The Northern Illinois Fall Home Show, produced by Tower Show Productions, is coming to the NIU Convocation Center this weekend. The show will last from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Elaine Kurtz, media and sales associate for...

Sometimes seeing a world-famous musician only requires a short walk. Fareed Haque, classical guitarist and NIU music professor, performed Thursday night at the Music Building's Recital Hall. Haque began without words, launching immediately into a melodic...

Local women will compete this weekend in the annual tugs event to raise money for Pi Kappa Alpha’s philanthropy, United Way. The competitive tug of war event begins at 3:30 p.m. Friday and continues at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Pi Kappa Alpha house, 900...

The only way to describe the performance is "visually stunning." The Baltimore/Chicago Contemporary Dance Theater performed its Bal/Chi dance program Thursday during their annual DeKalb concert in Anderson Hall. The theater was founded by NIU associate...

One acting group brought the understanding of the pain of immigrants to campus by portraying one families plight. Teatro Latino de Minneapolis performed the play "Help Wanted" Thursday at the Duke Ellington Ballroom at 7 p.m. The one hour play dealt with...

ou’re in good hands with Matt Mangum. At least, your workout program is. In his second full year as NIU’s strength and conditioning coach, Mangum designs, implements and oversees workout programs for all of NIU’s nearly 350 athletes. "The most important...

The scariest stories are those that deal with human nature and what happens when that nature gets the best of us. "Red Dragon" (Universal, R), based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Harris, is a story of transformation. Just as a caterpillar can...

Being on campus, a lot of freestyling can be heard in the strangest places - in front of DuSable Hall, Grant Towers' elevators and even public bathrooms. Well, here's a challenge for all you rappers/artists. Henkel Consumer Adhesives Inc., makers of the...

Blue, white and red are the three colors of France's national flag. The blue stands for liberty, the white for equality and the red for fraternity. These words inspired the colors, in turn inspiring Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski to direct his "Three...

NIU President John Peters got the University Council meeting in progress Wednesday by expressing his reaction to the Oct. 3 State of the University Address. "My belief was that when the clouds were gathering, I realized what an amazing vitality that this...

As students in black, maroon, brown, green and gray business suits looked for success, recruiters checked for potential. The Career Planning and Placement Center’s Fall Job Fair was held Wednesday at the Convocation Center. More than 120 employers attended...

Hip-hop group Nappy Roots is coming to DeKalb. The group will perform for the first time in DeKalb at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5th, at the Holmes Student Center's Duke Ellington Ballroom. The Nappy Roots' major debut album "Watermelon, Chicken and Gritz"...