Many art galleries in conjunction with NIU have upcoming openings. NIU’s Art Museum, 215 W. Superior, 3rd floor, Chicago, will host "Research," a new exhibition grounded in installation and performance-based artwork that will be open through May 21....

Every year, anybody who’s someone in the world of broadcast video production descends on beautiful Las Vegas to attend the National Association of Broadcasters convention. From CNN to Schaumburg-based Midwest Media Group, every aspect of an ever-changing,...

EPs are a way for artists to experiment with new styles or wet the whistles of diehards chomping at the bit for new material. "The Rosebuds Unwind" is both. The North Carolinian husband/wife duo has always woven indie-rock aesthetics back and forth between...

Pre-Trip Planning My weekend adventure started with a little pre-planning, because after all, I could crack my skull and die. Thankfully, the Centre won’t have any of that. "Initially, we’re all about safety rules," said Outing Centre trip leader...

Subtlety can make or break a horror film. Small changes in sound and atmosphere can have ominous effects for the audience, and many of the scariest films in motion picture history, ranging from "The Shining" to "Psycho," have capitalized on this theory....

As a huge sports fan, this weekend is essentially Steve Batterman’s Woodstock. Batterman, a freshman undecided major, can settle down to watch the third weekend of the Major League Baseball season, the NBA playoffs and the NFL draft all in a 48-hour...

It takes a special kind of person to continue riding horses after getting double-kicked and sent to the hospital by one - but Britta Eriksen is that type of equestrian. Eriksen, a sophomore French translation major, worked in the mountains of Wyoming...

You are going to read this article. You are going to like this article. You are going to read Sweeps every day. If you’re still reading this, then the Jedi mind trick must be working, and if that lead is the nerdiest thing you’ve ever read, then you...

NIU Libraries frequently ask students "to give a little bit" so they can expand their collections of more than a million volumes of material. The Friends of NIU Libraries, founded in 1983, is an association of people and alumni around the community, who...

When the planets align in celestial convergence every now and then, the Earth’s gravity gives and everyone starts floating around. At least, that’s what we learned from an episode of "Pinky and the Brain." With the repetitive distorted guitar riff...

Eating. Smoking. Drinking. A lack of sleep. Lots of frustration, a tad too much confusion and an overdose of anxiety. Sound familiar? Welcome to my life, and maybe yours as well. (No, I don’t need professional help - I’m just a little jaded at the...

Weekender talked to ‘yeah’ man Kevin Robinson of Viva Voce - one of indie rock’s best-kept secrets - about "The O.C.," Europe and the future. The band will play Sunday at 7th Street Space, 106 Seventh St. Weekender: Viva Voce has been featured on...