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Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air A Tongan artist is critiquing artificial intelligence while using the technology in her heritage art form...

DeKALB – The Pick Museum of Anthropology’s “Good Food” exhibit presents information about food insecurity, food resources in DeKalb, what “Good Food” means to different people and more.  The exhibit was organized by curators Annalisa Amber, Debbie Allen, Sylvia Gutierrez Scoggin, Ben Driver and Atlas Babcock.  The curators consulted with faculty, local producers and other...

The Pick Museum has announced that it is having an Indigenous Foodways event from Noon to 1 p.m. on Nov. 14 in Cole Hall 114.  Assistant professor of anthropology Dana Bardolph will be highlighting the ways archaeologists discover information from the past by studying ancient food residues, cooking methods, and plants and animal bones in...

As a part of a lecture series hosted by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Catherine Raymond, a professor in art history and the director of the Center for Burma Studies at NIU, gave the lecture “Healing while Performing the Ritual to the Burmese Spirits” Friday afternoon in Cole Hall. The protector spirits Raymond talked...

The Holmes Student Center in the Regency Room will be hosting guest speaker Debra Yepa-Pappan on Nov. 15 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Yepa-Pappan is a visual artist and Native Community Engagement Coordinator at the Field Museum. She will be speaking to attendees about the decolonization of the Field Museum by bringing their identities...

Here are some events happening on Saturday if you need something spooky and fun to do this weekend. Performing Southeast Asia at Pick Museum of Anthropology The Pick Museum of Anthropology will be housing an exhibit displaying examples of performance from throughout Southeast Asia, showcasing the ways in which different types of performances were able...

Collaboration, harmony and revitalization are the defining principles of “Radical Verses of Hmong Revitalization” by Tou SaiK Lee.  On Sept. 8, NIU’s Pick Museum of Anthropology, in partnership with the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, opened their Performing of Southeast Asia exhibit with Lee’s presentation of this work.  Lee is a hip-hop artist and spoken...

Performing Southeast Asia (September 8, 2022–May 13, 2023) Exhibition Opening Reception and Performance<br/><br/>Thursday, Sept. 8<br/><br/>4:30 p.m. Gallery opens<br/><br/>5:00 p.m. Radical Verses of Hmong Revitalization, performance by Tou SaiK Lee<br/><br/>6:00 p.m. Reception and tours<br/><br/> <br/><br/>From popular music to traditional dance, this exhibit collaboration between the Pick Museum ...

The NIU Pick Museum of Anthropology has been a staple on the University’s campus for years. It was founded in 1964, is located in Cole Hall and is part of the department of anthropology.  According to Enjoy Illinois, the museum houses over 20,000 objects composed of ethnographic and archeological material. The museum is also home...

Northern Star April 9 is the last day for students to change or declare their major for the spring semester. Students looking to declare should reach out to advisors soon. The NIU Academic Advisory Center says students who are looking to finalize major declarations... Associate History professor and acting director of NIU’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies Eric Jones and the Lifelong Learning Institute of NIU will virtually present “Revisiting the Vietnam War” Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1...