DeKALB – If you listen close while walking the corridors of DuSable Hall, you can hear the sound of higher education, and it sounds like a lecture.  Lectures have been used to educate since the time of Socrates and Plato, but modern students, like...

As a part of a lecture series hosted by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Catherine Raymond, a professor in art history and the director of the Center for Burma Studies at NIU, gave the lecture “Healing while Performing the Ritual to the Burmese...

In honor of Earth Day, author and psychologist Melanie Joy gave a free lecture Sunday night based on her award-winning book “Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism.” Joy focused on the concept of carnism, which she said...

Normally for Women’s History Month, or at least in the past couple of years, I would have compiled a mix CD featuring all female musicians to distribute to my friends and loved ones. However, I am unhappy to report that this year I somewhat slacked...

Josh Navarro doesn't like memorizing facts for class."I don't think memorization is really that good," Navarro, junior business administration major, said. "It seems like as soon as the test is over, it's like you don't need it."Navarro said he takes...

Even though strong winds blow away your good mood, it is not an excuse to blow off classes. Instead of skipping a lecture, you could find that tackling the weather head-on actually brings great rewards.On a rainy Tuesday, several students from my journalism...

At some point during our time in college, I'm sure we have all noticed that attendance in large lecture halls tends to be rather sparse. Whether students are nursing themselves through another hangover, avoiding the walk through unbearable DeKalb weather...