Alex Garland’s “Civil War” has one of the most bonkers premises ever and while it often leaves that premise underdeveloped, the film – on a technical level – is destined to be one of the best of 2024.  The film follows a group of journalists...

Local climate advocacy group DeCarbon DeKalb is hosting its first annual Earth Fest, a free, family-friendly event intended to bring the community together to celebrate local sustainability.  Occurring during Earth Week, the event will take place...

The halls of Holmes Student Center are normally quiet on a sunny, Saturday evening.  However, a huge crowd of colorfully dressed, costumed visitors wandered through the halls, rather than the occasional student or faculty member, to explore the huge,...

One of the most insanely popular and widespread games of this year, “Helldivers 2,” has gotten yet another new shadow update which introduced more quality-of-life changes and other new things to spice up the game.  “Helldivers 2” is a co-op...

While the Reality Bytes Film Festival has become an annual tradition at NIU, it is a newcomer to the Egyptian Theatre.  The multi-decade event had its first night on Tuesday in Cole Hall and concluded Wednesday at the Egyptian Theatre.  “Tonight,...

Our gut is the king of our body. As humans, we need to eat to stay alive. If our gut is having issues, then everything else in our body and health will be negatively impacted.  The gut controls the breakdown of our food and helps turn it into nutrients,...

The auditorium of Cole Hall is normally filled with the sounds of equations, pencils hitting paper and the occasional snore of an overworked college student.  However, on Tuesday, the hall echoed with the sounds of occasional laughter and standing...

The newest installment of the “South Park” game franchise, “South Park: Snow Day!,” reinvents itself, and, just like recent seasons of the show, it isn’t good. A direct sequel to previous video games, “Snow Day!” continues to follow the...

A regular day of classes and rare, sunny DeKalb weather was quickly overshadowed by the ever-so-slight decline of daylight, sudden chilly air, and noisy chatter of voices ringing from Davis Hall.  The NIU community was invited by the NIU Physics Department...

English actor – and now director – Dev Patel has released his first film as a director, “Monkey Man,” and it is a modern action masterpiece.  Released Friday, the film follows a young boy from India who is in poverty and forced into the underground...

Audience members braved the cold, wind and rain to come and see the latest School of Theatre and Dance performance, “Booked and Blessed… OR BUST.” Directed by former SOTD faculty member Frankie DiCiaccio, the play gives attendees a glimpse at...