DeKALB — DeKalb residents will soon get a taste of an assortment of locally grown produce, baked goods, coffee and other amenities like local food trucks at the downtown farmer’s market.
Starting at 10 a.m. Thursday, at Van Buer Plaza, the DeKalb...
The Egyptian Theatre has received a one-time $2,000 grant to use toward essential, organizational expenditures: employee payroll and rent and/or improvements to the organization’s websites that help to promote their mission and continue their programming,...
DeKALB – After Illinois’ Stay-at-Home order expired on May 29, local businesses started returning to work with new rules set in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, while keeping customers and employees safe. Among the businesses in DeKalb opening...
"Champagne comedy:" That's how Neil Hamburger describes an evening of his special brand of humor. The joke being, of course, that he is nowhere near as classy as a glass of champagne might be. Nor as funny. "We've got over a thousand jokes to draw from...
This is part two of a multi-week series chronicling columnist Connor Rice's experiences during No Shave November 2011. If a beard grows on a quiet man, does it really count? I've always been introverted in school settings. Even if I have full comprehension...
Paint it, black. Or red. Or yellow or purple or any color you like next semester. The NIU Convocation Center, 1525 Lincoln Highway, announced via press release Wednesday it will host DAYGLOW, the self-proclaimed "World's Largest Paint Party," on Feb....
"Have internet, will procrastinate" is my motto. Paper and project deadlines are stacking up almost as high as the pile of reading I need to catch up on, and yet it seems there is always something more interesting than homework. As college students, most...
No Shave November is a celebration of testicular fortitude, manliness, grizzly-bear-wrestling-capability, civil disobedience and testosterone. For the entire month of November, men of all ages choose not to shave. Why? Well, let’s be honest, I made...
As I looked into my refrigerator, I grimaced at the sight of a bag filled with what a picky eater like me dreads most - broccoli.I didn't want to eat the broccoli but I was determined to fulfill the promise I made to Martha O'Gorman, coordinator of nutrition...
When you're a poor college student eager to impress others, it can be difficult to throw a party and stay within your meager budget.It being my birthday Saturday, I decided that instead of doing the usual "going out and spending a ton on Malibu and Cokes,"...
In this blistering winter season, there's only one thing that truly guarantees a warm trek across campus: boots. In the snow and through the biting cold wind, a sturdy pair of boots is exactly what one needs to avoid these unfortunate hypothermic temperatures....
The boys of MTV's The Buried Life brought their Megatour to NIU Friday to share their experiences with crossing items off bucket lists and to ask students: What do you want to do before you die? Their story, though buried itself in excessive T-shirt giveaways...
