The registration for the Explore Government & Politics in Washington, D.C. is coming to an end on Feb. 18. Political science professors Artemus Ward and Matthew Streb will lead a spring break seminar in Washington, D.C., to study politics and network...
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and it makes me reminisce on all the relationships of the past--especially the relationships that made me dream of having that something special with someone. Ah, to be young and in love and star in a ’90s...
Six musicians between the ages of 12 and 16 will perform at the annual Honors Recital on Saturday. The six will receive a $250 talent scholarship from the NIU Community School of the Arts. This scholarship was established in 1996. The money for the awards...
Mikimoto Japanese Steakhouse, 826 W. Lincoln Highway, is sure to please any Japanese food lover. It offers a hibachi grill and a sushi bar. The atmosphere of the steakhouse is atheistically pleasing. It is decorated with fancier-looking light brick walls...
John Smith uses his talents and his drive to better the community while also perfecting his musical craft. “I tell most people I’m a scientist,” Smith said. “I’m always experimenting, I’m always looking. What can I learn?” Originally from...
How many times have you watched a movie and thought, “Man, I wish my clothes looked like that?” Thanks to the Junk Food Art House clothing line, we can all dress like our favorite little blue Smurf. That’s right--there’s a clothing line inspired...
Grab your headlamps and your military-grade ammunition; it’s time to review Metro 2033. Metro 2033 is a first-person survival horror game that takes place in the post-apocalyptic metro tunnels of Moscow. Little is known about the nuclear war that took...
View Campus Blotter 2/5 in a larger map The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety....
Kevin D. Knight Leadership Awards applications are due Feb. 14 for the awards ceremony on April 28. The annual ceremony awards committed undergraduate and graduate leaders. The awards, presented by Student Involvement and Leadership Development (SILD),...
Dan Grych, of The Art Box, 308 E. Lincoln Highway, and an artist during the creation of “Its Merits Recommend It...” answered some questions about his experience in an email Q&A. Northern Star: What was your “role” in the group of artists...
Thousands of people have gone through DeKalb. Some stay for four years, others a lifetime. However, one thing remains the same: DeKalb is rich with history and has a story that warrants being told. The summer of 1999, a group of artists and volunteers...
For some who obtain a career, it just becomes part of their daily routine. For others, like Chief of Police Gene Lowery, a career becomes part of their daily adventure. At 56 years old, and with 34 of those years spent as a police officer, and a lifetime...
