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Huskie Hunks move on to semifinal

By Alexis Malapitan | January 29, 2015

Huskie Hunks will compete in to the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Midwest Semifinal March 14 at Washington University in St. Louis.Huskie Hunks, an all-male a cappella group, took second place at the International Championship of...

Weekend Guide: Jan. 29

By Northern Star staff | January 29, 2015

Sometimes the end of the month can be rough on students’ bank accounts. Don’t worry — these weekend events are free:TodayEnjoy a movie night courtesy of NIU. “Space Jam” will be shown as part of a Throwback Thursday free movie 7-9 p.m. in the...

Senior illustration major Griffin Thorne plays guitar in his room Wednesday. Thorne plays guitar, violin and does art for acousitc-punk band Little Yellow Dog, which will release its album, “This Is A Phase,” Jan. 31.

Musician illustrates transience in album

By Andrew Roberts | January 28, 2015

Little Yellow Dog’s lead guitarist did more than play instruments for the band’s upcoming album — he created the cover art.Senior illustration major Griffin Thorne, guitarist and violinist for “acoustipunk” band Little Yellow Dog, spoke with...

Style Section: Graphic leggings

By Northern Star staff | January 27, 2015

Students are making a statement with graphic-print leggings.See how some NIU students wear this style below.Dayzsha McDonald, freshman media studies major, wears patterned leggings from Rue 21. McDonald said her style is very outgoing and vibrant, as...

Winter Festival of Dance to feature NIU students performing excerpts of ‘Paquita’

By Arthur Aumann | January 27, 2015

School of Theatre and Dance students will appear in the seventh annual Winter Festival of Dance in Schaumburg.The Winter Festival features several dance schools and companies, including Giordano Dance Chicago and Visceral Dance Center. Styles of dance...

Nick Cipra of punk band This Inspired plays guitar onstage at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway.

Young band This Inspired gears up for EP release

By Andrew Roberts | January 26, 2015

The DeKalb punk scene is getting a fresh face in a sea of indie in the form of This Inspired.Called “as punk as it gets” by William Rund, freshman mechanical engineering major and This Inspired drummer, the recently formed band played its first show...

“Mortdecai,” which was released Friday and stars Johnny Depp, includes several jokes centered around his newly grown mustache.

‘Mortdecai’ lacks depth, originality

By Arthur Aumann | January 25, 2015

David Koepp’s “Mortdecai” continues the trend of terrible movies flooding theaters during January.Johnny Depp stars in the titular role as Charlie Mortdecai, an eccentric and dapper art dealer trying to recover a stolen painting.Since “Sweeney...

Lil Wayne’s “Sorry 4 the Wait 2” lyrics unoriginal in being obscene, sexist, but tape has catchy snaps

By Alexis Malapitan | January 23, 2015

Lil Wayne's "Sorry 4 the Wait 2," released Tuesday, is anything but fresh.The mixtape is filled with eerie, uncomfortable sounds accompanied by lyrics about sex, drugs and twerking. "Sorry 4 the Wait 2" serves as an apology to his fans for the delay of...

“American Horror Story” got even creepier this season with masks, murderers and a killer clown. Watch the show 9 p.m. Wednesdays on FX.

American Horror Story’s “Freak Show” fizzles out in finale

By Andrew Roberts | January 23, 2015

In a mediocre end to an unexciting season of “American Horror Story: Freak Show,” writers tied off lose ends lazily by killing characters no one cared about.These characters, including Amazon Eve, Legless Suzi and Penny are killed at the expense of...

Weekend Guide: Jan. 22

By Northern Star staff | January 22, 2015

Enjoy the end-of-week break from rain by getting out of the house this weekend. Here are some things happening in DeKalb:ThursdayComedian Lewis Black will perform The Rant is Due: Part Deux 8 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. Tickets cost...

Fall Out Boy album channels old sound with new twist

By Andrew Roberts | January 22, 2015

In Fall Out Boy’s bombastic sixth studio album, “American Beauty/American Psycho,” the band shows an enthusiastic rock sound it adopted in its last album, “Save Rock and Roll”.“American Beauty/American Psycho” is filled with sweeping production...

Hunks preview competition set

By Alexis Malapitan | January 22, 2015

Huskie Hunks will host a send-off show today before they compete in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Midwest Quarterfinal Saturday.The all-male a cappella group will compete against nine groups 7 p.m. Saturday at the University...