Marriage is threatening the sanctity of my opposite-sex civil union.When my partner and I became engaged, little did we know the legal and ethical oppositions we would face as an opposite-sex couple.Not wanting to participate in a historically oppressive...

Groundhog Day can sometimes feel like déjà vu.The historical origins lie in European weather folklore where a small bear or badger emerges from its cave or hole. However, the contemporary American tradition can be traced back to a German-American's...

When I was little, I remember wearing out tape after tape of Disney movies, blissfully unaware of the pervasive consequences to which their story plots would ultimately help contribute.The Little Mermaid was one of my favorites. I saw Ariel as a rebellious...

NIU now has the opportunity to give its students an education like never before.NIU's LGBT Resource Center's program, "Straight Talk Speaker's Bureau," sends volunteer students specially trained in LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) topics into...

Midterms, Halloween, Thanksgiving and finals all fall within the last eight weeks of school. When jobs, internships, self-care, personal relationships, family, financial stress, graduation and seasonal gifts are added to the mix, one is living the life...

Want to be a male nurse? Or a female engineer? At NIU, in 2010, female health professionals outnumbered their male counterparts about four to one. Male engineers outnumber females about nine to one. But gender disparities are more than numbers; culture...

"This is like velociraptor capitalism, like ‘eat-everything-in-your-path capitalism,'" said Sycamore resident Hannah Dwyer.Local economic justice activist groups gathered Thursday at The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, in hopes of obtaining petition...

Dealing with dead bodies is not typically part of the job description in most occupations. However, DeKalb County coroner Dennis Miller has been dealing with them for the last 32 years. Deaths in Dekalb County that are sudden with an unknown cause, violent...