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Student’s favorite rockers give it their all

By Greg Feltes | March 9, 2005

Mike Pospeshil’s band is currently searching for a new name and a new singer, but doesn’t need to look far when it comes to naming his 10 favorite rockers of all time. Pospeshil, a junior general studies major and bass player for the band formerly...

NIU junior hopes to ‘bounce’ to career as a police officer

By Mark Pietrowski | March 8, 2005

"Human ashtray" isn’t a widely known job skill, but bouncer Jason Parada can proudly tout that experience on his next resume. Parada, a junior sociology major, has dealt with fake IDs and drunken combatants since 2001, when he was hired by Molly’s...

Rocking the teenage cradle of love

By Rachel Gorr | March 7, 2005

What could Pat Kaiser, a freshman marketing and psychology double major, possibly have in common with world-famous movie stars Harrison Ford and Michael Douglas? Besides breathing oxygen, the trio all date younger women, although the gap isn’t nearly...

Women’s b-ball saw better days in ‘90s

By Mark Pietrowski | March 4, 2005

Every two weeks, Sweeps will take a look back at NIU decade by decade. This is in no way a rip-off of that VH1 series we’ve never seen and certainly never bought the DVDs of. Television in the 1990s was all about "Beverly Hills: 90120," while college...

Faking injuries for your pleasure

By Chris Strupp | March 3, 2005

When riding the bus early in the morning one day, a girl had a loud and unnecessary 15-minute conversation on her cell phone. Do you have any advice for me if that happens again? My question to you is what is so important to talk about at 8:30 a.m? Next...

“Diary of a Mad Black Woman”

By Jessie Coello | March 3, 2005

If love is like a kick to the head, in Tyler Perry’s "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" it’s more like whacking your newly paralyzed husband of 18 years behind his head. In the beginning, the gorgeous Helen (Kimberly Elise) has the "perfect" life: a successful...

Omarion: O

By Lady C | March 3, 2005

Omarion seeks to establish his manhood and solo talent in his self-titled album "O." The former member and lead singer of the boy band B2K is on his own, taking all the spotlight after the band’s bad breakup. The bad blood between them hasn’t hindered...

Iron and Wine: Woman King

By Kelly Johnson | March 3, 2005

There’s warmth attained when Sam Beam’s tranquil melodies glide across his simple acoustic arrangements. With the lovely winter weather beating down once again, Iron and Wine’s EP Woman King provides a soothing accompaniment to brave the sting of...

Helping out the neighbors

By Kelly Johnson | March 3, 2005

From the outside, the DeKalb Area Women’s Center, 1021 State St., resembles what you might imagine a house constructed in 1917 would look like: unappealing to the eye. The inside, however, is alive with ideas and spirit. Functioning as a meeting and...

Journey to a land ‘far away’

By David Rauch | March 3, 2005

Weekender Art & Theater Reporter In the theater before the show, a midwestern ambience emanates from every corner of the sparsely furnished Stevens Building Players Theatre, an atmospheric device conceived by Carl Myers, sound designer for "Far Away."...

Montzka Memorial

By Jessie Coello | March 3, 2005

An exhibit chronicling the life and career of a local resident, "Sights and Sounds: Photographs by Arthur Montzka," premiered March 1 at the Nehring Center Gallery, located on the second floor of the Nehring Center for Culture and Tourism for the DeKalb...

Lord of my hours

By Brayton Cameron | March 3, 2005

Recently, my editor and I did something amazing. We spent 11 hours and 5 minutes watching all three extended editions of "The Lord of the Rings." Let me change my statement. Recently, my editor and I did something ridiculous ... We sat on a couch and...