For my first - and most likely only - jacking of a trade, I felt humanitarian and hit up the Committee for the Preservation of Wildlife. What better way for a guy who avoids the outdoors at all costs and used to sleep in the car during family camping...

Behind every good movie, there is a good screenwriter. However, oftentimes, the writers of a film fall to the wayside when big-name directors and flashy stars dominate the credits. Gerald DiPego, an NIU and Northern Star alumnus with more than 30 years...

R. Kelly and Jay-Z considered performing in DeKalb, but fellow rap artists Lloyd Banks and Shawnna have made it a done deal. On Saturday, the duo will perform at the Convocation Center as part of the Homecoming Jam. Students can purchase tickets for the...

Tickets go on sale Friday for Howie Day and Nickel Creek, set to play at 7 p.m. on Oct. 29 in the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom. The Campus Activities Board is funding the show, which will open with special guest David Bekley. Tickets...

With the presidential election less than a month away, Weekender wanted to find out which celebrities you would like to see not endorse candidates, but take up a campaign of their own. , Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic with aspirations of joining...

The Pimps will hit downtown DeKalb Friday night. We’re not talking about canes, chalices and velvet suits, but more like guitars, amps, drum sets and a band named The Pimps. The Rockford-based quintet will play a show tomorrow night at Otto’s Niteclub,...

CRU is accepting submissions until Friday, Oct. 22, for Christian-oriented, student-made films. Students who create and submit a film will compete for prizes. Films will be judged on creativity, theme and presentation. Ten categorical prizes of $20 each...

While the term “nude model” may conjure images of Will Ferrell hilariously posing in the buff for an unsuspecting art class on “Saturday Night Live”, the world of nude modeling at NIU is much, much different. According to Maria Winclawski, the...

Benji asks, “Is anybody listening?” Sorry Benji, but I hope not! Good Charlotte’s third album, “The Chronicles of Life and Death,” is an attempt that comes up short. To make matters worse, the band decided to put out two exactly alike and terribly...

Usher returned earlier this year to again top the charts after three years. The talented and sexy Usher Raymond is multiplying his dollars with the special edition release of his already platinum album “Confessions.” This special album has the same...

It is your hope of hopes, your dream of dreams. It is that job you have been salivating over ever since “Career Day” in kindergarten. It is your dream job. From time to time, Sweeps will delve into what it takes to be an astronaut, fashion model,...

Mitchell Gaddis’ passion is jazz, “hands down.” He began playing trumpet his junior year of high school and hasn’t stopped since. He started a jazz program at NIU that informs students about the history of jazz and how it relates to American history....