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The majority of college students will experience living in a dorm, apartment or both. For students trying to figure out the best living situation, it can be difficult to figure out the positives and negatives of both before making a decision. Here are some student opinions on living on campus versus off campus. On-campus choices...

The murder mystery film “Death on the Nile” was released in theaters on Feb. 11. The film has an abundance of well known actors and actresses including Kenneth Branagh, Armie Hammer, Gal Gadot, Letita Wright and Russell Brand. The actors lived up to their well-known names with great acting and the movie overall had a...

Kanye West is a popular rap artist and has been creating music since the early 2000s, which is also when he met his now ex-wife and mother of his children, Kim Kardashian.  The pair officially began dating in 2008 and married in 2014. Being that both Kanye and Kim were already extremely famous celebrities, their...

DeKALB— The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra will be putting on their Spring Pops Concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5. The concert will be led by music director and conductor Linc Smelser and held in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall inside the NIU music building.  The concert will feature several local musicians and composers including the...

College can be difficult; trying to juggle higher education, a job, extracurriculars, friends, family and time for yourself seems impossible at times. Parents and other adults who have gone to college often offer advice, but the scene has changed. Those currently in college and those who have recently graduated are the only ones who know...

There are many different ways to organize clothing and it can be extremely beneficial to have your clothing set up in a way that makes sense to you. Here are tips and suggestions on what can be done to make your closet one of your favorite spaces.  Clothes Most clothing items can be hung, but...

LinkedIn is one of the most popular forms of professional social media that is primarily used for professional networking and career development. Students are often encouraged to use LinkedIn to better their professionalism and find internships and jobs related to their major, but the app can be difficult to navigate for first-time users.  One of...

Spring break provides college students with a much needed break from their responsibilities. Due to this typically week-long break from school, many students travel to different areas for a spring break vacation. Here are my personal top three spring break vacation destinations. 1. Boulder, CO Boulder, Colorado is a gorgeous town with a ton of...

We were all there, March 2020, when the world as we knew it was completely transformed. Masks, illness, social distancing and stay-at-home orders were rushed out across the world. Although this was a terrifying time of uncertainty, many now look back at this as a time when the world slowed for a while.  “I remember...

DeKALB— An NIU School of Music professor became the recipient of a flagship U.S. government-sponsored scholarship program that will send him to Brazil for four months as part of the Fulbright Scholars program.  Rodrigo Villanueva, NIU School of Music professor of Jazz Studies was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award. The award will allow Villanueva...