. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The NFL wants gladiators

By Jackson Shields, Assistant Opinion Editor | October 10, 2024

Violence is a spectacle. From the ages of gladiatorial combat to the days of schoolyard brawls, the human mind has been fascinated with displays of raw physicality, unleashed in unpleasant ways. It’s a sick part of ourselves we’d rather not own up...

Dress like a Gladiator, Work like a Warrior

By Rachel Sanchez | February 15, 2018

Most college students don’t have to negotiate deals with congressmen or be the president’s first responder like fierce Olivia Pope of ABC’s hit series “Scandal.” With our weekly demanding workload, our style is usually our last priority. The...

NIU students pick their top ‘man movies’

By Lilli Mauser | November 30, 2010

When I was 8 yearsold, my dad bought me my first goldfish and told me that we weregoing to watch one of the greatest movies of all time.That movie was"TheTerminator."From Arnold’s veryfirst "I’ll be back," I knew that my world had been unequivocallychanged...