At the end of a long day on campus, many students want to recline and relax. Sometimes that means scrolling on your phone or hanging out with friends, but for some it means catching the latest movie at the theater. One of the perks of being an NIU...

In this Weekly Writeup, you can find events such as a welcome night by the Asian American Resource Center, a collaboration between the Pick Museum of Anthropology and NIU World Music Program, a business career fair and more.  ASIAN AMERICAN WELCOME...

From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday the Recreation Center will be hosting its fourth annual Rec Fest showcasing the center’s three facilities: the Rec Center, the Chick Evans Field House and the Outdoor Adventure Resource Center. The Rec center is free...

The horror in “Weapons” isn’t in its jump scares — though they’re there — but in something far more insidious: The sense that the adults have left the room. And the children? They’re on their own. The film’s emotional dissonance begins...

What is it like to write fiction? Writing fiction is like lying to your diary, except the lie grows legs and starts talking, or perhaps it falls in love and rides a dragon. Maybe, just maybe, it might have to find the cure to an infectious disease...

On Sunday, Frank Van Buer Plaza turned into a dance floor as the city welcomed its first-ever House Music Fest. Hosted by Behind The Beats, the free event brought together DJs, food trucks and a crowd ready to move. Behind The Beats, a local production...

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of food options at NIU, you aren't alone. The transition to college can be tough, but eating well doesn’t have to be. NIU has many resources and dining options to make eating healthy on campus easy...

Ears and walls rattled alike on Saturday night at Fargo, where four Illinois rock bands turned the intimate venue into a grunge-fueled mosh haven.  The show, held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the venue within the indoor skatepark and skateshop, brought...