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William Baker, junior undecided major, dresses in drag as Ana
Dior at the D.R.A.G. Show Thursday night in the Duke Ellington
Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center.

Wigs off to the drag show

By Aurora Schnorr | October 21, 2011

The Duke Ellington Ballroom's disco ball hung proudly Thursday night as Campus Activity Board hosted the D.R.A.G Show as one of many events on campus in honor of LGBT History Month. The university has shown acceptance and support of its lesbian, gay,...

Be more supportive of the LGBTQ community

By Aaron Brooks | October 18, 2011

A good vision for NIU would be continuing to educate students about LGBT history. My perception, as well as others, is that NIU could improve from good to great. I believe the next step for NIU is not the passive acceptance of all gender identities, but...