Gladys Sanchez, junior special education major, reads her poem "Contagious Disease" Thursday night at the Money on My Mind Variety show at the Carl Sandburg Auditorium. The show was a fundraiser hosted by Adela de la Torre Honor Society and Supporting...
Patrica Sullivan, history professor from the University of South Carolina and author of "Lift Every Voice: The NAACP and the Making of the Civil Rights Movement, speaks about how women became involved in the passing of the Civil Rights Act. She spoke...
NIU’s World Music Concert Series hosts the Middle Eastern Music Ensemble March 31 in the Music Building, Recital Hall. The Pan-Arabic music ranged from classical pieces to children’s songs from the Middle-East region. Instruments included clarinet, percussion, saxophone and violin, among others.
Sociology professor Diane Rodgers speaks about the sociological effects of hoarding and how America’s hoarding isn’t psychological but cultural Tuesday in Altgeld Hall. She spoke about this topic during the lecture event The Social Spaces of Hoarding....
Bill Nicklas, vice president of Operations and Community Relations, speaks about the Student Association resolution passed unanimously to urge the administration to cease its consideration of a second-year residency requirement for the residence halls...
Biology professor Virginia Naples speaks during the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday. She said students should be educated about the negative effects of feeding geese. Naples’ comments were prompted by a discussion on the use of the Goosinator to get...
Nathan Dettman resident of DeKalb and DeKalb Community Gardens volunteer helps sort seeds Tuesday at the Sycamore Library, 103 E State Street during their first seed bank collection and potluck. The seeds will be supplied to the community to begin food gardens with; the seed librarys' goal is to collect seeds after the crop, to promote seed diversity, and healthy eating. The dekalb Library will be holding another seed library and potluck on April 8th.
Historian Valerie Gugala speaks about Mary Todd Lincoln and the spiritualist movement Tuesday at the DeKalb Library, 309 Oak St. Topics included Lincoln’s interest in spiritualism and conducting séances in the White House after her son Willie passed...
Local vendors, artists and organizations displayed their work for sale at the indoor Farmers’ Market Saturday in the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 158 N. Fourth St. The Farmers’ Market also hosted acoustic guitar players and bands from the area...
(From left to right) Kelsey Ferguson, freshman elementary education major, and junior psychology major Ashley Howell take donations at the Relay For Life fundraiser table as part of Alpha Phi Omega’s silent auction fundraiser Wednesday at the Newman...
Students, staff and professors formulated ideas and solutions to campus topics, including student retention, research and technology Oct. 23 during the Bold Futures Workshop in the Holmes Student Center’s Heritage Room. NIU President Doug Baker is urging...
