Name: Andre Findley Year: Sophomore Major: Studio Art with emphasis on Illustration Home: Chicago Nicknames: Farmhand, Dre, The Man Favorite Movie: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" starring Jim Carrey. It speaks to my soul because it's about a bogus man...

Review: "Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography" by Andrew Morton "The most important recruit ever is in the process of being secured. His arrival will change Scientology forever." This prophecy allegedly preached by worldwide Scientology leader David...

"The Bedlam in Goliath" - The Mars Volta Rating: 8/10 After seeing them live and then listening to their 75-minute ambient noise album, it is safe to say I was sick of The Mars Volta. So, naturally, I was prepared not to enjoy any of thier latest, "The...

"Field Manual" - Chris Walla Rating: 7/10 Chris Walla, the guitarist and producer of indie favorite Death Cab For Cutie has finally released his much anticipated debut solo album. The record has been scheduled to be out numerous times over the last few...

This track is dedicated to all those freshmen out there who have not yet learned to love their surroundings. "It's been three whole weeks since that I have left my home" - and since you left yours. For those of us who have been here for some time, Northern...

We know the saying, "Life imitates art." But this week, something more interesting happened. This week, life contradicted art. In an art form previously reserved for adolescent boys, a hero returned from the dead while others were dropping like flies...

"Elenore" - The Turtles All hail Hallmark! Valentine's Day is in two weeks, and people are abuzz with what they're getting their sweetie. Personally, I think the holiday's way overdone. To diffuse such mushy talk, I'm cranking "Elenore" by The Turtles....

Yesterday the gag-order expired concerning a shocking 50-year-old cover-up from 1957 of an event that nearly brought an end to campus life at NIU. Walking through Davis Hall from the first floor up the stairs reveals a door leading to a small balcony....

Integrity isn't usually the first thing that comes to mind when we think of parody. Some might say that parody is the response to, or the polar opposite of, integrity. Those people are wrong. Parody is the response to genuineness, and contrary to the...

"Untraceable" Rating: 5/10 Starring Diane Lane, Colin Hanks Plot A cyber-crime police unit is challenged by a mysterious killer who launches a Web site that broadcasts his executions live on the Internet. He rigs his site so the torture of his victims...

"Rambo" Rating: 6/10 Starring: Sylvester Stallone, various bandannas & irrationality Plot: After a group of missionaries go missing in a war-afflicted Burma, John Rambo (Stallone) and his mercenary friends set out to rescue them by any means necessary....

Last week, the infamous Fox News published a scathing claim against J.J. Abrams. Writer Roger Friedman weighed in with his movie review of "Cloverfield." His article waved its banner of criticism with the headline: "‘Cloverfield' : Horror Film Not...