DeKALB | The Oscars have been deemed “whitewashed” by many film advocates noting a lack of racial diversity in the past years. However, this year three of the nine films nominated for Best Picture feature a primarily African-American cast: “Hidden...
“SweetSexySavage,” Kehlani Parrish’s second album, has been much anticipated since the release of her 2015 Grammy-nominated album, “You Should Be Here.” The album was released Friday and hosts a variety of classic Kehlani hits, including lead...
The Super Bowl is a great time to host friends and family for a bash, but no get-together is complete without snacks. Here is an easy recipe for bacon-wrapped chicken bites students can make in 20 minutes.Ingredients:1 lb. of boneless, skinless chicken...
DeKALB — NIU leaders are looking at ways to help students if state lawmakers don’t fund Monetary Award Program Grants, although NIU leaders are confident funding will be passed.For the second year in a row, Illinois is starting a new year without...
The romantic movie-musical “La La Land” received a record of 14 nominations, including one for Best Picture on Tuesday when Oscar nominations were announced. The film made history as the only movie to tie with “Titanic” and “All About Eve”...
DeKALB — A Just Brew is opening up shop on the main level of the Holmes Student Center today and will serve craft-brewed coffee to students on a budget.Its mission is to serve quality coffee on campuses at donation-based prices. This means that if a...
Former interim CFO Nancy Suttenfield speaks about NIU's budget proposal during a Board of Trustees Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee meeting Sept. 1, 2014 in Altgeld Hall.
DeKALB — A pretrial hearing for a pending lawsuit against the Student Association Senate is set to be held Feb. 2.Leon Kincaid, former SA senator, filed a complaint April 29 against the SA for allegedly violating the Illinois Open Meetings Act when...
With cold weather keeping most students indoors, now is a great time to take advantage of some blankets, snacks and Netflix. Here are some of the hilarious, nostalgic shows students can find on Netflix."Haters Back Off!"YouTube personality Colleen Ballinger...
What seems to be a successful formula for the "Harry Potter" series, the "Hunger Games" series and "Game of Thrones" is capturing the flavor of the story. In the case of "A Series of Unfortunate Events" on Netflix, just about every component makes this...
