"Lay Me Down" - Hanson Over the past year and a half, Hanson has been doing charity work to help make people aware of the devastation AIDS and poverty are causing in Africa. Their work has included a partnership with organizations such as TOMS Shoes,...

It doesn't matter if sexual content in a video game is in a heterosexual or homosexual context, concerned parents shouldn't buy their children a video game if it has strong sexual content. In December, The Timothy Plan published a guide for parents about...

It doesn't matter if sexual content in a video game is in a heterosexual or homosexual context, concerned parents shouldn't buy their children a video game if it has strong sexual content. In December, The Timothy Plan published a guide for parents about...

Carole King - "It's Too Late" Bye, Bye Blago Week The main reason why it's so boring to watch political hearings and broadcasts on CNN is simply because there is no music playing in the background. The awkward silences and brief pauses seem to last an...

Oh, the Super Bowl. A yearly end-all battle of pride and glory to see who shall be crowned the best of the best. It's a time for a nation to come together and celebrate an epic game with chips and salsa, cheering for your team to beat the spread and of...

"Rabbit Hole" - 8/10 "Rabbit Hole," a production put on by NIU's School of Theatre and Dance, is a slice of theater at its finest. Written by 2007 Pulitzer Prize winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, the play was a great production from the start which...

Despite a recent glut of comedians using musical instruments in their act, the New Zealand folk-comic duo Flight of the Conchords possess a distinct wit and ingenuity that places them in marked contrast to the general banality of their peers. Unlike comedian...

It doesn't matter if sexual content in a video game is in a heterosexual or homosexual context, concerned parents shouldn't buy their children a video game if it has strong sexual content. In December, The Timothy Plan published a guide for parents about...

"I love you, I have a condom." Wait, these are the opening words for the new horror film, "The Uninvited," and not some teen chick flick? After a first line like that, this "scary" movie has a lot to make up for. "The Uninvited" stars some not-so-famous...

BYE, BYE BLAGO WEEK Avril Lavigne - "Unwanted" After Rod Blagojevich's recent removal, he should be listening to Avril Lavigne's 2002 album "Let Go" and sulk over his troubles. "All that I did was walk over / started off by shaking your hands / that's...

Combining the artistry of R&B's powerhouses on one album, Mariah Carey's new album "The Ballads" combines the singer's classic #1 hits along with lesser known songs. With vocal stylings from Usher, Boyz II Men, and Luther Vandross, this album is packed...

Richard Jenkins was having a cup of coffee in his living room on the morning of Jan. 22 when his phone rang. It was his son-in-law's father calling to say "way to go." Sitting at his computer, Jenkins was unsure as to what he did to deserve such praise...