For Spencer Labunski, the prospect of jumping from an airplane with only a parachute to guarantee a safe landing does not seem absurd. The senior political science major is a certified skydiver at the Chicagoland Skydiving Center in Rochelle. Labunski...

I entered NIU in August of 2009. All I knew about the violence at NIU was that there was a shooting the year before in Cole hall, where six students died (yes, I acknowledge the shooter). As my freshman year started, I quickly immersed myself within the...