DeKALB — All students, except those who are first-years, are required to complete Title IX training by March 3.Title IX was created in 1972 to prohibit sex discrimination in federally-funded education institutions. Since then, it expanded and now includes...

The School of Theatre and Dance actors shed light on abusive relationships in Sam Shepard’s “A Lie of the Mind.”Eight cast members and a four-piece band share the story of two families who are united by an abusive marriage. Anger and sadness intertwine...

Husband and wife musicians Fareed Haque and Jill Sanderson performed a country music concert Nov. 2 for a fundraiser at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway.Haque, who is a guitar professor, and Sanderson, who is a singer, joined three musicians for...

Kenneth Leftridge, senior jazz studies major, plans to create a one-take mixtape with Free Lunch, a hip-hop and jazz band comprised of students who perform Mondays at the Holmes Student Center’s The College Grind.Leftridge and Free Lunch have started...

A local librarian’s habit of recommending fantasy fiction to teens has made him similar to a “mild-mannered drug dealer,” said professor David Gorman at a Tuesday fantasy panel.At Tuesday’s Fantasy Fiction: Ask the Real Wizards, Gorman and Steven...

Reggie Thomas, jazz studies coordinator and Jazz Ensemble director, plans to add another instrument to the group — the human voice.Adding a jazz vocalist and creating a jazz vocal ensemble are in the works under Thomas, who took the place of former...

Non-dance majors have been mingling more with the dance department through school and club performances.Associate dance professor Paula Frasz judged dance and non-dance majors at Face Off, an annual dance competition held in the spring in the Holmes Student...

The ghost of Paul McCartney may one day haunt — or maybe it’s already haunting — the Northern Star office.Rumors of McCartney’s death began in 1966 after the Beatles’ bassist was supposedly in a fatal accident and was replaced by a lookalike....

The Stage Coach Players’ “Urinetown: The Musical” tells a story about hope, justice and bathrooms.The show, which premiered Thursday, will run Thursdays through Sundays until Sept. 21 at Stage Coach Players, 126 S. Fifth St.“Urinetown” is about...