Grab your girls (or guys–no discrimination!) and hit the town for DeKalb’s second annual Girls Night Out. Benefitting the American Heart Association (AHA), Girls Night Out is a community-wide event geared toward having fun and being informed. Many...
When you think of film festivals, which cities come to mind? Park City, Utah; Cannes, France; and, of course, Sycamore? That’s right. For the second year in a row, the Sycamore Film Festival will bring art, culture and fun to the Sycamore and DeKalb...
Though I mostly consider myself a young lady of exceptional musical taste (you may disagree), sometimes the music I enjoy surprises me. Case in point: I absolutely love Taylor Swift. Her country twang and poppy hooks do not fit in with my Decemberists/alternative-heavy...
New York-based creative think tank COLLECTIVE BODY | DANCELAB breezes back to Chicago next week to kick off its third season of dance and performance.Founded by NIU’s own Brian Carey Chung, assistant professor of ballet, COLLECTIVE BODY | DANCELAB came...
I would like to punch Shia LaBeouf in the face. Why do I believe that LaBeouf’s jaw deserves to meet the might of my tiny fist? Because of his big mouth. LaBeouf insists on running his mouth to any entertainment outlet that will listen, spewing groan-inducing...
Student life can be hectic, especially in the first few weeks of the semester. There are financial aid problems to straighten out, dorm room or apartment supplies to be bought and textbooks to be ordered for $8 from shady websites. It seems as though...
Sarah Contreras Columnist While most students think of fall as “back to school” time, I look forward to this time of year for a much less academic reason: the fall TV lineup. I’ve taken it upon myself to study fall returns and cancellations like...
It’s that time of the year again — Moving Days! If you’re one of the many, many guys and gals who are spending their days packing up knick-knacks and moving impossibly heavy furniture, then you know that the stress of it all can easily get you down....
I never thought a superhero movie would make me feel as much as I felt this weekend. Ever since The Dark Knight, the second installment in director Christopher Nolan’s take on the Batman saga, hit theaters four years ago, fanboys and film lovers alike...
When NIU alumni Patrick Brice was 11 years old, he began listening to Eminem — and suddenly, he had a new dream career. Brice cites the artist’s “confidence and overall ‘I don’t care what anybody thinks’ attitude” as his main inspiration...
The Stage Coach Players will open their mid-summer production this week, and it’s looking to be a doozy. Private Eyes, a play by Steven Dietz, explores themes of deception, lust and the complexities of human relationships. The theater’s crew has worked...
Ah, summer. Sunshine, blue skies, free time and, maybe, summer romances. It really is a season that serves up all the good things in life. But if you’re one of many people who find themselves working hard for their money at a summer job as well as entertaining...
