DeKalb’s Stage Coach Players is putting its money where its mouth is this holiday season. On its second year in a hopeful new tradition, Stagecoach, 126 South 5th Street, will perform Charles Dickens’ classic Victorian story, "A Christmas Carol."...

For some people, Christmas isn’t the only time to show goodwill toward men. Luis Flores, an associate management professor, has spent his life devoting much of his free time to ending domestic abuse, promoting ecological conservation and trying to put...

Sometimes a little can say a lot. Junior art education major Meghan Freund doesn’t have the flashiest MySpace page but that doesn’t mean her creativity doesn’t shine through. Freund is no stranger to the world of online networking. Before joining...

On Friday, Nov. 22, 1963, students in the Holmes Student Center’s Pow Wow Room sat mute, all ears tuned to the voice of a radio commentator. Instead of being excited about the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, some sat in tears. Others were frozen in shock....

Taking it easy, working with photo design and posting his projects on MySpace are some things Richard Bernardo has managed to fit into his last semester at NIU. At first glance, Bernardo, a senior communication major, may look like an everyday student,...

At the risk of alienating all my vegan friends and contemporaries, I am going to make a rather bold statement - I like cheese. I’m not going to spell out why I like cheese; I think that’s unnecessary. But I will say there are some cheeses I like more...

The use of psychedelics can be a good thing. When applied right, the approach is mind expanding, and can result in abstract and accidentally brilliant moments. Yet when used incorrectly, and without moderation, it’s dangerous. It permanently can alter...

Once upon a time, four teenagers sent two songs to Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz via his online blog. The next day, they were signed to Wentz’s Decaydance Records and put on tour with Boys Night Out, Motion City Soundtrack, The Starting Line and Fall...

When a 26-year-old hotshot suddenly takes the job of a 51-year-old veteran and becomes the elder’s boss, it’s going to be an awkward situation. "In Good Company" puts the painfully awkward star of "That ’70s Show," Topher Grace, in the hotshot role...

Probably one of the most over-the-top and in-your-face propaganda films of all time is "Reefer Madness." This 1936 cult classic centers on a tale about urban teenagers who succumb to the menace of marijuana. The film’s token "potheads" smoke out and...

Just in case we couldn’t figure out Antonio Banderas could kick some serious butt in "The Mask of Zorro," "The Legend of Zorro" has returned to prove it in 129 long minutes. It’s been 10 years since Alejandro (Banderas), or Zorro, married the prestigious...

Kenny Chesney, one of country music’s top-drawing artists, refuses to take a break. Considered to be one of country music’s hardest working and most-respected artists, Chesney has already achieved countless milestones in his career, which include...