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Horsing around at the Convocation Center

By David Rauch | February 17, 2005

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...

3 Doors Down: Seventeen Days

By Lindsey Rosati | February 17, 2005

"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...

“Inside Deep Throat”

By Marcus Leshock | February 17, 2005

Can you believe oral sex at one time oral sex captivated our great nation? And that our president had nothing to do with it? So was the case with the pioneer porn flick "Deep Throat," a movie made with a budget of $25,000 that would go on to gross more...

Brian McKnight: Gemini

By Lady C | February 17, 2005

The well-seasoned Brian McKnight sets out to continue his legacy as the "King of Romance" on his newest release, "Gemini." With almost 15 years to show for his talent as a singer, writer and musician, there isn’t a doubt about whether this album is...

Motorcycle daredevil with a cause

By Lindsey Rosati | February 17, 2005

Evel Knievel was one of the most heroic, death-defying daredevils to ride a motorcycle, but he had to start somewhere. Robert Ritter, project director of the NIU Motorcycle Safety Project has been with NIU Outreach for eight years and has been riding...

So long, my friend …

By Brayton Cameron | February 17, 2005

A priest, a rabbi and a dead music teacher walk into a bar ... But seriously, folks, a friend of mine recently died and death is not all that funny. Rufus Stennis Brown was a music instructor at Kishwaukee College, and he died Feb. 8 at the age of 32....

The life of a cover band

By Collin Quick | February 17, 2005

Ah, the glamorous life of being in a band. Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. Trashing hotel rooms night after night and waking up next to someone you’ve never met before. Climbing on your private jet to bounce from one corner of the globe to the next....

“Pooh’s Heffalump Movie”

By Jessie Coello | February 17, 2005

A heffalump is a visualization of our innermost nightmares and the tendency we all have to fear what we don’t know. In "Pooh’s Heffalump Movie," we meet a heffalump face-to-face and, instead of Pooh-ing our pants with fear, we end up with a new friend...

Extreme Makeover: DeKalb

By Greg Feltes | February 17, 2005

We have a Portillo’s now and I comb my hair down instead of up, but other than that, things haven’t changed much since I came to DeKalb three and a half years ago. Thursday nights are either always spent at bars or doing laundry - with both activities...

“Eulogy”

By Richard Pulfer | February 17, 2005

Every character of the black comedy "Eulogy" can be described in two words: cliche or annoying. The story of an oddball cast of cliche or annoying family members arriving at the funeral of its enigmatic patriarch, "Eulogy" builds and builds upon a punch-line...

Do you want to be an extra?Do you want to be an extra?

By Jessie Coello | February 17, 2005

Calling all extras: An independent movie is looking for local extras in DeKalb. NIU alumnus Nathan Stein, NIU student Adam Perly and Eerie, Ind., resident Jason Schaever will be shooting a few scenes of a yet-to-be titled movie in DeKalb the weekend of...

Lagwagon: Live in a Dive

By Kelly Johnson | February 17, 2005

Oh, the live album. Do you remember the last time you heard about your favorite band releasing one and thought, "Hey, this will do just fine until they release their new material?" Generally, the live album wears out its welcome within a couple of weeks...

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