DeKALB – Students, faculty and alumni are invited to attend the Great Wedding Showcase to meet with numerous wedding vendors to assist in extravagant event planning.
NIU Outreach Conference Services will be hosting the showcase from 11 a.m. to 3...
By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| December 20, 2022
The United Nations (UN) declared that on Nov. 15, our planet hit a population of eight billion people. This staggering number has taken humanity 12 years to reach after the world reached seven billion people in 2011.
The United Nations Population...
By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| December 15, 2022
Diet culture existed long before it got its name. The harmful belief that skinny is better promotes the unrealistic expectation that there's an "ideal" body image. This concept can be pernicious to people of all genders, ages and sizes, and most people...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| December 12, 2022
Community, spirit and unity are at the heart of this cherished holiday tradition as people gathered on the evening of Dec. 1 for the Center for Black Studies pre-Kwanzaa celebration.
According to Gaylen Rivers, assistant director of programming at...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| December 9, 2022
In honor of the holiday spirit, director James Gunn and Marvel Studios have given us the "perfect present," something we definitely didn't ask for: "The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special."
The whole crew of “Guardians” makes an appearance,...
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor
| December 8, 2022
Winter is here. While some are ready for Christmas music, others want to celebrate the season without bringing the holidays up yet. For those people, here are some albums that feel like winter.
“FOR EMMA, FOREVER AGO” - BON IVER
Bon Iver are...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| December 5, 2022
Friends and family gathered for a light-hearted affair on Wednesday for the NIU Percussion Ensemble Winter Concert in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the Music Building.
According to Ben Wahlund, instructor of percussion and co-director of the...
Netflix’s new movie “The Wonder” will leave fans wondering what they just watched. Sebastián Lelio directs an emotional, psychological drama film that explores the power of a story.
Set in 1862, the movie follows an English nurse named Elizabeth...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| December 2, 2022
The school year is almost up, and the holiday season is almost upon us. The time has come to get ready to kick back and relax with a cup of hot cocoa and spend time with those you love.
Whether you want to relax or you'd rather go out with friends...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| December 2, 2022
The NIU School of Art and Design’s annual Community College Student and Faculty Invitational Exhibition is coming on Jan. 15, 2023. The exhibit will be open to the public, with the student exhibition being held online and available 24/7. The faculty...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| December 1, 2022
A macabre and beloved family graces our screens once more. The Addams Family returns in Netflix's original show, “Wednesday.” The show was created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar and boasts Tim Burton as executive producer and director of four out...
DeKALB – The Egyptian Theatre will be showing a holiday favorite over winter break.
“National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” will be shown at 2 p.m. Dec. 18 at the theater. Tickets can be purchased online or in person. Tickets for students...
