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Study playlist

By Sara Rasmussen | October 22, 2017

  1. “Demons” - Vitamin String Quartet (Imagine Dragons)

  2. “Signs” - Drake

  3. “Colors” - Halsey

  4. “New Americana” - Halsey

  5. “The Planets, Op. 32: Venus, the Bringer of Peace” - Gustav Holst

  6. “Moonlight Sonata” - Beethoven

  7. “Hoppípola”- Vitamin String Quartet (Sigur Rós)

  8. “Save Me” - Muse

  9. “Come Fly with Me” - Frank Sinatra

  10. “Baby I’m Yours” - Arctic Monkeys

Stealth Ulvang (right) and Wesley Schultz of the The Lumineers perform at the MS Dockville Music Festival in Hamburg, Germany in 2013. The Lumineers released their second studio album “Cleopatra” on Friday April 8 and while the lyrics on the album are meaningful, the overall tone remains dark, said Scene Columnist Alexis Malapitan.

Lumineers album integrates motivation with dark undertones

By Alexis Malapitan | April 14, 2016

Stealth Ulvang (right) and Wesley Schultz of the The Lumineers perform at the MS Dockville Music Festival in Hamburg, Germany in 2013. The Lumineers released their second studio album “Cleopatra” on Friday April 8 and while the lyrics on the album are meaningful, the overall tone remains dark, said Scene Columnist Alexis Malapitan.

The red crepe evening suit was one of the many fashion pieces featured at the “Art Deco and Women’s fashion” exhibit Thursday in The NIU Art Museum.

Art museum honors evolution of fashion

By Alexis Malapitan | April 11, 2016

The red crepe evening suit was one of the many fashion pieces featured at the “Art Deco and Women’s fashion” exhibit Thursday in The NIU Art Museum.

“Pandemic,” released Friday, doesn’t seem to have a clear original story, said scene columnist Alexis Malapitan.

‘Pandemic’ movie lacks innovation

By Alexis Malapitan | April 4, 2016

“Pandemic,” released Friday, doesn’t seem to have a clear original story, said scene columnist Alexis Malapitan.

Students gather for the Reality Bytes film festival April 9, 2013, in Cole Hall. The festival includes submissions from film students around the world.

Students to compete in annual film festival

By Alexis Malapitan | April 4, 2016

Students gather for the Reality Bytes film festival April 9, 2013, in Cole Hall. The festival includes submissions from film students around the world.

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” was released Friday and stars Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman. The film’s actors seemed to really commit to their roles in the film, which led to an entertaining and action packed experience, according to columnist Alexis Malapitan.

Affleck, Cavill don’t disappoint in ‘Batman v Superman’ film

By Alexis Malapitan | March 28, 2016

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” was released Friday and stars Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman. The film’s actors seemed to really commit to their roles in the film, which led to an entertaining and action packed experience, according to columnist Alexis Malapitan.

Dance teams to compete in final Face-Off competition

By Alexis Malapitan | March 3, 2016

DeKalb | The Liberated Minds Organization will host its last Face-Off competition after seven years. The organization will celebrate the last Face-Off with a weekend of events including a DJ battle and a Face-Off after party.Face-Off is an annual dance...

Parachute hypes up crowd with lights, old favorites

By Alexis Malapitan | February 29, 2016

American rock band Parachute brought the house down during its first DeKalb performance with pops of color and beaming lights.DeKalb High School’s A cappella group, Enharmonic Fusion, opened up the show beautifully by doing mashups of popular songs...

Present Perfect Modeling Organization pray before last year’s Afrocentric fashion show on Feb. 26, 2015, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. This year’s show will begin at 8 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center, Duke Ellington Ballroom.

Modeling group gets Afrocentric for show

By Alexis Malapitan | February 25, 2016

Present Perfect Modeling Organization pray before last year’s Afrocentric fashion show on Feb. 26, 2015, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. This year’s show will begin at 8 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center, Duke Ellington Ballroom.

Grammy Predictions

Grammy Predictions

By Alexis Malapitan | February 15, 2016

Rapper Wiz Khalifa experiments with sounds, musicality in album

By Alexis Malapitan | February 8, 2016

Rapper Wiz Khalifa draws inspiration from other rappers and experiments with different sounds in his new album “Khalifa.”After countless Instagram teasers, Twitter beef with Kanye West and three Grammy nominations, the “See You Again” singer has...