The Taking Back Sunday story is a long one. Beginning in Long Island, N.Y. in 1999, the five member screamo band released "Tell All Your Friends" in 2002 to anxiously awaiting angst-ridden teens. It didn't take too long before the band had to deal with...

Three Northern Illinois University alumni have taken their passion for journalism, design and the Windy City to create an appropriately-titled magazine, "Love, Chicago." The quarterly magazine is a love letter to Chicago readers, featuring the city's...

Directions Spread crescent rolls into pan and cook at 350 degrees for 9 minutes. Then mix cream cheese with mayonnaise and dry Italian salad dressing, spreading the contents over the cooled crust in the pan. Top with finely chopped vegetables and shredded...

Positives: -Standard DVDs are not in high definiton format and are only half the quality of an HD DVD. -HD DVDs are in high definition format and obviously present a high definition picture. -DVDs are made up of about 345,000 pixels. -HD DVDs are made...

There has been a lot of debate about whether America is ready for a 9/11 movie. Many seem to suggest the time is not right, and that the public conscious needs more time to recover from the tragedy. This sentiment is incredibly short-sighted. The public...

Anger can be a powerful emotion and it takes patience and persistence to control, especially in times of great stress. It should go without saying you don't need a genius (or maybe you do, I'm not sure) to tell you most anger is derived from fear. Being...

Historically, those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. Yet musically, historical mimicry can be intentional, or at least done with awareness. Sound trends and genres are cyclical. Bands seven years from now will inevitably be shaped by the music...

The Barn, 1215 Blackhawk Road, is looking to reinvent its atmosphere under new management. "I don't think The Barn had the best reputation before," said kitchen manager Joey Haras. "I think the people that worked here weren't that happy. It created a...

Beyond the hectic insanity associated with finals, students anxiously await summer. For writers especially, summer is a time to revise and revisit their work, with class usually less of a problem under the summer sun. Whether one is busy submitting poetry...

Whether you've been missing the static-charged winter or have been dreading the springtime bugs, these experiments should ease your seasonal anxiety. Explore static electricity by creating an electrophorus or investigate the behaviors of animals in nature...