The Ameriquest Cat Killer commercial "Just by coincidence it was supposed to be romantic, but turned into a life threatening event." - Ben Gilbert, Freshmen, Accountancy The Bud Light sky diving ad where the pilot jumps after the beer "Totally didn’t...

I have never been much of a romantic. In fact, I once refused to make out with my former girlfriend on her birthday because she smelled. Valentine’s Day is not one of my favorite days. However, instead of filling this column with bitterness and hate,...

Father Michael Black isn’t your normal priest. He plays on a basketball team called the "Runnin’ Revs" with other area pastors. He taught himself how to play the guitar in a year and a half. He knows who John Mayer is and is disappointed that Phish...

An amazing adventure told with state of the art special effects, "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" serves up an healthy dose of action, humor and wonder. Shot almost entirely in front of a blue screen, the movie depicts a vintage comic book advneture...

Ashley Patterson loves movies, but she has a greater affection for those who star in them. Patterson, a freshman early childhood education major, said her favorite actors and actresses all share a common bond. "I really appreciate a person who takes chances...

Eric Helser is a dancer of the strangest kind. All he needs is a dance pad and the video game Dance Dance Revolution to showcase his magic footwork. Helser, a sophomore computer science major, enjoys getting his groove on with the helpful assistance of...

He gone. Unless you’ve been living under a rock (and apparently one reader was), you now know that formerly beloved Chicago Cubs rightfielder Sammy Sosa was traded to the Baltimore Orioles last week. Now that newspaper columnists and television pundits...

Every two weeks, Sweeps will take a look back at NIU decade by decade. This is in no way a ripoff of that VH1 series we’ve never seen and certainly never bought the DVDs of. The 1970s at NIU mirrored the rest of the United States, which means there...

College students and video games - what an unlikely pair? Dig Marketing, a private consumer research firm, is looking for a group of six to eight people to conduct a focus group on video games. The focus group will be conducted on Feb. 10 and is part...

Epitaph Records is injecting some high-energy rock ‘n’ roll straight into the heart of DeKalb by bringing the Epitaph Tour to the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom at 7 p.m. today. Along with Matchbook Romance, The Matches, From First...

Scary movies pump up the adrenaline and transport audiences into a realm of fear and paranoia. I swear that while I was watching the thriller "Hide and Seek," I had a flash of déjà vu. The film stars Robert DeNiro as David Callaway, a widowed father...