After a class trip to the Huskie Food Pantry, I decided to put myself into the shoes of people who do not have access to grocery stores or the means to purchase food often.  The rules are: I cannot purchase food for a week. I can buy drinks,...

The up-and-coming all-student DeKalb-based band Boba Haus is on the rise in the NIU community. The band started in September 2023, and, a year later, released its first single, “The Solar Song.” Coming from a place of affinity, the band is named...

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...