DeKALB | Steven Duke, research professor and award-winning concert saxophone player is retiring from NIU after 31 years.His accomplishments are both from the teaching perspective and the art perspective. Aside from being a professor he is a Sony Columbia...
DeKALB | It's about more than video games. It's about the community, the arcade, the kill screens and the quarters on the marquee. "Star Worlds: A Pocket Full of Tokens and I'm Heading to the Arcade," will be screened at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Wirtz Hall...
DeKALB | There is an idealism in the artistic restart. Whether it's the clichéd acoustic wanderings of a rock ‘n' roll vocalist who wants to un-sell-out or the avant-garde who feels suffocated by just one name, the restart is a documentable phenomenon...
Last call. If you're going to be too bogged-down during finals week, this could be your only chance to check out DeKalb's brand of arts and entertainment. Take a break from your studies and live it up before you head home for the summer. TONIGHT: WHAT:...
DeKALB | Circuit-bending, dub-stepping, face-melting. RaWElectrics will take place. tonight at 8 p.m. in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building. The genre-spanning show will feature two DJ's, two drummers, electric and bass guitars, an...
For years, on the DeKalb Scene editor's desk, there has been a gigantic collection of CDs. Most people that send these CDs in are PR people looking for local coverage, and for the most part, these CDs are ignored and thrown in "the pile" -- they have...
What is the purpose of art? Art's purpose, as I see it, is to challenge our perception and question social norms. Art is intended to ask us to look at things in a way that's different than how we might normally. Sometimes, this can be uncomfortable. Sometimes,...
DeKALB | Foam and stand-up comedy. NIU's Campus Activities Board will close out the semester with two events this week. First up is the stand-up comedian Lil Duval who will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium. "He's a rather big...
For many NIU students, the end is nigh. But before you get suited-up for graduation, take some time to experience a side of the city you might have never been privy to. There are some great concerts coming up this week, with a little something for everyone....
DeKALB | The Appleseed Cast is set to take the stage on Friday at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. Well-regarded for their pioneering work in the ‘90s emo phenomenon, The Appleseed Cast is no stranger to success. Akin to bands such as Sunny Day...
DeKALB | You are so close to finishing. When you do, that’s the time you can go back to the ‘burbs and do whatever it is you do there. It’s certainly not better than a few days spent in the lovely, historical, life-changing DeKalb. In these few...
There are two sides to the "first female to..." On one hand, it reminds us of the equality the feminist movement spurred; on the other, it prompts the question: why did it take us so long? This spring, Lisa Baker will be the first female to complete NIU's...
