Green Day would take responsibility for branding the new punk wave that is still present today. Spitalfield is one of the bands which has pursued what Green Day made popular while making it into something of its own on the way. "Stop Doing Bad Things,"...

From a critic’s perspective, "Guess Who" is a nightmare - a supposedly "modernized" update of a brilliant film that is somehow more reverent now with its trendy cast and hip soundtrack than it was 30 years ago. Fortunately, "Guess Who" doesn’t make...

I think it was Aristotle who said humans are political animals. Perhaps he was right, but not in the context in which he originally thought. In a certain manner, all animals are political animals. We have herds of cattle, packs of wolves, bands of gorillas...

Do we need another rock band emphasizing dance beats in its music these days? With Franz Ferdinand and The Killers enjoying success by exposing the nation’s inner desire to bust a groove, the gimmick seems to be approaching exhaustion. Bloc Party arrives...

Growing up in my neighborhood, the greatest day was when someone purchased a new refrigerator. When that Maytag truck pulled up at a home, kids could be seen gazing out their living room windows in excitement. We knew once the unpacking had finished,...

Even though sweatpants and a hoodie may not be the most attractive outfit you can wear to your 2 p.m. Wednesday class, you’ll blend right in at the Huskies Den’s Pajama Party tonight in the Holmes Student Center. The night kicks off at 11 p.m. and...

Instead of being situated on Greek row, the house they call a home is the Music Building. They are the Greek organizations that focus around music and they are here to give a new definition to Greek life. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Sigma Alpha Iota and Kappa...

What happens when a klutzy and hardly supermodel FBI agent goes undercover in the Miss USA Beauty Pageant? "Miss Congeniality," starring Sandra Bullock as that agent, centers around one such premise. "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous," revolves...

Sweeps has been captivated by several pieces of unique art popping up all over campus, but not in art galleries or ceramics labs. What has been striking our fancy lately is the body art gracing the arms, legs and necks of NIU students. These four Sweeps...

The Wild Rose Bistro, 850 Pappas Drive, hosts Jazz Jam Sessions by NIU students every Wednesday from 7 to 10 p.m. Last week the sessions were canceled due to a class at 4 p.m that required all jazz majors to attend. NIU jazz combos have been going on...

DeKalb isn’t known for its crazy club scene. Starbusters Bar & Grill, 930 Pappas Drive, and Otto’s Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, lean more toward the live-music side of bar entertainment. Fatty’s, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway and Molly’s, 1022...

Why is it that when the weather gets just one degree above 50, the whole campus seems to come out of hiding? Perhaps it has to do with not getting enough Vitamin D. How should I react to the different groups now surrounding me on campus? Give me your...