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DeKalb’s Weekender List: April 29

By Chris Krapek | April 28, 2011

DeKALB | We've almost reached the end. Seriously, guys, there's like one week left and then finals. As many of you go home for the summer, study abroad or move on to bigger and better things, take one last opportunity to do something cool in the Dirty...

Lt. Dan Choi (center) meets with attendees Monday night at the Carl Sandburg Auditorium to talk about homosexuality in the military.

Lt. Dan Choi discusses his stuggles as an openly gay military member

By Dave Gong | April 25, 2011

Activist Lt. Dan Choi appeared at the Holmes Student Center Monday night to discuss activism and his personal struggles as an openly gay member of the United States military. A West Point graduate, Choi has been an active opponent of the military's "don't...

Senior women's studies major Nicole Arteaga presents part of Lesbian? Bieber? Lesbieber?!, a talk given Wednesday night in the Holmes Student Center. The event discussed the socially-concieved correlations between hairstyle and sexual orientation.

The locks that link lesbians and Bieber

By Troy Doetch | April 6, 2011

In Nicole Arteaga's professional opinion, my haircut is Bieber-esque. Like a classy bowl-cut, it's shaggy and swept to the side. Could it be said that I look like a lesbian who looks like Justin Bieber? Confused? You should be. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,...

Civil Unions legislation passed, LGBT center weighs in on decision

By Jack Baker | December 2, 2010

Some NIU students are thrilled that the Illinois state legislature has passed a bill that will legalized civil unions for same sex couples. "I think it's a great move for Illinois," said Bryan Roush, a graduate assistant for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,...

LGBT Resource Center to host speaker event

By David Matz | October 21, 2010

Look for a rainbow colored Volkswagon Beetle with the words "fagbug" printed on the sides driving down the streets of DeKalb on Monday. The eye catching car belongs to public speaker Erin Davies, and she's coming to campus to help educate people about...

Supporters of the LGBT Resource Center form a heart outside of the Holmes Student Center on Sunday as a part of the annual "You Are Loved" campaign.

LGBT canvasses campus with positive messages

By Kyla Gardner | October 3, 2010

Students waking up for class this morning may notice some positive messages chalked around campus. Sunday evening, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center canvassed the campus as part of the 2nd Annual You-Are-Loved Chalk Message Project....