Spouse will bring their experimental rock stylings to the Purple House, 132 Harrison St., tonight at 10 p.m. Recently, Weekender had the opportunity to talk to guitarist/vocalist Jose Ayerve about touring, the East Coast and his love of DeKalb. Weekender:...

With music always playing and the door always open, three NIU freshmen know how to have a good time. Freshman marketing major Matt Demaj, freshman finance major Brian Masterson and freshman business major Ryan Pryde have known one another since childhood,...

As a huge sports fan, this weekend is essentially Steve Batterman’s Woodstock. Batterman, a freshman undecided major, can settle down to watch the third weekend of the Major League Baseball season, the NBA playoffs and the NFL draft all in a 48-hour...

It takes a special kind of person to continue riding horses after getting double-kicked and sent to the hospital by one - but Britta Eriksen is that type of equestrian. Eriksen, a sophomore French translation major, worked in the mountains of Wyoming...

You are going to read this article. You are going to like this article. You are going to read Sweeps every day. If you’re still reading this, then the Jedi mind trick must be working, and if that lead is the nerdiest thing you’ve ever read, then you...

NIU Libraries frequently ask students "to give a little bit" so they can expand their collections of more than a million volumes of material. The Friends of NIU Libraries, founded in 1983, is an association of people and alumni around the community, who...

As the theater department’s production of "The Grapes of Wrath" concludes Sunday, a documentary-of-sorts on the play is blooming online. "Behind the Curtain," a documentary by 18 students in an advanced media class, is available for download at www.comm.niu.edu/curtain/....

Hosted by Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, the 29th annual Greek Scene, which includes a step show and after-party, will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Convocation Center. A step show is a performance of a combination of different beats, sounds and movements,...

To enjoy an action/adventure movie in these times, you’ll have to take a large step away from reality. For example, Dr. Indiana Jones, a nerdy college professor by day, spent his time off the job policing the world with his whip and hunting down ancient...

Hot Hot Heat has been receiving some cold, cold reviews for its latest album, "Elevator." After massive exposure, relentless touring and a shiny new guitarist, the band has saddled up to dish out some more of the sweet sweet pop so widely celebrated on...

Detroit’s Brendan Benson has always seen his life skewed through a power-pop prism - ideas are twisted, colored in, moved around and spit out on the other side with equally distorted and entrancing results. His satin-smooth bittersweetness fits perfectly...