The DeKalb Police Department and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will be hosting a hunter safety education training course series beginning on Feb. 14, according to a news release from the city of DeKalb. The course will be held from 6 to...

NIU is looking for non-NIU undergraduate students interested in working on environmental research projects this summer with university scientists. Selected students will receive free housing on NIU’s campus and will be paid a stipend of $4,478. The...

Military Student Services will host “Save a Vet: The Other Forgotten Soldier” from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan. 30 in the Holmes Student Center’s Capitol Room. Danny Scheurer, president of Save-A-Vet, will give a presentation focused on canines in the...

NIU’s Graduate School Prep Seminar will be held Feb. 16 at 8:30 a.m. in the Yordon Center. Students can meet with faculty in their field of study and representatives from campus resources will be available. Students must register and pay a fee. Materials...

The NIU College of Education’s online graduate program was ranked fourth in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The top three colleges were New York’s St. John’s University, Auburn University and South Dakota University. The University of...

NIU Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society will host a brown bag luncheon at noon on Jan. 30. Valia Allori, a professor in the NIU Department of Philosophy, will speak on “Pandora’s Cat: The Story of the Cat that was Neither Dead Nor Alive.” For more...

The research program, Undergraduate Special Opportunities in Artistry and Research (USOAR), hosted two workshops last week that explained what unique opportunities it has to offer. USOAR will grant up to $2,500 toward chosen research project proposals...

Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) is offering a free workshop from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays between Feb. 13 and Feb. 27 at Land of Learning Child Care Center, 1645 Bethany Road. According to a Jan. 11 news release, the workshop will show parents...

Saxophonist Greg Ward inspired several musicians on Friday in a powerful performance. The Greg Ward Trio’s concert 4 p.m. Friday in the Recital Hall raised the bar for musicians. Makaya McCraven on drums and Matt Ulery on bass joined Ward for Friday’s...

Over the last couple of years, movies of the horror genre have been failing at doing their job: scaring the audience. The latest Guillermo del Toro film, “Mama,” was released in theaters Friday. I’m happy to report, the Paranormal Activity series...

After years of beseeching the gods, music lovers’ prayers were answered yesterday: The Postal Service is reuniting. The band updated its website over the weekend to read “The Postal Service 2013.” Sub Pop Records, the band’s record label, issued...

NIU’s LGBT student-run organization, Prism, hosted Welcome Back Ice Breakers and Activities on Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center. NIU’s Prism organization was founded in 1970 and educates students about their LGBTQ peers. Its goal is to provide...