Feline pair in need of forever home
Jacob Baker, Reporter
June 5, 2020
Pet of the Week for June 1 at DeKalb’s Tails Humane Society is a mother and daughter duo of cats named Dakota and Sienna, respectively. Dakota, seven-years-old, and Sienna, six-years-old, were adopted together by a previous owner through a rescue operation in Chicago four years ago until that owner...
The show must go on for theatre students
Parker Otto, Senior Reporter
April 23, 2020
Being a student of NIU’s School of Theatre and Dance means fully committing to performing in front of an audience. In spite of campus being closed because of concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vincent Juarez, sophomore acting student, continues to devote himself to the craft of acting, proving that...
Prine leaves behind lasting memory, music
Colton Loeb, Columnist
April 21, 2020
On April 7, John Prine, a country-folk singer-songwriter, passed away due to complications related to COVID-19. Prine made a stop in DeKalb for NIU homecoming in 1975 while on his American tour. Prine’s 1975 album “Common Sense” had just reached No. 66 on the charts just five months before his...
DeKalb Music Boosters present Muse Award to first president
Jamie O'Toole, Senior Reporter
April 21, 2020
In 1997 Nancy Apperson walked into her son’s school auditorium, prepared to take annual pictures of the Huntley Middle School band that her son was a part of. To her surprise, there was no designated place for band practice and music equipment as she assumed an auditorium would reserve. Scattered all ov...
Easy ways to keep the romance alive during social isolation
Sam Malone, Editor in Chief
April 18, 2020
Giggling and stuffing my face with sushi while my boyfriend talks a little too loud for being inside of a restaurant is where I should be as we enter our third month of dating, but instead we’ll have to settle for video calls and Snapchats. We’ve been dating for a short three months, but one of those m...
How to celebrate birthdays in self isolation
Parker Otto, Senior Reporter
April 18, 2020
While in-person social interaction has been discouraged due to concerns of COVID-19, having a happy birthday while in self-isolation is still possible through digital interaction. Using apps like Zoom and Houseparty to virtually contact others create the illusion of a large group without any physic...
Streaming services bring the theater to you
Parker Otto, Senior Reporter
April 17, 2020
The film industry has been in a prolonged “wrap” or, in non-film terms, at a complete stop due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Productions have stopped, movie theaters are closed and people are stuck in their homes with only cable and streaming services to provide films. However, there are still ways t...
Students, professors adapt to new normal
Parker Otto, Senior Reporter
April 16, 2020
DeKALB – Both students and professors at NIU have had to rearrange their entire lives to continue the Spring 2020 semester amid COVID-19 concerns. Due to the closure of the NIU campus, many students have moved back home, teachers have had to transfer courses online and everyone has to stay indoors. The rest of the academic year has been spent doing coursework on...
Reality Bytes film festival postponed
Parker Otto, Senior Reporter
April 4, 2020
DeKALB – The COVID-19 pandemic has created chaos in the world of film and entertainment. Films have pushed back their release dates, theaters are shut down and now the annual NIU Reality Bytes Independent Student Film Festival has been postponed until fall. The festival announced on its Facebook page March ...
Guitar store hosts lessons through Facebook Messenger
Jamie O'Toole, Senior Reporter
April 2, 2020
DeKALB — The local guitar store Ax in Hand has turned to Facebook Messenger to continue teaching students old, new and across the world how to play guitar. Ax in Hand, 817 W. Lincoln Highway Suite B, decided to use Facebook Messenger as a means of conducting lessons because it's something almost...
Record store pauses profit to serve during pandemic
Jamie O'Toole, Senior Reporter
April 1, 2020
DeKALB — After suspending store hours March 15 out of fear of a recession and not knowing when the store could reopen, Green Tangerine Records turned to the internet during the COVID-19 pandemic and put a pause on profit. On the record store’s Facebook page, customers will find the items they currently have in stock. From there,...
Local businesses bring donations to Kishwaukee Hospital
Parker Otto, Senior Reporter
March 30, 2020
DeKALB — Two local businesses in DeKalb and Sycamore have committed themselves to helping nurses at Kishwaukee Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic with Operation Fuel Our Community. Wired Nutrition, 830 W. Lincoln Highway, and Kate’s Place, 114 S. California St., Sycamore, two healthy eating e...
