If I learned anything about life over the past four years, it’s that time escapes a lot easier than I expected.Time is this intangible but vital part of life we depend on so much, and yet it slips through our fingers like running water.When I leave...
I’ll be among the many to admit I rarely check my student email account.I don’t bother because I rarely get anything worth reading: Student Health 101, Blackboard announcements I see when I log in to Blackboard and endless English major scholarship...
Jeremiah CaterinaManaging my time effectively becomes more stressful with finals looming.My wife tells me I am a masochist. After all, she says, who else would think working two jobs and commuting an hour to school five times a week while taking 17 credit...
Pass: Only 4 weeks until spring classes endIt’s finally happening, folks: The days are getting longer and the sun’s warmth is reminiscent of a time when I could feel my fingers after going outside.This summer should come as a triumph over the most...
College graduation is a time when students hesitantly grab their adult pants, put them on and fasten them tight. Here are some thoughtful gift suggestions to those who are graduating college. Red solo cups aren’t real dishware Students who attend a...
I recently realized I--a broke college student--needed some gift ideas for my graduating friends. Pinterest.com is one of my favorite distractions from homework. While procrastinating, I repinned something I realized would be a great gift idea. Gift for...
Spring 2013 commencement ceremonies will be held May 10 and 11 at the NIU Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway. Undergraduate ceremonies take place on May 11. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ ceremony will take place at 9 a.m., with...
With graduation looming, I’ve recently been on a bout of job hunting. It has been the biggest emotional roller coaster since the drama bomb of my on-again, off-again high school girlfriend, Becky. (We can still be friends, right Becky?) Besides the...
While many NIU students will gear up in hats and gloves next weekend, some students will don caps and gowns. NIU's graduate commencement ceremony will take place 4 p.m. Dec. 10. According to the Convocation website, the first undergraduate ceremony Dec....
Students graduating next month have until the end of the week to pick up commencement tickets.Through Friday, up to 15 guest tickets are available for students to pick up from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. at the Convocation Center.Students must fill out an online...
Graduate school or real world, that is the question. Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of further education, or to take arms against a decimated economy. I would continue parodying Billy, but he's boring and this is detracting...
DeKalb | Graduation party season is about to hit, and there is important information to know before planning the next big bash. DeKalb has strict rules regarding party policy that include noise and loud music which can be an issue. Sunday through Thursday...
