So I have been working in the library for a full academic year at this point and I have just got to say: the individual who drops off the free snacks is an angel.   My car could explode and I could...

When it comes to video games, I have a hate love relationship with it. Video games are something that has always been in my life because I have brothers that happen to love video games. Even until this...

Something I have always known is that the playing field is not always level for everybody.   I know that is a pretty generic statement, but in a way, I think that it applies to a lot of situations,...

I am an online graduate student studying for my MA from a distance of about 50 miles away from Charleston, IL.  When I saw that The News theme of the week was international students, I thought that...

“Spider-Man 3” is a respectable ending to the trilogy and an even better ending to the movie alone, unfortunately it did not feel as though the trilogy was entirely complete. Peter Parker, Tobey...

University professors—especially in liberal arts fields—are notoriously underpaid. Especially at state schools. And especially at non-D1 state schools. And at Eastern, the salaries are even more pitiable...

The end of the month and the stretch before the end of the semester is coming around. The one thing being discussed in all of my classes currently is whether or not my professors will be participating...

This year has gone by so fast. I can’t believe we are in the final stretch of the semester with just about seven weeks to go. After spring break, it just goes by in the blink of an eye. It feels like...

If you have paid attention at all to the goings-on around campus, then you may be aware that EIU-UPI members voted 97% in favor of authorizing a strike because of a dispute with salaries.  Anyway,...

I never thought I would see the day that Jimmy Garoppolo would return to Eastern but much to my surprise, it is happening. Of course, I have made jokes about Jimmy G coming back to visit and how that...

All my in-person classes are back-to-back on Tuesday and Thursday. On the one hand, it is the greatest decision ever because I can work and do homework all day Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.   However,...

I have loved Vampires since I was a child, but the thing that I loved the most was when I was told about “Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong.” I was extremely excited to play this game. This is a...