Like students, professors have lives. Contrary to the mindset that professors’ existences consist solely of papers and lesson plans, Robert Miller, professor of finance, throws a wrench into this idea with his own extra-curricular activity. The President...

At the business I work there is a rule that employees should not use the restroom for "number two" purposes. I do not believe this is fair. What should I do about this? I am going to suggest to you a plan so diabolical you will be the talk of the office,...

"My Name Is Earl," one of NBC’s new fall shows, is slightly less than glorious. I wouldn’t necessarily boycott the Emmys if it got nominated next year, but I would certainly root for something else to win. The plot seems feasible at first glance;...

Rodney Dangerfield may say he never gets any respect, but he sure deserves it for his performance in "Back to School." In this movie, Dangerfield plays a self made millionaire who goes to visit his son at college. When he arrives, Dangerfield discovers...

Local jazz players showcase their talents every Tuesday night at 9 p.m. when The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, hosts Jazz Jam Sessions. Graduate jazz student Chris Lougeay, played Sept. 22 to a good-size audience at The House Café. Lougeay and...

Market Square Cinemas, 2160 Sycamore Road, will revisit the 2000 classic "High Fidelity" as part of its re-run film festival this Friday. The 110-minute satire on one man’s relationship history is chock-full of memorable one-liners and could very well...

Perhaps the funniest documentary I have ever seen, which unfortunately leads to it being a poor documentary. Mark Borchardt is a film maker who, throughout this film, is trying to complete his masterpiece "Northwestern." While it is an honest plight of...

"Serenity" presents the rarest of cases - a failed sci-fi western named "Firefly," wiped from television in 2002 and resurrected in big budget form in 2005. Fortunately, this movie isn’t about the handsome ranger riding off into the sunset with the...

In "My Name is Earl," a lovable lowlife played by Jason Lee (formerly seen in Kevin Smith movies) experiences an epiphany after learning about karma from Buddha-incarnate Carson Daly and tries to rectify a long list of wrongs in his life. The loopy sitcom...

The process by which a script becomes a play has a trickle down effect, starting in the mind of the playwright, to the director, the set designer and tech director, to the crew, to the actors and then, finally, to the audience. "The set design and construction...

Scenic paintings of colonial architecture, beaches and faraway lands come to NIU at the hands of Deborah Levy. As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, Venezuelan artist Deborah Levy’s exhibit in the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies will run...

n listening to "Wildflower," one can hear the growth in Sheryl Crow’s music since her earlier years with the infectious "All I Wanna Do" on the album "Tuesday Night Music Club." Her tunes are still infectious, but perhaps a little more mellow and mature....