Freedom; glorious freedom. Very soon, a flock of NIU seniors will be springing the coup and making a break for the real world with grand delusions of the future and fond memories of the past. While most NIU graduates can’t wait to ditch this podunk...

Graduation is May 14, and there is nothing anyone can do about it. Believe me, Sweeps has tried. Graduating students can, however, do something about what job they take after graduation by contacting Career Services. Employer Relations Specialist Patricia...

"Hey Greg, do you have a job yet?" We’re leaving together/ But still it’s farewell … "Oh, you’re living with your parents, Greg? That’s cool. I really admire losers." And maybe we’ll come back/ To earth, who can tell? "Greg, you do know that...

Look what Hollywood cooked up this time: It’s an old recipe we’ve tasted before - and an unsavory one at that. Take the recent remake "Guess Who?" Instead of a Caucasian family trying to accept a future African-American son-in-law, Bernie Mac is trying...

The Public Relations Student Society of America will host, "Rock for Life," a benefit concert at 7 p.m. Sunday night at Starbusters Bar and Grill, 930 Pappas Drive. The event will benefit the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois. "We are thrilled that...

Don’t people understand that the name of the monster in the famous "Frankenstein" story was not called Frankenstein? Dr. Frankenstein was the name of the man who gave life to his beastly he-man. The name is often used incorrectly to refer to the doctor’s...

A reverend plays to his congregation of fans this weekend at Otto’s NiteClub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway. On Friday, Reverend Horton Heat, Supersuckers and Murphy’s Law will perform on the main stage. The doors open up at 9 p.m. and the show starts at...

"The Newsboys tour and trying to get tickets to the Paul McCartney show. I’ve been a big Newsboys fan for a long time." - Chris Bentz Junior, History "I don’t have any plans as of right [now]. If I could, I’d see Kenny Chesney. What, you don’t...

On a recent trip to Chicago, I saw a homeless man using the American flag like a blanket. Does this constitute an act of terrorism? My fellow American, this is George Bush’s America. Of course it is terrorism. As we speak, the government has planned...

This weekend promises to be busy for the Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway. Brooks & Dunn are bringing their legendary country sound back to DeKalb at 7 p.m. Saturday in a series of shows promoting the duo’s "Greatest Hits Collection Vol....

Christine Brown walked into an informational meeting about Towers magazine and walked out as the editor in chief. "I just had to stick my nose in something," said Brown, a Ph.D. candidate in English. "I had no idea what I was in for." Now, Towers, a student-produced...

Johnny Borrell is great. Ask him. The former Libertines bassist has spent a year spouting off about his "brilliant" songwriting and his "impeccable" timing by leaving his mates before their drug use spiraled out of control. While taking all the credit...