Jack Baker, columnist NIU has done a great job of making plans to improve the campus. With the new residence hall, renovations to both Cole Hall and Grant, the new outdoor recreation complex and other projects, the campus will be looking much better in...

Benton Harbor is a small, low-income and predominantly African American town in western Michigan. Although you may not know anyone from there or even heard of the town before now, its current situation could affect the lives of all Americans. Earlier...

Over the past four years, NIU and the surrounding DeKalb community has reported six murders, over 30 aggravated assault charges and over 120 reports of burglary, according to the office of postsecondary education. NIU also recently ranked number 10 out...

Star tennis players Venus and Serena Williams are known for their provocative attitudes. Evident in their tennis outfits, both women tend to push boundaries when it comes to their work. Subsequently, they are powerful figures in the sports industry,...

I think Taurean Small needs to implement his own advice regarding Rush Limbaugh. If you don't like what the guy has to say then don't listen to him. I think you, like many others, have forgotten exactly what Rush Limbaugh is: an entertainer. He is not...

In Focus question: For many, Valentine’s Day is a holiday to celebrate love and relationships. For others, it is just S.A.D. (Singles Awareness Day). How will you be spending your Valentine’s Day?Aaron Brooks, columnistUnfortunately I will be in class...

Today, my dear readers, I require more than just your interest in my column. I ask that you preserve this page until your graduation date. If you are freshmen, I imagine it will be pretty difficult to keep up with this one article for the next six years....

Jack Baker, columnist Last semester, I didn't really do those reading assignments for class. When a teacher would assign a chapter to read in the textbook, I would think to myself, "sweet, no homework." But that's going to change. I actually bought all...

As a culture, we like to think that every year is a new opportunity to start fresh. Whether it's trying to lose weight, quit smoking, or be better people overall, as soon as the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1, 2011, we make a resolution to improve our...