Some shows on TV tend to air for many years, but how long is too long? NBC's "ER," which airs Thursday nights at 9 p.m., is now in its fifteenth and final season. Being a fan of the show, I'm sad to see it go, but at the same time, I feel it's for the...

Boutell Memorial Concert Hall was transformed into a jazz club Tuesday night as the NIU Jazz Band enlightened its audience with beautiful, multi-layered music. High energy swarmed from the band as it projected sounds of soulful piano and heavy, pulsating...

Now that's what I call a lame album. The pop music collection juggernaut, "NOW That's What I Call Music," has released a new album, the 29th in the series. The "NOW" series should have called it quits years ago, but almost biannually, a new album is released....

One day, after failing to make it to one of my classes, I turned on the TV only to encounter the dumbest show I've ever seen in my life. "Paris Hilton's My New BFF" trumps any other show I've seen on levels of sheer stupidity. First off, I would like...

Los Rancheros, 2350A Sycamore Rd., offers a nice place for students to enjoy Mexican cuisine on a typical college budget. Atmosphere: The restaurant is warm and cozy with nicely decorated walls and big booths to hunker down in for a nice private dinner....

The new season premieres have come and gone, and it's tough to find anything decent to watch on TV. Luckily, this week three new shows will premiere, which may be a good way to mix it up and get the taste of "Hole In The Wall" out of your mouth. "Estate...

Let me make this clear: T-Pain writes songs, not albums. That should explain the lack of cohesiveness that he has just unleashed on the world: his third album, "Thr33 Ringz." The album features a handful of familiar names (Kanye West, Chris Brown, Lil'...

On Monday night, few people braved the unknown and ventured into the Recital Hall for TechArt 2008. Even fewer sat through the whole performance. IMMArts presented the third annual exhibit of electro-acoustic music, TechArt 2008. From the description...

Here is a list of the best video game commercials to exist: MTV Sports: Pure Ride (Sony Playstation) If you ever needed an instructional video on how to chuck a geriatric from the passenger's seat of your parents' car, this is it. Is it offensive? Yes....

The Liberace Jazztet will be performing at the Recital Hall tonight. The acclaimed jazz group from NIU features undergraduate and graduate students, along with members of the faculty. Of the sixteen current members, six are members of NIU's faculty and...

The cover of this month's Alternative Press magazine features Fall Out Boy, with part of the cover declaring that they suck, while the other announces that they rule. Why is it that Fall Out Boy is considered such a controversial band? AP sites the reason...

An insult to the entire NIU School of Theatre and Dance is the only way to describe the performance of "A Cinderella Waltz" at the NIU Corner Theatre on Sunday. While standing in line to get a ticket, one woman was turned away after being told her child...