It’s a rainy dreary day and you have nowhere to be, so you pull out your favorite novel and begin to read. What many might not know is that, through the action of reading a fiction novel, you are learning how to empathize with others.
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It’s the start of a new semester meaning less time to read for personal enjoyment and more time going to classes and being active on campus. Here are five short books that won’t take up most of your busy time, but will help reach your reading goals.
“Death...
We live in a world where we’re told we can do or be anything--by day we can be the lead singer for Say Anything, but by night, who knows?--maybe we can write some comic books about being bipolar. The first of four issues of the comic book Polarity by...
The Campus Child Care Center is working to promote reading standards by selling books this week. The Campus Child Care Center, is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today and Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday to help raise funds for...
To e-book or not to e-book? That is the question. These days, many classes taught at NIU offer students the opportunity to access either a free or purchased textbook online versus buying from the VCB or the Holmes Student Center bookstore. Some students...
Spring break was the perfect time to catch up on all the books you haven’t had time to read (thanks, midterms). With so many great options, it can be difficult to make a good choice. Fortunately, author Jessica Brody has made that decision a little...
There is nothing I love more in life than when one of my favorite singers announces they are doing a project that is so unrelated to music. When Max Bemis, the lead singer of the band Say Anything, announced he was coming out with not one comic book but...
Reading habits among students may be changing with the popularity of eReaders. Chalermsee Olson, associate dean for collections and technical services at Founders Memorial Library, who’s worked at the library for about six years, said students have...
All this month, the DeKalb Public Library is participating in an event called The Big Read. "The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts that was developed because the National Endowment for the Arts commissioned a study that...
The Big Read is making its fourth appearance in DeKalb. The event, hosted by the DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., began Friday. The Big Read is a month-long initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, and according to the DeKalb Public Library's...
