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Rockford Chariots roll into the Convo

By Danny Cozzi | March 31, 2011

Numeroussupporters gathered for the <a href="http://www.rockfordchariots.org/" target="_blank">RockfordChariots’ wheelchair basketball exhibition game Thursday nightin the <a href="http://www.convocenter.niu.edu/convo/" target=""_blank">Convocation...

Father Corapi’s appearance cancelled at the Convo center

By Connor Rice | March 24, 2011

DeKALB | Father John Corapi’s Sunday appearance at the Convocation Center has been cancelled. According to a press release, Corapi, who was scheduled to speak for a fundraiser through Catholic Charities, has been placed on administrative leave from...

Women’s Basketball will be pushed to the limits during MAC Championship

By Jimmy Johnson | March 3, 2011

DeKALB | Sunday night will present the NIU women’s basketball team an opportunity to prove whether its experience in tight games will pay off. The Huskies (13-16 overall, 7-9 MAC) earned the seventh seed in the MAC Tournament after defeating Ball State,...

Big Sean talks about his past, influences

By Takia Simpson | February 27, 2011

DeKALB | Big Sean claims NIU. The G.O.O.D. Music and Def Jam Island recording artist successfully sold out NIU's Convocation Center in five hours. "I waited in line in the cold for four hours," said Ashley Patterson, junior engineering major, who was...

DeKalb’s weekender’s list for Feb. 25

By Chris Krapek | February 24, 2011

DeKALB | It’s the last weekend of February and it’s snowy again. Don’t go home. Here are the things you should be doing in DeKalb this weekend:What: “One Foot In and One Foot Back”Where: Stevens Building Corner TheatreWhen: Friday. Saturday,...

Students network at NIU’s 24th annual job fair

By Alex Fiore | February 23, 2011

NIU students and alumni gathered in the Convocation Center on Tuesday in search of an elusive commodity: employment. Career Services sponsored its 24th annual job fair, where current NIU students and alumni had the opportunity to meet with 136 potential...

Career fair gives taste of work past NIU

By Jalen Cobb and Leah Spagnoli | February 22, 2011

Career Services is helping students prepare for the upcoming career fair. The fair, which will be held Wednesday in the Convocation Center, is offering students the chance to meet with potential employers. Mary Myers, assistant director of campus and...

With six points, Xavier Silas (right) watched from the bench for most of the second half, clocking just five minutes in the half.

NIU men’s basketball starters sat after only 12 points in the first half

By Jimmy Johnson | February 20, 2011

DeKALB | Things continued to unravel for the NIU men’s basketball team. The Huskies (7-18 overall, 3-9 MAC) latest undoing came in a 60-48 loss to Seattle (10-16, 3-11) at the Convocation Center Saturday afternoon. The double-digit defeat extended NIU’s...

Are student opinions really heard at the Convo?

By Chris Krapek | February 20, 2011

A few weeks ago, it was looking pretty grim. The line-up for the spring semester at the Convocation Center was filled with shows that weren't directly aimed at college students. So far, there's been a Christian music concert, well-respected gospel singer...

Big Sean heads to Convo

By Takia Simpson | February 20, 2011

U know Big Sean? His name has been spreading increasingly throughout campus since it was announced that he would perform at the NIU Convocation Center Party at 11 p.m. on Saturday. Rapper Big Sean was born Sean Anderson on March 25, 1988 in Santa Monica,...

Wiz Khalifa blazes his way to the Convocation Center

By Chris Krapek and Connor Rice | February 13, 2011

DeKALB | Roll out the green carpet. "Black and Yellow" rapper Wiz Khalifa will perform at the Convocation Center at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13 as part of the Campus Consciousness Green Carpet Tour 2011. "Pretty Polly Productions out of Massachusetts...

Fred Hammond, seen here in an undated press photo, will be performing at the NIU Convocation Center this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Hammond, whose decades-long career earned him a Grammy in 2008, will be joined by the NIU Black Choir.

Fred Hammond to bring gospel to Convo

By Connor Rice | February 9, 2011

Sunday mass is coming to the Convocation Center. Famed gospel artist and Grammy-winner Fred Hammond will appear with the Northern Black Choir this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Hammond, whose career has spanned over several decades, is the second Christian-based...