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Bart Woodstrup, of the Time Arts program at NIUs School of Arts, introduces What Happens Next? Tuesday night at the House Cafe. The festival features an engaging collection of short video art collected from a diverse group of artists living and working in the New York Hudson Valley area.

Film fest challenges thought

By Troy Doetch | August 31, 2010

Art Instructor Bart Woodstrup doesn't care much for major motion pictures. For the most part, Hollywood blockbusters are much too linear for Woodstrup's taste. The instructor would rather be confused. "What Happens Next?," a film festival that screened...

The Founders Memorial Library is hosting The Long, Drawn Tale exhibit from now until September. The exhibit aims to distinguish the difference between graphic novels and comic books.

Exhibit denounces myths about graphic novels

By Troy Doetch | August 30, 2010

DeKALB | A graphic novel is just a big comic book, right? This kind of question would cause assistant libraries professor Wayne Finley to launch into scholarly discourse on the differences between the two art platforms. Coincidentally, that's exactly...

Band brews music in new studio

By Troy Doetch | August 29, 2010

To students who dine at Lincoln Hall, Alex DeForest is the pony-tailed manager on staff. To followers of DeKalb's country music scene, DeForest is better recognized as the scraggly-haired bass player by the epithet "The Dark Squirrel", of the ambitious...

KISS FM Intern MJ Slykas (left) competes against sophomore psychology major Melissa Jennings in a game of Wii Fencing as junior biology sciences major Jennifer Zambrano (right) watches during the Kiss FM/AMP College Tour Wednesday afternoon in the MLK Commons. The event, hosted by CAB, included free food and beverages as well as raffles for gift cards and other prizes.

Students play video games against DJs for prizes

By Troy Doetch | August 25, 2010

The AMP/KISS FM Promotional Event College Tour drew crowds of students to MLK Commons on Wednesday. The event, hosted by the Campus Activities Board, combined entertainment from the 103.5 KISS FM Street Team, prizes and giveaways as a part of the college's...

2 day Middlewest Fest coming to DeKalb

By Troy Doetch | August 19, 2010

When it comes to music festivals, the closest thing locals have is Corn Fest, which may not satisfy the musical hunger of everyone. As if in response to the prayers of the hardcore and the punk rock set, Kickstand Productions has thrown together the first...