My roommates refuse to take out the trash. The smell is getting quite raunch and it is piling up really high. What should I do? Last year I had the same problems with my roommates, but I didn’t complain about it. Instead we turned our problem into a...

College is a time for learning, making new friends and above all else, living in close proximity to someone that you might despise. Roommates and floor mates have been known to be the nail on the chalkboard to many people during their higher education...

At 7:30 p.m. today, the NIU Convocation Center will host the "World Famous Lipizzaner Stallion Horse Show." Tickets have been on sale since Dec. 10, 2004, and range from $16 to $26 per ticket. "This is the second time the Lipizzaner Show has performed...

"I feel there is nothing I can do" pretty much sums up the third album from 3 Doors Down. It is mediocre and seems to be missing something. Maybe that something is original-sounding material. "Seventeen Days" consists of three catchy songs. Get rid of...

Carrie Cullen’s musical tastes give new meaning to the word eclectic. When Cullen, a senior biological sciences major, was asked to name her 10 favorite bands, she rattled off a list that included both obscure and mainstream bands. However, there is...

Michael Kolb doesn’t fear snakes or crack a whip, but that hasn’t stopped him from scouring the globe for priceless artifacts like Indiana Jones did. Kolb, an associate archaeology professor who has taught at NIU for nine years, said he enjoys introducing...

"Guys, this is a very special occasion. ‘The Godfather’ himself has decided to grace us with his presence. This is his damn house. He sleeps 20 feet away." - Beanie (Vince Vaughn) from "Old School" Sweeps has been greatly disappointed by the lack...

Editor’s Note: No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. The following is a review of a new Will Smith comedy vehicle that hits theaters today. Weekender movie critic Marcus Leshock attended an advanced screening of the film with the condition that his...

The various hip-hop and R&B artists on the soundtrack set out to support a film with rave reviews. Unfortunately, this expectation didn’t hold up the end of its deal like the film. Nelly, Ciara, Common, Chingy, Fabolous and Kanye West are some of...

How desperate do movie-makers think women are? Yes, it's nice there is a whole genre of movies, "chick flicks," aimed toward us and we are recognize as a viable market worthy of making films for. Yet it's atrocious that this genre spawns a movie like...

Watch out, DeKalb, rock ‘n’ roll is taking over the town. "People out here need something to do," said Jeremy Eisenberg, who is in charge of booking at Otto’s Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway. On Friday, Otto’s will host The Tossers, Deals Gone...

"Curtains" is the sixth and final installment of John Frusciante’s exhaustive string of releases that started back in June 2004. Known for his eccentric past and equally eccentric guitar style, the decision to release six albums in almost as many months...