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...

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...

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...

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."...

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...

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...

Spurned by competition from local venues and Internet services such as Netflix, Blockbuster set into effect a policy promising "The End of Late Fees." In February, New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey sued Blockbuster, claiming the ads were "fraudulent...

At a time when the Paris Hilton "US Weekly" cover is considered must-read literature, Rebecca Reynolds still finds time to curl up with a good book ... or 10. Reynolds, a sophomore political science and psychology major, said she likes her page-turners...

Courtney Nash is a real wild one. Nash, a senior communication major, has been president of NIU’s Committee for the Preservation of Wildlife for three semesters. The role involves relentless letter writing to state representatives, usually before a...

Tina Fey. David Duchovny. Dido. MVP Baseball. Seth Cohen. Stuffed pizza. Eric Helser, a sophomore computer science major. What do they have in common? As Ron Burgundy would proudly proclaim, "Perfection!" The 300 game is the ultimate dream of bowlers....

Has anyone ever told you that you look like someone famous? With the Oscars upon us, Sweeps polled students to see which celebrities they thought they most looked like. Some of the time, the resemblance were less than striking. Jaime Garcia senior economics...