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...
The 2024 Reality Bytes Independent Student Film Festival is just days away from its annual screenings of student-made films on Tuesday and Wednesay.
Tuesday’s screenings will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Cole Hall while Wednesday’s screenings...
By Tamya Burch, Social Media Coordinator
| April 4, 2024
From “Dangerously In Love” to “COWBOY CARTER,” Beyoncé has found a way to transform as an artist without losing herself.
With the recent release of Beyoncé’s newest album, “COWBOY CARTER,” it is time to take a deep dive into her 34...
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FRIDAY:
NIU Opera Theatre - Die Fledermaus: 7 p.m. at Music Building, Boutell Memorial Concert Hall
"Booked...
“Love Lies Bleeding” tries too hard to simultaneously be a romance and thriller. Instead, it misses the mark on both.
This new A24 film follows Lou, played by Kristen Stewart, a gym manager, who falls in love with new-to-town bodybuilder, Jackie...
I wish I could say I’m most disappointed this isn’t a romantic comedy, but I’m more disappointed this story doesn’t hold up to its own standards.
“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” is the latest entry in Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse...
A new play is coming to the NIU School of Theater and Dance, “Booked and Blessed...OR BUST.”
The play was originally titled “Something, Somewhere, Somehow” but was changed earlier this year and written by Alexander Perez.
Perez is a Cuban-American...
Every decade or two, some star is lauded as the second coming of Marilyn Monroe.
In recent years, that star has been Sydney Sweeney.
Known for her performances in “Euphoria” and “Anyone But You,” Sweeney is an emerging star, even...
