DeKALB – Celebrate books or experience a live concert this Saturday. Comic book day The first Saturday of each May is dedicated to Free Comic Book Day, a day that celebrates comic books and encourages people to read comics. The DeKalb Public Library,...

DeKALB – Soft blue lights glimmered on the O’Connell theater stage as five dancers took their places, bodies bent over in poses they’re all too familiar with. As the music started out as a fantasia melody, The Rite of Spring begun. April 27 through...

DeKALB – NIU alumni Jack Baker headlined a standup set of comedians AJ Leidig, Adriel Compean and Xavier Smith on Tuesday.  The event was hosted by Smith, a senior Operations Management and Information Systems major, and was put on by the NIU Student...

Revel in the spring weather and explore the DeKalb scene this Saturday. Chemical Engineering with Society of Women Engineers From 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. the DeKalb Public Library, located at 309 Oak St. is hosting a chemical engineering event. Attendees...

The NIU Student Veteran Association will be presenting a comedy show at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium. Hosted by NIU student Xavier Smith, the event will feature headliner Jack Baker as well as comedians AJ Leiding and Adriel Compeon....

On Thursday, the NIU Jazz Orchestra treated audience members to a lively evening of big band and jazz music.  Despite the event’s noticeably light attendance, the orchestra played energetically and confidently as though they were playing to a sold...

Explore NIU events and activities happening this Saturday. Walk A Mile At 9:30 a.m. NIU’s Office of Prevention Education and Outreach within the Division of Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will host their annual Walk a Mile event. They will...

NIU’s Stonehouse Academic Journal is set in stone for it’s fifth volume release and plans to celebrate the occasion with its authors and a handful of artists. From 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in Room 405 of the Holmes Student Center, a party will...

The scene is set: A summer evening on a villa terrace on the Italian coast. As the stage sits undisturbed in silence, three young women enter the room screaming, disrupting the only moment of peace the audience will get.  On Friday, NIU’s School...

The Reality Bytes film festival came to a formidable end Wednesday. The annual independent student festival, directed by Dr. Laura Vazquez, showcased 20 short films from all over the globe. The 20 short films, chosen from 100 submissions, were shown free...