It is said the spirits of the dead return to loved ones who remember them on the Day of the Dead. To celebrate the Mexican holiday, the NIU Art Museum's "The Day of the Dead Artist Invitational" exhibit can currently be seen in Altgeld Hall. From Oct....
Having a retinal cochlear spasm isn't a bad thing. In fact, some students are going out of their way to make sure you have one. As part of a collaboration between the Time Arts and Annex Group programs, Retinal Cochlear Spasms will take place tonight...
It seems like every year, someone from this newspaper writes an impassioned plea for students to stay in DeKalb for the weekend. Well, since that has already been done this semester, let's just call this a counterpoint to going back to your parents house...
You know Brian Posehn.You may recognize his distinct features as those of the absent-minded mail clerk from the sitcom Just Shoot Me, or as belonging to a variety of small characters in a variety of syndicated television shows. Whether it’s as Kramer’s...
The onion is bloomin’. Two years ago, The Third Onion, NIU student-run theater program, performed its production of Selling Sex for Cash to two sold-out audiences. Because of the particularly raunchy nature of the show, it was determined to be the program’s...
Dah-dah-dah-dah-dah. Do you like blues? Dah-dah-dah-dah-dah. You're not alone. Tonight, and the first Thursday of every month, The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, hosts a blues jam. Whether you're a novice or you know all of B.B. King's b-sides, you...
October brought the axe for one of Chicago’s most fun music venues.Ronny’s Bar, located in Logan Square, was shut down for numerous health code and city ordinance violations last month. This is quite a shame, as loads of DeKalb acts played there,...
NIU's Electroacoustic School of Music will hold the 60x60 Crimson Mix concert tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the music building's Recital Hall. This concert will feature the music of some current NIU students and staff, as well as NIU alumni. "I run a company...
RATING: 4/5 Grayslake, Ill. isn't really a beacon of rock ‘n' roll, so it was quite pleasant to hear Lybria's EP Cycles was recorded by one of Lake County's finest. I tend to gravitate towards abrasive punk or eclectic weirdness, but I found myself...
Mike Kitchell, a 2009 NIU graduate with a BFA in photography, is published. Despite the fact that his degree is in a more visual form of storytelling, his recent tour showed off his knack for the written word. Kitchell is already a published writer who...
DeKALB | The month of October has students wondering what they want to be for Halloween and considering making their own costumes. Students may shy away from taking on this task, thinking that they do not have the skills or the equipment. However, there...
Trick-or-treating is for losers. Instead, this Halloweekend, have your face melted by live music. Now in its sixth year, the premiere event of the weekend is The House Cafe's, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, Halloween Extravaganza. The all-ages show starts at...
