DeKALB – The NIU Art Museum will host a “Stories From My Childhood” exhibit Nov. 29 through Dec. 17 and Jan. 10, 2023 through Feb. 17, 2023.
“Stories From My Childhood” is made up of pieces made by artists asked to depict transformative...
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor
| November 14, 2022
There was a buzz in the hall.
Legends like animator Philo Barnhart, who spent the event slowly drawing and coloring a portrait of Maleficent, and up-and-comers like author E.S. Fein were all in the same room, showing off their art.
Framed invertebrates,...
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor
| November 14, 2022
Editor’s note: This piece contains spoilers and discusses events that take place in “Clue: On Stage.”
On Friday night, the Stage Coach Players put on a great version of “Clue: On Stage,” rivaling more prestigious and even professional theaters...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| November 14, 2022
This past Fall, a new course, UNIV 301, Braven Leadership and Career Accelerator, began. This course helps students prepare for jobs and internships after they graduate.
“I would say that it is a great way to build tools that you are going to need...
DeKALB – NIU Recreation Fitness will host a Hot Cocoa 5K run at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Participants will meet in the lobby of the Recreation Center.
Participants are recommended to wear warm running clothing, a hat and gloves due to weather conditions....
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| November 13, 2022
Editor’s Note: This review will contain spoilers, so read with caution, or go read the novel and come back later.
Heartbreak, love, chance meetings: these are some of the things that define the human experience, and they just so happen to be some...
Weekly Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4korRKsMe9p2sC1cWbAXOq?si=336c6c38dd064703
Daija’s picks
Taylor Swift - “You’re On Your Own, Kid”
SZA - “Shirt”
boylife - “peas”
“You’re On Your Own,...
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor
| November 10, 2022
The Dark Art and Oddities Con will return to DeKalb from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Altgeld Hall Auditorium.
The convention will feature vendors and creators of art, and items that are related to the dark arts.
The dark art movement...
“THE BOYS” (AMAZON PRIME VIDEO)
“The Boys” is an action-comedy superhero series created by Eric Kripke. The show was developed from a comic book series with the same title created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson.
The show stars Jack...
“The Culture Pop,” hosted by Lifestyle Editor Daija Hammonds and Chief Copy Editor Bridgette Fox, returns after an extra week break for another episode of pop culture discussion.
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On this week’s episode of “The Culture...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| November 9, 2022
Young artists got a chance to let their work shine on Nov. 7, as NIU’s School of Visual and Performing Arts opened its annual High School Invitational in the Jack Olson Gallery.
Alexandra Dawe, a graduate art design education student and the gallery's...
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor
| November 9, 2022
If you’re not heading home or busy studying this weekend, here are some events happening in DeKalb this weekend.
DARK ART AND ODDITIES CON
From 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium will be the Dark Art and Oddities Con.
The...
