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Amanda Long perfroms as Mrs. Bonner (left) in the dress rehearsal for Mrs. Packard at the Players Theatre in the Stevens Building Monday evening.

‘Mrs. Packard’ commemorates, appreciates women’s struggles

By Jessica Cabe | March 27, 2012

It is 1861. In Illinois men are legally able to have their wives institutionalized with no proof of insanity. Women have no right to property or children in the case of a divorce. Insanity can mean anything from being too chatty to voicing unpopular opinions....

So much to do in DeKalb this Thursday

By Connor Rice | March 28, 2011

Thirsty Thursday not your thing? This Thursday, NIU and downtown DeKalb will play host to several concerts and performances. With such a wide and striking variety of acts converging on us at the same time, the classic "nothing to do" standby won't be...