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Saved By the Bell: The good years

By Casey Toner | August 29, 2002

In fall 1989, Zach and the "Saved By The Bell" gang stormed the early morning NBC line-up with plot lines so formulaic and convoluted they shamed "Boston Public" and rationalized every dumb "Friends" episode. And we loved it. Viewers found wackiness abounded...

WeekENDER unlocks DeKalb fun

By Melanie M. Schroeder | August 29, 2002

As a transfer student almost two years ago, it was a bit of a culture shock to find myself in DeKalb. Back home in Rockford, living in a basement apartment smack in the middle of downtown, I was surrounded by art galleries, hole-in-the-wall clubs and...

Local band woos with variety style

By Mike Larmon | August 29, 2002

Sunday night, I was fortunate enough to catch a short but sweet set from local band Melany Ether at The House, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. When I asked guitarist/singer Jason Jensen and bass player Brandon Welch how they would describe their music, they were...

Decorating in a stylish snap

By Kasmirah Joyner | August 29, 2002

This has been a stressful week. First, move-in day, then classes start,and you haven't even started unpacking. Am I right? Well, I'm sure that if unpacking is a distant thought, then so is decorating. Please don't fret. I have creative, yet inexpensive,...

Snapshot of a real creepy guy

By Marcus Leshock | August 29, 2002

"One Hour Photo" (Fox Searchlight, R) is a film about a sad man trapped in a lonely world of photo finishing and fluorescent lighting. The man finds refuge in a world where people only photograph their happy moments, the moments they want to remember....

Cops and acid

By Mike Larmon | August 29, 2002

During the course of a year, many movies are released and it's sometimes hard to keep track of them all. Every now and then, there is a movie that slips by movie-goers and is completely forgotten. "Super Troopers" is one of those movies. You might be...

Peruvian alum returns to NIU

By Jenan Diab | August 28, 2002

After 17 years away from NIU, Javier Del Carpio never thought he would return. The inevitable came true when Del Carpio made his way back Thursday for a week’s worth of touring to see what NIU has to offer new students. Now dean for the College of Engineering...

Small turnout for Convo concert

By Michael Klaas | August 28, 2002

The Convocation Center hosted its first musical performance last night for an audience of less than 200. The regional rock band Mike and Joe played for an energetic crowd following a 50-minute set by local band Mer. Although the crowd was smaller than...

Barsemas may donate more than a building

By Mark Bieganski | August 28, 2002

NIU alumnus Dennis Barsema and his wife, Stacey, may invest in NIU’s future again. The Barsemas are considering donating money to the athletic and speech programs, Dennis Barsema said in a phone interview with the Northern Star. "We have a passion for...

Board grants $39.8M

By Jessica Morris | August 28, 2002

The DeKalb Community School Board ad-hoc committee met for its last time and approved a $39,846,602 referendum Tuesday. The referendum will appear on November ballots. The approved plan, which was proposed by Burnidge Cassell Associates of Elgin, will...

Crows fly into the Convo Center

By Sara Blankenheim | August 28, 2002

For rock music fans, NIU has scheduled a concert featuring mainstream rock bands Counting Crows and Dishwalla. The bands are slated to perform at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Convocation Center. Sophomore OMIS major Ryan Flynn was ecstatic when he heard...

Opera workshop welcomes NIU alumna

By Sarah Rejnert | August 28, 2002

The pure sounds of opera music will be emanating from the music building tonight for a special benefit concert.

At 8 p.m. today at the Music Building Recital Hall, alum Amanda Halgrimson will perform opera pieces by Mozart, Gounad, Bellini and Catalani along with former NIU faculty member Stephen Squires accompanying her on piano.

The concert is free and open to all with a following reception in the foyer of the concert hall. Donations will be accepted to help support the NIU Opera Workshop, of which Halgrimson is a former member.

James Tucker, director of the Opera Workshop, expects the concert to be very good and should attract a lot of students and alumni.

"We have benefit concerts around Valentine’s Day with the theme of love every year," said Tucker. "This is a special event because Amanda is an alumna who graciously agreed to perform for the concert while in town visiting relatives."

Halgrimson graduated from NIU in the 1980s, with a bachelor degree in music, said Tucker. She went on to win many vocal competitions and has continued with a successful international stage career, primarily in Europe.

"If I could describe Amanda as a person in one word, it would be ‘genuine,’" said Tucker. "She is a very down to earth person, very accessible, considering all the praise she has received. If I had to describe her as the musician, I would say ‘impressive.’ She has terrific vocal technique and is a very assured singer. I think the vocal students will really benefit seeing her perform."

Junior psychology major Jorie Von Hohlen transferred from Waubonsee Community College this year and plans to attend the concert.

"My major is psychology and I really want to get into music therapy," said Von Hohlen. "I think it’s always a good thing to support music in the community and this concert is perfect for that. I think that it’s also a way for me to see what the music department is like here."

NIU’s Opera Workshop holds performances in both the fall and spring and are raising money for their spring production, which gets rather expensive. The workshop ranges in membership each year, but usually falls somewhere between 15 to 20, said Tucker.

"The main goal for the concert is to welcome Amanda back to NIU," said Tucker. "I want to share her music ability with everyone."

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