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in review rascal flatts, ‘me and my gang’

By Matt Lee | April 5, 2006

"Ya wanna know what ya get when you play a country song backwards? Ya get your house back. Ya get your dog back. Ya get your best friend, Jack, back. Ya get your truck back. Ya get your hair back. Ya get your first and second wives back." These are just...

Reality Bytes wraps up

By Richard Pulfer | April 4, 2006

After three days of the Reality Bytes Film Festival, judges viewed everything from the rise of Napster to the fall of steamboats. The event kicked off Friday with a student documentary competition in Room 204 of DuSable Hall. "Ride at Your Own Risk" by...

Can you go wrong with a copyright?

By Richard Pulfer | April 4, 2006

While trademarks and copyrights, when used properly, can ensure the protection of everything from ideas to images, misuse of these legal sticking points can lead to million-dollar lawsuits. Recently, the entertainment industry has been dominated by several...

Take a hint

By Stephanie Szuda | April 3, 2006

Breaking up with someone is hard. Sure, we all know that. Sometimes the hardest part is recognizing when the relationship has gone sour. What's the difference between simply losing the newness and the relationship running its course? I'm not usually one...

Today in Walken history (it’s back!)

April 2, 2006

No one can keep Christopher Walken down. A return has been demanded and a return you shall have. Today in Walken History, Christopher tells us what can kill him "Fried food can kill me, a mugger can kill me. You're not so special down here, Jones!" source...

Ruckus offers legal alternative for NIU students to download music

By Lydia Roy | April 2, 2006

College students often are seen walking down the street, working out or studying while listening to music. However, the music most listen to doesn't come from the radio or store-bought CDs, but from online music servers. Downloading music may not always...

’24’ Recap

April 2, 2006

9 to 10 p.m. Audrey Raines is detained by CTU because of her potential role with Vladimir Bierko. Jack Bauer requests to do the interrogation of Audrey. Two police officers are killed so Bierko could have a police escort to get to the target because of...

Little Women, BIG Production

By Stephanie Szuda | March 31, 2006

Sisters laugh together. Sisters cry together. Sisters throw each other's transcripts in the fire. Mark Adamo's adaptation of "Little Women" will be performed by the NIU Opera Workshop, in collaboration with the NIU Philharmonic, today at 8 p.m. and Sunday...

Noah will lead Florida’s arc to top

By Sean Connor | March 31, 2006

Of course this happens. I pick Florida to go down in round one, they make it to the Final Four. Makes sense. But I'm not making that mistake again. Led by the screaming ponytail of Joakim Noah, Florida has proved it's the best team in the land. Look no...

weekend preview

March 31, 2006

FRIDAY Honeywagon — 10 p.m. at Starbusters, 930 Pappas Drive — $5 Battery — 10 p.m. at Otto's Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway — $8 SATURDAY Hairbangers Ball — 10 p.m. at Starbusters — $5 Mr. Blotto — 10 p.m. at Otto's — $5-7 Steve Smith...

If you’re going to be stupid, go all the way

By Christopher Strupp | March 30, 2006

Over the past 24 hours I have become an enraged human being. Not enraged to the point where I want to start whipping copper Abe Lincoln's at my roommate. No, more enraged like Debbie Rowe finding out she really was the mother of Michael Jackson's children,...

Latino Poetry SLAM

By Sherelle Green | March 30, 2006

Getting in touch with one's roots was a main theme of the Latino Poetry Slam Wednesday. The Organization for Latino American Students held the event at 7 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center's Diversions Lounge. Sophomore math major and President of OLAS...