The NIU College of Education’s Office of External Programs will host its 25th annual Children’s Literature Conference "We Are Family" March 18 and 19 at the Holmes Student Center. Tickets run from $69 for Friday’s events to $110 for both days, with...

The other day I bought a box of Minute Maid Coolers. Those are the juice pouches that Minute Maid proudly puts its name on. I have no problems with the juice. In fact, it is quite delicious. However, there is something interesting with the design. At...

50 Cent returns to the rap scene with his third album, "The Massacre." The name couldn’t be more precise pertaining to some of the content the lyrics convey. He tries to find the middle ground between a hot club track, appeal for the ladies and, most...

When Eef Barzelay is able to break through the traditional indie-pop structure, his contemplations and musings on life shine through. As the singer-songwriter for Clem Snide, Barzelay’s lyrics are obviously the focal point while his new batch of songs...

"The Boys and Girl of County Claire" stars Colm Meany, one of Ireland’s finest actors. His credits include roles in Irish classics like "The Dead" and "The Snapper," not to mention his work as Chief Miles O’Brien on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." Meany...

Fans who plan to attend the Bob Weir and Ratdog show March 29 in Madison, Wis., won’t need to look far for a ride to the venue. Clearwater Theater, in conjunction with Bob Weir and Ratdog, will send a bus to pick up fans and take them to the Orpheum...

"I was 27 years old the first time I died," says Jack Starks (Adrien Brody), who is shot within the first five minutes of the time-thriller "The Jacket." In the beginning of the film, Jack is a soldier in Desert Storm who survives a near-fatal wound and...

Gold Coast Refuse will take the stage Friday night at Otto’s Niteclub and Underground, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, in preparation for the March 26 release of its album "Yours From Ascentia." Weekender talked with guitarist/vocalist Brian McDonnell about...

Wanting to go to bed, but having to go to the bathroom at 2 a.m. one day, I found that my shower was running. Thinking nothing of it, I go back downstairs to wait. To my surprise, the shower was not only occupied by my roommate but by his lady friend...

Curl up in your closest hammock and watch out for the waves coming from the Oahu’s North Shore. Hawaiian Jack Johnson’s third album, "In Between Dreams," follows up the same elements introduced on his 2001 debut. The album is similar to his previous...

For the section’s March 31 cover story, WE is looking for students who have "pimped their rides." WE plans to feature a series of students or local residents who have spent countless hours and seemingly too much money altering their automobiles. WE...