Need a Schwetty Ball fix? At 7:30 p.m. today in the New Orleans Room at Stevenson Hall, the Northern Illinois Players (NIP) will perform "Northern Illinois Live," their take on the sketch-comedy show "Saturday Night Live." NIP member and director Amanda...

Nickelback's latest mockery of contemporary rock music, "Dark Horse," is a testament to everything wrong with the music industry. The band tries a more metal-oriented sound on their sixth and newest album that is void of any redeeming values. The instrumentals...

The Beer: New Belgium's 2Ëš Below Ale is the brewery's winter seasonal beer. It tastes like a less sweet version of New Belgium's flagship beer, Fat Tire. 2Ëš Below is a medium-bodied brew with light carbonation and a good balance of malt and hops....

"Inside Man 2," the sequel to the 2006 Spike Lee film is in production with Denzel Washington and Clive Owen already signed on to reprise their roles. But is there really a need for a sequel to a movie that ended so well? The ending provided complete...

(Mostly) Homemade Apple Pie With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, everyone is scrambling for the right recipes to prepare for that special meal. I've decided to share my secret recipe for apple pie that is simply perfect for a late autumn dinner...

The other night, I couldn't sleep, so I started flipping through the endless garbage that is late night TV. During my surf, I happened to stumble upon an episode of "The Pick Up Artist 2" on VH1. What I discovered made me cringe. Mystery, a 21-year-old...

Beyoncé is back with more attitude and class than ever before with the new release of her concept album "I Am...Sasha Fierce." The former Destiny's Child singer's voice sounds stronger than ever on her opening track "If I Were a Boy." In this sweet-spirited...

Tall and slender, Christopher Carter, an illusionist and hypnotist, jauntily walked across the Carl Sandburg Auditorium stage Tuesday night and introduced himself. "I'm not here to tell everyone your deepest secrets or communicate with spirits," Carter...

After years of trying to expand its psychology department, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has allocated the funds to begin a new program. DISCLAIMER: This article is a work of fiction. After years of trying to expand its psychology department,...

Dear food channels everywhere, I'm insulted. I understand inexplicable celebrity is inevitable. I also get that, above all else, the media is a business and needs to make a buck. But you've reached a new low. Coolio has an Internet cooking show, "Cooking...

NIU's Theatre and Dance department is presenting its last show of the semester, and for the first time a live orchestra is accompanying the performance. Histoire du Soldat, "A Soldier's Tale," is a dance performance that is being performed in the O'Connell...

According to every major music news site, Paul McCartney is trying to release a previously unreleased track entitled "Carnival of Light." Will it be all it's cracked up to be? I certainly hope so. The psychedelic, melodolic rock is something I have yet...