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Esports club hosts gaming tournament

By Jacob Roushia | November 6, 2019

NIU’s Esports Student Sport Club is hosting a six week Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament. The competition began Oct. 18, and the next tournament will take place at 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at  NIU Hoffman Estates, 555 Trillium Blvd. There will be two more...

The tribute group Think Floyd USA will perform the songs of Pink Floyd including the entire album "The Wall" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St.

Think Floyd USA to make Egyptian ‘Comfortably Numb’

By Parker Otto | November 6, 2019

The tribute group Think Floyd USA will perform the songs of Pink Floyd including the entire album "The Wall" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St.

Xbox unveils affordable payment plan for consoles

By Jacob Roushia | November 6, 2019

On Nov. 18, Xbox All Access will allow gamers to pay for an Xbox One on a monthly basis. Xbox All Access will allow customers to get an Xbox console, controller, Xbox Live and Xbox Game Pass for a monthly cost.Microsoft recently announced that this service...

School of Theatre and Dance to perform societal drama

By Christopher Plumery | November 5, 2019

DeKALB – The School of Theatre and Dance will host “The Castle,” an adaptation of a novel of the same name written by Franz Kafka, in the Corner Theater at the Stevens Building.Opening night begins on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and runs through Sunday....

Linda Hamilton reprises her role as Sarah Conner in "Terminator: Dark Fate" as a hunter of the evil Terminators.

‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ reignites classic action franchise

By Parker Otto | November 4, 2019

Linda Hamilton reprises her role as Sarah Conner in "Terminator: Dark Fate" as a hunter of the evil Terminators.

Composer meets with music students

Composer meets with music students

By Jordan Radloff | November 4, 2019

American composer, Libby Larsen, is on campus this week for the NIU New Music Festival. Between Tuesday and Friday, a series of 5 concerts will be held in the NIU Music Building showcasing the works of different musical composers. On Monday, Larsen...

DeKalb goes crazy for Prince tribute

By Jamie O'Toole | November 3, 2019

DeKALB — Dean Ford and the Beautiful Ones brought the legendary Prince back from the dead and defied the artist’s typical age demographic by mirroring his image and executing his music flawlessly for all generations to enjoy.The concert was held Saturday...

Green Tangerine Records, 838 W. Lincoln Highway, sells both new and used vinyl records, CDs and cassette tapes. The store will host a special Black Friday Record Store Day event from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 29.

DeKalb’s Black Friday gets vinylized with Record Store Day

By Christopher Plumery | November 3, 2019

Green Tangerine Records, 838 W. Lincoln Highway, sells both new and used vinyl records, CDs and cassette tapes. The store will host a special Black Friday Record Store Day event from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 29.

Choir group to host Sunday concert at NIU Music Building

By Jacob Roushia | November 2, 2019

DeKALB – Choir group Cor Cantiamo will be premiering its 10th Anniversary Concert at the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. The event will occur 3 p.m. Sunday in the Music Building. Cor Cantiamo is a professional level choir group, with a majority of...

Family enjoys sledding in Hopkins Park in 2019.

DeKalb Park District celebrates the grand opening of sled hill

By Jamie O'Toole l Contributor | November 1, 2019

DeKALB – The DeKalb Park District will be organizing a community gathering in celebration of the grand opening of the Hopkins Park Sled Hill 10 a.m to noon Saturday in Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Rd.With the amount of snow DeKalb has received over the...

High School students to play with ABBA tribute

By Jacob Roushia | October 30, 2019

DeKALB – DeKalb students will join the orchestra of The ABBA Show at the Egyptian Theatre. Four students from DeKalb Public High School will be a part of the orchestra performing the songs “Honey Honey,” “If it Wasn’t For the Night” and “Slipping...