What do you say to a man who risked his life to shelter people from a genocide that killed more than 800,000 of his fellow Rwandans? That is the question when one is face-to-face with Paul Rusesabagina, a former Rwandan hotel manager (played by Don Cheadle)...

Sweeps wouldn’t be Sweeps without a high-profile guest star every once in a while. Sweeps correspondent Laurel Marselle caught up with one of the stars of ABC’s red-hot “Desperate Housewives” at the 71st Annual State Street Thanksgiving Parade....

With nothing to do on a snowy afternoon besides go home and sleep, students can head over to the Jack Olson Gallery in NIU’s Art Building to check out student artwork from this semester’s graduating class. Ann O’Brien, acting gallery coordinator,...

There comes a time in every man’s life where his body, or “jintai,” takes a beating. Sadly, my jintai’s beating came this week. For the final Trade of the semester, I decided I would put my life on the line by defending myself from punches to...

The School of Theatre and Dance presented Dylan Thomas’ 1954 classic “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” Wednesday night. The show continues today and Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Stevens Building’s Corner Theatre. The play features the bachelor of...

When Weekender decided to do a power list, it became obvious the search for NIU’s 15 most influential people had to be extensive. Over the course of this semester, administrators, faculty and students were consulted to pinpoint the people who have had...

The holiday season traditionally conjures images of family and emotional warmth in the time of the bleakest weather and unexpected kindness. That is, until recent movies tried to exploit the downside of Christmas. Sure, the holidays can flat-out suck:...

Welcome to the last installment of Playback for 2004. This week’s edition comes from senior biology major Joanna Kula. Kula will be graduating at the semester’s end and is afraid of going into the real world, but can’t wait to go back home to Chicago....

From MTV to NIU, Cribs is in the house ... well, apartment. Throughout the semester, Sweeps will delve into the dopest domiciles that NIU students inhabit. This week, we visit the eclectic pad of four upperclassmen. This typical Regent Drive apartment...

It is your hope of hopes, your dream of dreams. It is the job you have been salivating over ever since “Career Day” in kindergarten. It is your dream job. From time to time, Sweeps will delve into what it takes to be an astronaut, fashion model, CIA...

From MTV to NIU, Cribs is in the house ... well, apartment. Throughout the semester, Sweeps will delve into the dopest domiciles that NIU students inhabit. This week, we visit the the spicy pad of Nirag, Kaushal and Viju Patel. The apartment itself might...