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‘Quarantine’ this Halloween’s most interesting film

By TONY MARTIN | October 12, 2008

'Quarantine' is this Halloween's most interesting film. Starring: Jennifer Carpenter, Steve Harris, Jay Hernandez Plot: A reporter following a pair of firefighters gets quarantined inside a building. Add in a bunch of murderous "infected" people and buckets...

New Clint Eastwood film ‘Changeling’ has true ties to DeKalb

By KYLE SPENCER | October 12, 2008

Clint Eastwood's latest film "Changeling," starring Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich, has true ties to NIU's hometown of DeKalb. The film tells the true story of Christine Collins of Los Angeles who, in 1928, reported her 9-year-old son Walter as missing....

New conductor on board for ’08-’09 Philharmonic season

By DAN STONE | October 12, 2008

The NIU Philharmonic is back for another performance season with a new conductor at the helm. The new NIU Philharmonic Director, Lucia Matos, was the orchestra director at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh from 2003 to 2008. Matos is also the music director...

Every film should have digital copy included on DVD

By HEATHER SKRIP | October 12, 2008

While watching "What Happens in Vegas" for the first time this weekend, I had a sort of epiphany. "Vegas" is the first movie that I have heard of that has a special digital format so that the owner can watch the movie on a DVD player, and also download...

Presidential race parodies continue on SNL Thursday special

By ORLANDO LARA | October 12, 2008

"Saturday Night Live" stuck with its ratings-drawing formula Thursday and successfully continued to lampoon the presidential race. "SNL: Weekend Update Thursday," the first of three half-hour specials to air before the Nov. 4 election, spoofed the second...

Coldplay’s Chris Martin not deserving of rock ‘god’ status

By DAN STONE | October 9, 2008

Sure, Coldplay might dominate Billboard charts and receive wide-critical praise, but is front-man Chris Martin the rock and roll god he's made out to be? If he is, I will gladly go to the rock and roll gallows as a heretic. Meanwhile, Andrew McMahon of...

‘Chocolate News’ melts

By KYLE SPENCER | October 9, 2008

In his new sketch comedy show "Chocolate News," comedian David Alan Grier delivers several unsettling bits. Grier begins by welcoming viewers saying, "This is the only source for pure, uncircumcised realness from an afro-centric perspective, and be it...

Percussion recital ‘amazing’ in front of packed crowd

By BRIDGET ORKFRITZ | October 9, 2008

NIU's recital hall was packed Wednesday night as percussionists Julie Spencer and Gernot Blume performed amazingly. Spencer and Blume came all the way from Germany for this guest performance and the recital hall provided an intimate setting for the duo...

Comic book treasures remain hidden inside Founder’s library

By ORLANDO LARA | October 9, 2008

The fourth-floor of Founders Memorial Library houses the Rare Books and Special Collections department. Except for a couple of students each year, its treasure remains hidden. The cluttered room is home to about 10,000 single-issue comic books and graphic...

‘Family Guy’ still relevant

By NORTHERN STAR STAFF | October 9, 2008

Bird is the word! Bet you're sick of hearing that by now, aren't you? It seems Family Guy, once wildly popular and controversial and full of memorable lines such as that one, is no longer this generation's "go-to" show for gratuitous humor. As two of...

Beer of the Week: Newcastle Brown Ale

By DAN STONE | October 9, 2008

Newcastle Brown Ale is a widely available English Style Brown Ale. The brew is notable for its full-bodied dark ale mouth-feel but lacks the strong bitterness associated with the style. The Good: Newcastle hits your mouth with a rich malt taste that is...

Rise Against’s ‘Appeal to Reason’ is quality

By DAN STONE | October 9, 2008

American music has a long-history of social commentary. The music of Jimi Hendrix and Creedence Clearwater Revival is just a part of the musical voice of a generation during the Vietnam War. America is at war again. Though contemporary music has dabbled,...