By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Editor
| September 3, 2024
Last week was the first week of the fall semester, and Huskie students and faculty alike braved sweltering weather.
Trekking across campus with a heavy backpack and five minutes until your next class can work up a sweat on an average day, but...
By Jackson Shields, Assistant Opinion Editor
| September 2, 2024
Only a few weeks from its end, summer shows no signs of easing up. As DeKalb boils in the midst of a heatwave, many students are trying to keep the sweat off their backs by any means necessary.
Bottled water, portable fans and the almighty air-conditioning...
Most summertime health and safety hazards are caused by the heat and sunshine, but there are ways to stay safe, said Fire Chief Eric Hicks. “The biggest issues we see in the summer are the heat-related illnesses: heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heatstroke...,”...
Warm temperatures in DeKalb create potential heat-related health hazards. Those without air conditioning are encouraged to go to local cooling centers, according to the American Red Cross website. A cooling center can be a local school, library, mall...
