Freshman art education major Laura Gascon dabbles her brush into all sorts of mediums. She took three years of photography in high school and never had a drawing class, but when she entered NIU, she was bombarded with a unfamiliar medium. But she acclimated...

Tom Ramsey is, first and foremost, a gamer. The junior computer science major has been president of NIU’s Video Gamer’s Association for over a year. The group meets every Saturday evening in Grant Towers South Formal Room B. Ramsey said he prefers...

On opening night, the curtain draws back, the lights come on and all Alexander Gelman can do is sit back and watch his hard work unfold. Gelman, director of NIU’s School of Theatre and Dance, has been teaching at NIU for four years. His passion for...

Call it a cooling-off period. "The Apprentice"-inspired marketing class that led to Donald Trump deeming NIU "a hot school" isn’t being offered this semester despite earlier plans to do so. Marketing department chairwoman Denise Schoenbachler said the...

Every two weeks, Sweeps will take a look back at NIU decade by decade. This is in no way a ripoff of that VH1 series we’ve never seen and certainly never bought the DVDs of. The 1960s at NIU were about more than hippies and experimenting with illegal...

If there was an award for showing utter disregard for products someone sold at a store, I would sweep the competition hands down. The Jack of All Trades is back for another semester of becoming one with various organizations on campus. Although there...

Pete Yorn has followed the formula set by male singer-songwriters before him - start small in coffee houses, gain the respect of fans, put out an album or two, and then release a double live record. “Live from New Jersey” offers listeners songs from...

Wes Anderson has consistently provided some of the most memorable soundtracks in recent years to accompany his quirky films such as “Rushmore” and “The Royal Tenenbaums.” The strength of these soundtracks relied on Anderson’s ability to utilize...

After two years out of the loop, teen heartthrob Mario returns legal (he’s 18 now) and ready to broaden his fan base. The album title couldn’t be tailored any better to suit the new clean-cut and sophisticated look. The Motown prodigy’s style is...

While fans of the comic book “Elektra” may be gleeful the movie adaption is Ben Affleck-free, they still may be disappointed with the final results. The movie, based on a popular Marvel comic and a spinoff from the moderately successful “Daredevil”,...

Indie Swedish rockers The Soundtrack of Our Lives are back with "Origins Vol. 1." Their fourth album can be described as melodic greatness with tracks such as "Believe I’ve Found," "Transcendental Suicide," "Bigtime" and "Lone Summer Dream" showing...

Three art galleries that opened in January are associated with NIU. Misleading Trails opened to the public on Tuesday in Altgeld Hall’s South Galleries. It features primarily Asian artists playing with the theme of underlying messages and social commentary....