Finals week has arrived and with it a variety of examinations that students must take. Depending on the class or the professor, students take multiple choice tests, write in-class and take home essays or participate in other activities. Anthony Ruelli,...

In this day and age, there are a lot fewer jobs that don't require a degree of some sort. Attending college has become commonplace. Even though students are leaving with a diploma, there are also a lot of students who are leaving with a lot of debt on...

Like many students at NIU, this is not my first institution. According to NIU's website, about 85 percent of graduates have at least one semester of transfer credits towards their degree. I would very much like to know how that breaks down, however. ‘Transfer...