Raising the minimum wage will do more than increase paychecks. According to Eyder Peralta of NPR, President Barack Obama proposed raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour by 2015 in his State of the Union Address on Feb. 12. A little closer to home, according...

Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert was at NIU Monday, speaking to a political science class. After his presentation, Hastert spoke with the media and gave his opinion on the recent election night and issues facing the country. Hastert said, incoming...