"What Happens In Vegas..." Review Rating - 8/10 STARRING Ashton Kutcher, Cameron Diaz, Rob Corddry, Lake Bell THE PLOT Two strangers (Diaz and Kutcher) meet up in Vegas, and after a wild night of heavy partying, they wake up to find they are married....

Saturday night, the roles will be reversed when the NIU School of Theatre and Dance faculty members present a concert reading of George Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell." "You can only teach theater so long before you succumb to the temptation to show...

Rating: 8/10 The local band Loose Lips Sink Ships will release its new album "Puptent" today, and the band gave an exclusive first listen to the Northern Star. For the first track of the album, "OK, I'll Brainstorm," could not have been a better choice....

Rating: 6 / 10 There are "retro" bands, and then there are bands like Clifton Roy & Folkstringer. The group, centered on singer and guitarist Clifton Roy, doesn't use any electronic instruments, opting out of any pop/rock formulas. Instead, with NIU...

It was "goin' down" as hip-hop artist Yung Joc performed at the Holmes Student Center Thursday night. Jasiel Robinson, (Yung Joc) known for his popular songs including "It's Goin' Down" and "I Know You See It" performed a free concert in an effort to...

Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Starring: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz Plot: In this visually stunning French film, Amélie (Tautou), a young woman in Paris, finds a relic in her apartment from its previous tenant. She returns it and, seeing the results,...

INTER-GENDER MEMO RE: Cosmopolitan, May issue - "67 New Blow-His-Mind Moves" To: The Ladies From: The Fellas It doesn't take much to blow our minds. Here's a short list, off the tops of our collective heads: 1. Naps 2. When you smell good 3. Indiana Jones...

Many of us will be going home to see friends soon, but seeing people only during the summer can strain those relationships. "No Excuses," by stalwart grunge band Alice in Chains, is a reminder that old friends are worth far more than you might expect....

First, they told you not to drink until 21. Then, they said you couldn't watch rated "R" movies until you were 17. Now, the U.S. Congress is attempting to remove another form of escapism â€" the video game. That's right. U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)...

Grade: C+ Red Hook Long Hammer India Pale Ale is an American take on the IPA. IPAs are known for their strong, bitter taste and high alcohol content. When compared with other IPAs, Long Hammer is one of the less bitter brews. However, Long Hammer is still...

Starring: Morgan Freeman Synopsis: When the stern Joe Clark is made principal of a failing inner-city high school, he rules with an iron fist and takes crap from no one. To keep drug dealers out, he chains the school's doors closed during school hours,...

Summer Hits "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (May 22) It use to be that Harrison Ford was "that guy" who made movies with George Lucas, but recently, the actor's face has been plastered everywhere to hype the fourth installment of...