Pet of the Week for June 1 at DeKalb’s Tails Humane Society is a mother and daughter duo of cats named Dakota and Sienna, respectively.
Dakota, seven-years-old, and Sienna, six-years-old, were adopted together by a previous owner through a rescue...
Being a student of NIU’s School of Theatre and Dance means fully committing to performing in front of an audience. In spite of campus being closed because of concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vincent Juarez, sophomore acting student, continues to devote...
On April 7, John Prine, a country-folk singer-songwriter, passed away due to complications related to COVID-19.
Prine made a stop in DeKalb for NIU homecoming in 1975 while on his American tour. Prine’s 1975 album “Common Sense” had just reached...
In 1997 Nancy Apperson walked into her son’s school auditorium, prepared to take annual pictures of the Huntley Middle School band that her son was a part of. To her surprise, there was no designated place for band practice and music equipment as she...
Giggling and stuffing my face with sushi while my boyfriend talks a little too loud for being inside of a restaurant is where I should be as we enter our third month of dating, but instead we’ll have to settle for video calls and Snapchats.
We’ve...
While in-person social interaction has been discouraged due to concerns of COVID-19, having a happy birthday while in self-isolation is still possible through digital interaction.
Using apps like Zoom and Houseparty to virtually contact others create...
The film industry has been in a prolonged “wrap” or, in non-film terms, at a complete stop due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Productions have stopped, movie theaters are closed and people are stuck in their homes with only cable and streaming services...
DeKALB – Both students and professors at NIU have had to rearrange their entire lives to continue the Spring 2020 semester amid COVID-19 concerns. Due to the closure of the NIU campus, many students have moved back home, teachers have had to transfer...
DeKALB – The COVID-19 pandemic has created chaos in the world of film and entertainment. Films have pushed back their release dates, theaters are shut down and now the annual NIU Reality Bytes Independent Student Film Festival has been postponed until...
DeKALB — The local guitar store Ax in Hand has turned to Facebook Messenger to continue teaching students old, new and across the world how to play guitar.
Ax in Hand, 817 W. Lincoln Highway Suite B, decided to use Facebook Messenger as a means...
DeKALB — After suspending store hours March 15 out of fear of a recession and not knowing when the store could reopen, Green Tangerine Records turned to the internet during the COVID-19 pandemic and put a pause on profit.
On the record store’s Facebook page,...
DeKALB — Two local businesses in DeKalb and Sycamore have committed themselves to helping nurses at Kishwaukee Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic with Operation Fuel Our Community.
Wired Nutrition, 830 W. Lincoln Highway, and Kate’s Place, 114...
