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Night of the Living Drag at Fargo Skate

By Ginger Simons | October 15, 2017

On Friday night, I had the opportunity to attend Fargo Skateboarding’s “Night of the Living Drag” event. For this glam Friday the 13 occasion, the back skatepark area of Fargo Skate’s store venue was transformed into a performance space fit with...

Author Tahereh Mafi “Shatters” Us with Upcoming Release

By Victoria Lambton | October 14, 2017

It was a typical, mundane Wednesday afternoon when Tahereh Mafi tweeted her followers at 2:05 PM to proclaim her anticipated, thrilling news. Teaming up with Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishing, Mafi will be releasing a fourth installment to...

Angela Kaminski, licensed clinical social worker, speaks to students about supporting survivors of domestic violence at the Got a Minute? Series Wednesday night.

Students learn to support survivors | Event series combats domestic violence

By Morgan Fink | October 12, 2017

Angela Kaminski, licensed clinical social worker, speaks to students about supporting survivors of domestic violence at the Got a Minute? Series Wednesday night.

Community targets domestic violence | NIU and DeKalb join to raise awareness

By Jessie Kern | October 12, 2017

DeKALB — The onset of October, which has been designated as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month since 1989, has prompted NIU to coordinate events in hopes of educating the campus community about the prevalent issue.Students are invited to participate...

Presidential cabinet member to be chosen next week

By James Krause | October 12, 2017

The nominee for the vice president of Administration and Finance position will likely be selected and announced sometime next week, acting President Lisa Freeman said during a University Council meeting Wednesday.The three candidates for the position...

3 Movies That Will Make You Say WTF

By Eve Grunauer | October 12, 2017

While no one likes a predictable film, it’s almost worse to be left wondering what even happened in the movie. This uneasy feeling will leave you searching Google for answers as to what actually happened. In order to stay away from a mind boggling sensation,...

Associated Press

Bulls rise to the occasion against Cavaliers

By Ryan Ostry | October 11, 2017

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You Will (Probably) Love ABC’s Newest Fall Show

By Victoria Lambton | October 11, 2017

Fall has finally arrived, and with it always comes the consistent influx of television networks as they advertise a variety of up-and-coming series. American Broadcasting Center (ABC), known for prominent shows such as “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Modern...

Four Stages of Filling out FASFA Told by Gifs

By Lauren Clohessy | October 11, 2017

Filling out FASFA every year seems like a burdening task, but we all go through it. Here are four gifs that describe emotions and confusion throughout the process. Don’t forget, FASFA applications for the 2018-2019 school year opened Sunday, October...

Hack that Craft

By Cayli Mitchell | October 11, 2017

Autumn on Parade, Oregon, IL’s annual craft fair, happened this past weekend -  two days full of crafts, food and a huge parade. Every year I go, I see all the creative and amazing crafts, each booth with their own homemade specialties. What I don’t...

The Killers’ “Wonderful Wonderful”: A Review

By Ginger Simons | October 11, 2017

#AsToldByGingerThe fifth studio album of alternative rock band The Killers’ made it’s debut on September 22. “Wonderful Wonderful” reached the top of both the United States Billboard 100 and the UK Albums chart, and has been well received by both...