This Friday marks the apex of Homecoming 2010 activities. A king and queen will be crowned, alumni will join students in watching NIU play Buffalo, and there will be much rejoicing. For this week's "In Focus," various Northern Star columnists will weigh...
To Blog It May Concern: Here is my rundown of the dramas in this year's lineup. NBC: The Good: Ugh. For lack of anything better right now, I will say Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Wednesday, 8 p.m.) just because it's currently the only drama...
Running the risk of dating myself, I would like to preface this column by stating that I was lucky enough to experience one whole college semester (fall 2004) before I even knew what Facebook was.By the time I had given in, it was “thefacebook.com,”...
Dear Blog, After subjecting myself to premiere after premiere over the last few weeks in an effort to establish a nightly schedule that requires my constant presence on the couch, I think I am ready to publicly present my preliminary opinions on the new...
On Wednesday, Staff Sgt. Robert Miller of Wheaton was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for bravery in Afghanistan. His actions two years saved the lives of 22 American and Afghan soldiers. For this week's "In Focus," various Northern Star columnists...
With elections coming up, no political movement is garnering more national headlines than the Tea Party. Spearheaded by dynamic figures such as Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck, the movement is riding a wave of anti-establishment backlash to surprising electoral...
We all know how zombie epidemics start. Some weird virus breaks out and spreads rapidly as the infected undead wander aimlessly amongst unsuspecting civilians. As unrealistic as such scenarios may seem, I am starting to see some disconcerting similarities...
Historically speaking, the youth of America have always had one of the lowest voting turnouts. This week's Student Association elections saw about a thousand students on a 20,000+ campus turnout to vote, despite it's relative ease to do so. For this...
What's your major?" Start a conversation with someone you have never met and I guarantee the question will come up within the first few minutes. It is the college equivalent to "So...do you come here often?" The reason we ask this is because we assume...
If you're still trying to decide whether you should settle down academically and finally declare your major in finance or just go for it and major in theatre and dance like you always dreamed about, Wednesday could be a big day for you. The Academic Advising...
On Thursday, the Republican Party formally unveiled the Pledge to America, a 21-page document outlining the House Republicans' legislative agenda if they regain the majority in the upcoming midterm elections in November. For this week's "In Focus," various...
Are you there, blog? It's me, Phil Case. For weeks, I've been trying to decide what the topic of my inaugural blog should be. Should it be something topical? Humorous? Personal? All of the above? Then it dawned on me. The NFL season is officially under...
