SONG: "Dirty Work" BAND: Halestorm ALBUM: Halestorm WHY: Lizzy Hale of Halestorm has a powerhouse voice that can not be described with words, and can not even be understood from a recorded song. I got to see this band live, and would do anything to...
SONG: "Tracing Circles"ARTIST: Daniel and the LionALBUM: Secret StuffWHY: A hidden track on the Wisconsinite folk duo's first EP, "Tracing Circles" drives a busy piano over a quick country snare beat. All while Jimmie Linville (the lion to Daniel Pingrey's...
SONG: "Peaches en Regalia"ARTIST: Frank ZappaALBUM: Hot RatsWHY: This song is a strong testament to Frank Zappa's legacy as a musician. It has so many layers to it that you'll find yourself hearing something new each time you listen to it.
SONG: "I'm Ready"ARTIST: Jack's MannequinALBUM: Everything in TransitWHY: Jack's Mannequin has stuck with me from high school and throughout college. This song, off of their first album back in 2005, is arguably my favorite track on the whole thing. The...
Jessica CabeSONG: "Shook Down"ARTIST: YuckALBUM: YuckWHY: First of all, Yuck's style is full of ‘90s nostalgia without being redundant. My favorite music comes from the ‘90s alternative rock scene, so hearing a new band do that genre justice is really...
Students and DeKalb residents can observe or participate in peace vigils supporting employment in the U.S every Friday in September.The event, titled "Vigils for Jobs Not Wars: Money for Building Up America Not Destroying Foreign Countries," will be held...
Quidditch, a sport played in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, is growing at NIU, group organizer Bridget Hickey said.Hickey, a sophomore special education major, attributes the growing popularity to better organization, having a new rule book and competing...
NIU President John Peters received unanimous approval to move forward with the Vision 2020 Initiative at Thursday's Board of Trustees meeting.Trustee Marc Strauss said the Vision 2020 process revealed a goal important to the university's success - an...
Two larger-than-life textbooks - one a superhero and one a fat-cat executive - will take over from 3 to 5 p.m. today at the MLK Commons.The two are costumed characters from Textbook Rebellion, a collection of organizations working to promote awareness...
Two DeKalb businesses were robbed Wednesday evening, said DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler. Spangler said at about 7 p.m., a white male, about 5 feet 10 inches tall, of average build, wearing a beige coat and baseball cap entered El Burrito Loco, 185 W....
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]. Monday At...
Thursday morning, ROTC cadets from NIU and Kishwaukee College practiced their repelling skills on 25 and 40 foot towers at the Huskie Stadium.ROTC's fourth lab of the year incorporated what students normally see in war movies: jumping off backwards from...
