Welcome to another tight edition of Playback, yo! This week’s mighty mix comes from freshman undecided major Jason Hoye. Hoye hails from Chicago and is pumped to go see Slayer in concert at the Aragon Ballroom in November. He also enjoys playing guitar...

The Northern Star got more than a few angry phone calls and e-mails due to a decision to run a certain controversial news story last week. No, not the “Love 101” Weekender cover. Last Thursday, the Star reported that Jay-Z and R. Kelly were staging...

Editor’s note: Sweeps sent staff reporter Casey Toner to ride the so-called “drunk bus,” aka “Redline,” on its first Saturday night in operation. The brand-spanking-new Redline went into effect Thursday night. On Saturday, the night was as dead...

Editor’s Note: Every week before NIU football games, Sweeps will bring you the real matchups that matter, like which team mascot would win in a street fight. Bowling Green State University will come to NIU tonight for a game that will be broadcast all...

Donald Trump has a message for NIU: You’re not fired. The questionably-coiffed successful businessman and reality TV star used his nationally-syndicated daily radio show to shower praise on NIU for offering a course based on “The Apprentice.” “I...

This week’s CD comes from Jeanine Storbeck, a freshman accounting major. She was secretly obsessed with the Spice Girls when she was younger and still has a special place in her heart for them today. If she were to bust out a mix CD of her favorite...

Editor’s note: Sweeps sent staff reporter Casey Toner to Central Park Saturday afternoon to give us a first-hand account on the protests against U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. I left the protest to the protesters, the Cheney to the Convocation Center...

Editors Note: Every Friday before NIU football games, Sweeps will bring you the real matchups that matter, like which team mascot would win in a street fight. This Saturday, NIU travels to Iowa, the state where entertainment abounds, to face-off against...

As the school year slowly wittles away, the residents of Grant North 4A find their own college experiences reflecting those of other incoming college students. Indigestion and other gross cafeteria stories with Raya. Cafeteria food performs a certain...

This week’s Playback comes from sophomore marketing major Ana Flieller. These are her favorite songs that would make her compilation CD. 1. “Gone Away” - The Offspring. “They’ve been my favorite band since I was little and in grammar school....

Sweeps went all USA Today and polled 100 freshmen to find out why they came to NIU. The answers prove quite illuminating. 22 percent of respondents accidentally read U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges in America” list backwards. 21 percent...

Editor’s Note: From time to time, Sweeps will be introducing you to the vibrant personalities that embody the 60115. These people truly are DeKalb characters ... Brian Hemphill is joining thousands of new freshmen in acclimating to the NIU campus this...