DeKALB – Colorful lights shined and the sound of applause filled the air as students and faculty gathered in celebration for the 27th Annual NIU LGBTQ+ Pride Awards.
The award ceremony takes place every year to honor the accomplishments of students...
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump beat out Secretary Hillary Clinton with polls showing 279 electoral votes to her 228 electoral votes, according to the New York Times. Students reacted across campus to Trump’s victory following Election...
PRISM, NIU’s student-run LGBT organization, will hold "The Art of Barebacking: Sexual Liberation and the Freedom to Fuck" 9-11 p.m. Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center, Room 406.This lecture will discuss the criminalization of gay sex and the resistance...
Illinois legalizing gay marriage was great news, but it didn’t signal the end of the fight for equality.The country is slowly making its way to marriage equality, and adding another state to the list is what we need. Although it’s an important step,...
“You know it’s a party when the police arrive!” That was one response to security being called when an audience member got on stage and booed one of the Prism Gay Jam performers off-stage 7 p.m. Saturday in the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg...
With duct tape-covered mouths and linked arms, Prism members will solemnly encircle their rainbow colored LGBT flag at the MLK Commons on Friday. They all will remain silent, except for a few members who will yell out facts about suicides, bullying and...
As dance-goers walked through the doors of Cafe 900 in the University Plaza (UP), they saw masks, balloons and a decorated wall that read “Masqueerade.” People from the DeKalb community attended the PRISM-hosted Masquerade Dance Friday. PRISM is a...
Students, faculty and staff came together Wednesday to recognize important contributions made to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community as part of the Ally Awards ceremony. The awards were hosted from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Holmes...
"Don't let cancer be a cock block!" This was just one of the many phrases Alpha Phi Omega [APO] members were using to encourage students in the Holmes Student Center to donate to Relay For Life Thursday. Seana Winner, junior sociology major and APO member,...
