Alumnus Jim Gilbert, of North Aurora, prepares for battle during the Nerf Gun Wars Saturday night in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. The Nerf Gun Wars featured capture-the-flag style play using white cardboard boxes wrapped in yellow caution tape as their flag, one marked "R" and the other "B."
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner speaks to business students Aug. 29 in Barsema Hall. Rauner gave advice on investing in start-up businesses and discussed how he will use his experience in venture capitalism to promote job growth in Illinois...
If you want to try some actual Italian food, consider the delicious squid ink pasta with breadcrumbs, anchovies, and sautéed scallops.Here’s what you need:- 1/3 cup olive oil- 12 anchovies (about one tin)- 6 garlic cloves- Red pepper flakes- 1 cup...
Front page stories in the May 1 issue include an article on the Foreign Language Resident Program moving from Douglas to New Hall, an article on a fire preservation company raising money to restore a 1923 fire engine, an update on the provost position...
James Dashner, author of "The Maze Runner" series, talks about how his parents reading to him as a child sparked his interest in writing, Wednesday at Altgeld Hall. Dashner's keynote address was part of a day-long event hosted by NIU STEM Outreach. "The...
Saturday’s Karoshi-con anime convention provided a stomping ground for students to share their love for Japanese culture and more.Karoshi-con is a free convention run by the Anime Association of NIU. Seventeen vendors were in the convention main hall...
A man donates at the Canaday Family Benefit hosted by Cabana Charley’s, 1470 S. Peace Road in Sycamore, Monday. The event was held to raise money for Christopher Canaday, who has battled pulmonary atresia, and his father, Mark Canaday, who is fighting esophageal cancer. The event was coordinated by Jen Montavon and Ali Henry, a P.E. teacher and a teaching assistant, respectively, at Clinton Rosette Middle School, which Christopher Canaday attends.
The Sycamore High School Jazz band performed Saturday night during "A Note to Remember" event, at 403 Edward Street in Sycamore. The event was Blumen Gardens' 6th annual and featured performances by classical and Jazz musicians, silent auction proceeds...
Jesse Christian, freshman math and electrical engineering major, showed no fear Friday night as he practiced spins and showed off some of his dance moves on the ice. Huskies on Ice was one of several free events that the Residence Hall Association and Campus Activity Board have planned for the semester.
