Contrary to the flock of promotions that play this film up as a dramatic romance, "Elizabethtown" is something else entirely. Constructed from memories of writer/director Cameron Crowe’s childhood and sewn together by a dominating and fluid soundtrack,...

Do you want to attend one of the Convocation Center's shows this fall but are a bit short on cash? Well, here’s your chance to win tickets to an upcoming show and a hug. Courtesy of the Campus Activities Board, Weekender will raffle off a pair of tickets...

The best/worst horror/comedy of this or any generation belongs to B-list celebrity Bruce Campbell. Ash Williams (Campbell), travels to a cabin secluded in a wooded area with four of his friends. It is there the group of friends discover The Book of the...

Every couple of years, Sevendust releases a new album fans typically feel is the group’s best effort. This was the reaction when the group released "Animosity" in 2001 and also when they released "Seasons" in 2003. However true that may have been for...

Sometimes an album’s subtext merits as much attention as the music, and the journey of the band outweighs the record’s end result. It’s virtually impossible to listen to Wilco’s "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" and not concentrate on the well-documented...

The line between learning and performing has always been a fine one. Recently the line has been blurred by student/professional chamber string symphony Camerata Chicago, which will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the...

If the "O.C." delivered anything other than a teenage drama wrapped up in a nice hour-long package every week, it would be the name Death Cab for Cutie, which resident emo character Seth Cohen made a household name among teenagers looking for an indie...

Everyone wonders what life will be like once they finish up with their degrees and enter the real world. Will the world be yours for the taking? Will you fail miserably and live in your parent’s basement until you’re 40? Will you be extremely successful,...

I’ve been working at my retail job for almost three years. I’ve been trying to get fired from it for two years now, but they seem to not want to fire me. Can you give me suggestions to correct this? Start off small. Don’t wear your assigned wardrobe...

Rider Strong is back and better than ever. The child actor turned independent film star recently talked to Weekender about his new television series, his dream career and the secret dork he’s always been. Weekender: How are you doing? Rider Strong:...

As I’ve gotten older, I have noticed a decrease in my liberal desires (such as helping people) and an increase in my more conservative tendencies (calling anti-war protestors "traitors"). I have found I need guidance making my way through this time...

Junior communication major John Adams has been in-line skating, or stunt roller blading as he prefers to call it, for about 10 years and has been doing so competitively for five years. Before coming to NIU he attended the College of DuPage, which allowed...