Tom Ramsey is, first and foremost, a gamer. The junior computer science major has been president of NIU’s Video Gamer’s Association for over a year. The group meets every Saturday evening in Grant Towers South Formal Room B. Ramsey said he prefers...

On opening night, the curtain draws back, the lights come on and all Alexander Gelman can do is sit back and watch his hard work unfold. Gelman, director of NIU’s School of Theatre and Dance, has been teaching at NIU for four years. His passion for...

Call it a cooling-off period. "The Apprentice"-inspired marketing class that led to Donald Trump deeming NIU "a hot school" isn’t being offered this semester despite earlier plans to do so. Marketing department chairwoman Denise Schoenbachler said the...

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 1960s at NIU were about more than hippies and experimenting with illegal...

Wes Anderson has consistently provided some of the most memorable soundtracks in recent years to accompany his quirky films such as “Rushmore” and “The Royal Tenenbaums.” The strength of these soundtracks relied on Anderson’s ability to utilize...

After two years out of the loop, teen heartthrob Mario returns legal (he’s 18 now) and ready to broaden his fan base. The album title couldn’t be tailored any better to suit the new clean-cut and sophisticated look. The Motown prodigy’s style is...

While fans of the comic book “Elektra” may be gleeful the movie adaption is Ben Affleck-free, they still may be disappointed with the final results. The movie, based on a popular Marvel comic and a spinoff from the moderately successful “Daredevil”,...

Indie Swedish rockers The Soundtrack of Our Lives are back with "Origins Vol. 1." Their fourth album can be described as melodic greatness with tracks such as "Believe I’ve Found," "Transcendental Suicide," "Bigtime" and "Lone Summer Dream" showing...

Three art galleries that opened in January are associated with NIU. Misleading Trails opened to the public on Tuesday in Altgeld Hall’s South Galleries. It features primarily Asian artists playing with the theme of underlying messages and social commentary....

I am, and will always be, an idiot. That idiocy was never more evident than in my mindset the summer before I came to NIU. And, no, my stupidity had nothing to do with my decision to go to NIU. (That particular call can be traced to low standards and...

Many adults cherish revisiting childhood television shows, but few receive the chance to recreate the heroes. NIU communication professor Matt Swan’s screenplay “Davey and Goliath’s Snowboard Christmas” aired on the Hallmark Channel during the...

t’s a misconception that only challenging acts that ignore traditional pop songs are critical darlings. Despite the complex layers and diverse themes on albums by The Beatles, The Beach Boys and Radiohead, at the rudimentary core of each song rests...