One of the highlights of homecoming every year is the football game, but for some people, the fun begins long before kick-off. Tailgating outside Huskie Stadium Saturday can be fun if students keep certain things in mind. Students should come prepared...
"For a tour based on an album named Lasers, I was just hoping the light show would be a little more creative than colored spotlights and a series of blinding strobe lights."That's what my fellow Scene columnist Aurora Schnorr wrote in review of the Lupe...
Those looking to get a little active during homecoming celebrations have the opportunity to participate in NIU's Homecoming 5K Run/Walk.The event is scheduled for 7:45 a.m. Oct. 15."We're trying to provide a healthy, fun activity in the early morning...
Turn up the lights in here, baby. Extra bright, I want y'all to see this. That's the motto at 8 p.m. tonight when performer Pretty Lights hits the Convocation Center with MacBook and headphones in tow. Fort Collins, Col.-based DJ and producer Pretty Lights...
DeKALB | There's a new face and pair of headphones in the DeKalb DJ scene. Matthias Mehrpuyan, senior industrial and systems engineering major, is one of the newest DJs in DeKalb and is performing at 10 p.m. Saturday at Starbusters, 930 Pappas Drive Suite...
Students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to turn a Ford test drive into a social media competition. The Ford Focus Target Hunt will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Convocation Center's parking lot. Participants will drive...
Donning track suits and running shoes, Huskies will gather near the Convo this weekend to remember one of their own.The Will McDermott Huskie Hustle 5K will take place at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday near the NIU Convocation Center.The race is in the memory of...
The Switchfoot/Anberlin show scheduled for Oct. 2 has been canceled, according to a press release from the NIU Convocation Center. The release contained a quote from Eden Concerts and Festivals Group Inc. saying the cancellation was, "due to circumstances...
Fees and fines for parking on campus have increased for the 2011-2012 academic year. According to a May 10 NIU Today article, the increase in fees for parking passes and fines for parking violations began July 1. The article stated NIU Parking Services...
With three days remaining until NIU football (1-1) takes on Wisconsin (2-0) at Soldier Field in Chicago, there are still plenty of tickets available for the game. Shelley Binegar, NIU assistant athletic director, said she expects about 40,000 in total...
Twenty-two vehicles parked in NIU Lot C2, the remote parking lot at the Convocation Center, were broken into Thursday, said NIU Police Sgt. Alan Smith. Two vehicles parked on Garden Rd. were also broken into Thursday. Smith said windows were broken and...
DeKALB | DeKalb residents will make someone’s trash their treasure this weekend.The Convocation Center will host its third annual Convo Colossal Clean Sweep from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.Three years ago, the Convo...
