“Friday Night Lights” may seem like another dramatic football movie made all too often, but in actuality, it was adapted from a true story written in 1988. The story of “Lights” is anything but a “Varsity Blues”-style romp, which frames the...

Welcome back to another fresh edition of Playback, yo! This week’s compilation comes from Sumiko Keay, receptionist for University Programming and Activities. DeKalb resident Keay’s most recent concert experience was Saturday at The Lord of the Rings...

From MTV to NIU, Cribs is in the house ... well, residence hall. Throughout the semester, Sweeps will delve into the dopest domiciles NIU students inhabit. This week, we visit the pretty in pink ... and purple pad of NIU students Amanda Johnson and Allison...

You are out on a date. You have had a wonderful evening. You really like this person. You would like to go out again. And then it happens. WHAM! You are now face-to-face with a little white slip of paper that says it’s time for you to fork over a dead...

Florida was just hit with more bad news: A new hurricane has formed and is scheduled to arrive at 5 p.m. Saturday. Its name is NIU. The University of Central Florida Golden Knights will play host to the NIU football team in Orlando, Florida. The hopping-mad...

Editor’s note: First person is a recurring feature that finds Northern Star reporters relaying their first-hand observations of happenings around campus. In this edition, Sweeps Editor Greg Feltes shares the story of the most important election of our...

Welcome to the biggest, baddest edition of Playback yet, playa! This week’s dream CD comes from senior nursing major Aisha Brownlee. The Chicago native has been a member of Delta Sigma Theta for two years. Her sorority sisters describe her as a versatile...

From MTV to NIU, Cribs is in the house ... well, residence hall. Throughout the semester, Sweeps will delve into the dopest domiciles NIU students inhabit. This week, we visit the phat pad of NIU student Matt Taillon. The first thing you notice as you...

A loud, widespread shattering sound echoed throughout Illinois at 3:43 p.m. Saturday afternoon. The cause? The obliteration of the heart of every warm-blooded Cubs fan who was watching his or her beloved team’s post-season dreams turn into a nightmare...

NIU showed the part of the world that watches ESPN2 last Friday that they can dominate a MAC rival even without their starting quarterback in the lineup. NIU’s football team exhibited the characteristics of its mascot, showing much endurance in the...

Editor’s Note: Sweeps has been following Grant Tower North Floor 4A every other Thursday since the beginning of the year. This week’s adventure takes place last Friday, on a day of Huskie triumph. Face paint, hairspray, T-shirts - you name it and...