Sigma Nu was named NIU’s leading fraternity for leadership development on June 12.
They received this recognition from the Center for Fraternal Excellence.
The Theta Eta chapter aims to foster leadership. Members of Sigma Nu have held many leadership...
By Jonathan Shelby, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
| May 2, 2024
Editor’s note: If you want your event featured in next week’s Weekend Roundup, email information to [email protected].
FRIDAY:
School of Theatre and Dance BA Capstone "Temporal Interference": 7:30 p.m. at Stevens Building, Sally...
By Jonathan Shelby, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
| April 25, 2024
Editor’s note: If you want your event featured in next week’s Weekend Roundup, email information to [email protected].
FRIDAY
Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.
Children's...
By Tamya Burch, Social Media Coordinator
| April 24, 2024
A local flower shop is blooming flowers, botanicals and unions.
Nestled in between the fertile farmlands of Northern Illinois sits a quaint town dressed in Americana. Sprawling canopies line up against colonial revival buildings that pay homage...
One of Tails Humane Society’s youngest felines is waiting to be your Buddy as this week’s Tails’ Pet of the Week.
Buddy, a domestic shorthair cat with black and white fur, turned 1 year old Thursday and is in search of a new beginning after a...
Despite the dreary, drizzling rain outside, environmental activists and members of the DeKalb community gathered Thursday inside the Egyptian Theatre to participate in the inaugural Earth Fest.
Hosted by climate advocacy group DeCarbon DeKalb, Earth...
The head of NIU’s prestigious jazz program Reginald “Reggie” Thomas said goodbye to the program Thursday night during the final leg of his farewell concert series.
The two-hour set featured two of the biggest names in jazz today – trombonist...
It is a sad reality that people with disabilities are often overlooked, ridiculed, mistreated and underrepresented.
These topics were highlighted in a book discussion and reading on Thursday by Melissa Blake, an NIU alum who graduated in 2005.
Blake’s...
By Jonathan Shelby, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
| April 17, 2024
Editor’s note: If you want your event featured in next week’s Weekend Roundup, email information to [email protected].
THURSDAY:
DeKalb County EARTH FEST and "Common Ground" Screening: 4:30 p.m. at Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second...
By Sofia Didenko, Opinion Columnist
| April 16, 2024
After a class trip to the Huskie Food Pantry, I decided to put myself into the shoes of people who do not have access to grocery stores or the means to purchase food often.
The rules are:
I cannot purchase food for a week.
I can buy drinks,...
By Sofia Didenko, Opinion Columnist
| April 15, 2024
The up-and-coming all-student DeKalb-based band Boba Haus is on the rise in the NIU community. The band started in September 2023, and, a year later, released its first single, “The Solar Song.”
Coming from a place of affinity, the band is named...
Local climate advocacy group DeCarbon DeKalb is hosting its first annual Earth Fest, a free, family-friendly event intended to bring the community together to celebrate local sustainability.
Occurring during Earth Week, the event will take place...
