Lynne M. Thomas, curator of Founders Memorial Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, will be giving a talk titled "Jack London and his Fellow Radical Leaders" today. The lecture is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. in Holmes Student Centerin room...

Okay, I'll admit it-I get scared super easily. That is more than likely a large understatement. I am that person who shrieks if someone turns a corner too fast in front of me, who goes into hysterics whenever I see a bug and has other slightly irrational...

This Sunday, the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., will be showing two free movies in the afternoon. "White Fang" will be shown at 1 p.m., followed by "The Call of the Wild" at 3 p.m. Both of these films are inspired by books by Jack London. The movie...

For students interested in seeing a performance for a cause, the annual Art for Life AIDS benefit show will be going on Saturday here at NIU. "It's a student-choreographed dance that involves our students here. They created their own pieces and they will...

Danger Boy is a band made up of guys from all around the northern Illinois suburbs, but their brand of ‘80s indie rock meets ska always seems to do well in DeKalb. Having opened for people like Mustard Plug, The Toasters and Dan Deacon, its easy to...

Even with her earplugs nestled safely, the nu-metal was too loud. Her ears were fine but the bass guitar vibrating against her sternum was so overwhelming she was forced to leave her front row seat at Disturbed's show. This was a disappointment because...

Wastelanders is the one-man side-project of Dean Costello of Chicago metal mainstays Harpoon, and his newest record, "Wastelanders II: Cosmic Despair" is about to be re-released this fall. To use the word "ethereal" in describing Wastelanders would sell...

Saturday will be the last opportunity to view "Natural Selections" by Judith Brotman at the NIU Art Museum's Hall Case Gallery. Leaves in various stages of life each fill one lit display circle in the halls of the Art Museum. However, the leaves are different...

Sept. 23 served as opening night for a new production put on by the School of Theatre and Dance. "All in the Timing," by David Ives and directed by Josh Anderson, features five cast members in a series of six individual one-act plays. Hailed as a series...

Looking nervously around the shadowy stage, Charlie Otto looks just like David Byrne. Then again, it's hard not to with his bobbing head peaking out of the iconic bloated suit that's become a symbol of the Talking Heads' singer/songwriter. Still, the...