Reasons for and against football jersey retirement were the fuel for the Northern Star’s week of Nov. 14, 1973. After Huskie fullback Mark Kellar’s final home game against Western Illinois University, his jersey was retired and buried in a time capsule...

Patrick Hwung, a freshman OMIS major, likes his music upbeat and synthesized. When he isn’t in class or at the Campus Recreation Center, you can probably find him in his Lincoln residence hall room. All you have to do is follow the loud dance music...

There are certainly enough movies proclaiming "war is hell," but very few would say war is boring. "Jarhead" is one of the few. Directed by "American Beauty" and "Road to Perdition" helmer Sam Mendes, and based on a book by Marine-turned-English professor...

The final "Star Wars" movie has come out and it doesn’t look likely that George Lucas will make any more. This has caused much sadness in my life. I was wondering how I could keep my love for the force alive and well. Oh poor, poor Obi-Wan obsessed...

I’ve never read a Kurt Vonnegut novel before, so when I opened the book Vonnegut swore he would never even write, I didn’t know what to expect. It doesn’t take long, even as a newcomer to the gumption that is Vonnegut’s prose, to get a strong...

Carlos Santana, arguably one of the best guitarists ever, continues to collaborate with some of the music industry’s biggest names on his newest album, "All That I Am." This time around, Santana has a whole new lineup of familiar faces, including a...

Spin Magazine writer Andy Greenwald knows the definition of the word "emo." So much so he wrote a book titled "Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo." The Brown University graduate talked recently to Weekender about his new novel, touring...

Apple Computer’s iMovie program allows users access to have an entire movie studio right at their fingertips. The iMovie Film Festival will give several students the opportunity to screen their computer-edited films before the general public. The films...

While most NIU students were sleeping 4 a.m. Sunday - or, at least, hopefully sleeping - 311, complete with five tour buses and three semi-trailers full of staging equipment, were traveling north on Interstate 39. The group finished its Saturday night...

I have lived through a few Thanksgiving dinners in my day. Not all have been pleasant ones, but I survived them nonetheless. This Thanksgiving dinner is one I am not sure I will make it through. I recently purchased and sampled the Jones Soda holiday...

Students looking for something to do on Tuesday nights need to look no further than the center of campus. The Illinois Room in the Holmes Student Center is dancing the night away because of one very "swinging" club: the Northern Swing Tips. "Just show...

Eric Person, along with his band Meta-Four, is on a mission in music. On Wednesday, Eric Person and his group will provide a Meta-Four Masterclass for NIU students and on the same night, will also hold two separate shows at The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln...