You’re tired, cranky and you really have a hankering for some Canadian bacon. What’s happening? It seems you’ve come down with a case of the “Lost Election Blues.” You stayed up all night Tuesday huddled in the warm glow of your television -...

Politics and music. When trying to juggle two hot coals, more often than not, you’ll get burned. Kathleen Hanna, however, has shown over the past decade that she is more than capable of making smart social commentary while carving a name for herself...

Coming off the success of their 2002 hit album “Spend the Night” and their brief cameo in the 1999 film “Jawbreaker,” The Donnas return with “Gold Medal.” It’s an 11-track album that glistens with guitar riffs and lyrics about - what else...

“Becoming Memories” hopes to move audiences emotionally. The heartfelt play about family bonds, courage and love runs Nov. 4-7 in the Stevens Building Player’s Theatre. Richard Poole, assistant professor in the School of Theatre and Dance, cast...

Christine LoFaso doesn’t want you to stereotype the fibers discipline. Fibers, an emphasis for B.F.A. majors in the School of Art, includes papermaking, book arts, fabric painting, printing, dyeing and textile construction. LoFaso, the program’s head,...

This is not a test. “We tell our students from day one this is not a drill; everything you do goes out to the community,” said Allen May, general broadcast manager of the Northern Television Center. NTC News Tonight is a program run by students enrolled...

Animation is a hip-hop dance group doing its part at NIU to stop segregation. The group promotes racial harmony by being a very ethnically diverse organization. The group originated under the Philippine Student Association. The group was founded by students...

Editor’s Note: From time to time, Sweeps will be introducing you to the vibrant personalities that embody the 60115. These people are truly DeKalb characters ... Tired of “Hail to the Chief” and “Still the One”? Well, consider Playback your...

Bob Pritchard, R-Hinckley and Democratic challenger Bob Brown will learn of their political destinies tonight, but what have we, the voter, learned about them as regular people? Sure, the two distinguished candidates for the 70th District state representative...

The Freshman Bench, also known as the “Kissing Bench,” has been on campus for more than a century but still sees action today. Located behind Davis Hall, the multi-stoned bench was the premier hook-up site for past NIU students. The Freshman Bench...

Ball State University better be prepared to roll out the red carpet 4 p.m. Saturday in Muncie, Ind. because No. 26 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ poll is coming to town to clip the Cardinals’ wings. NIU is coming off of a big win against Western Michigan...

Just when you thought we couldn’t get enough of the documentary, on comes a documentary ABOUT a documentary. “Fahrenhype 9/11,” a film about the film “Fahrenheit 9/11,” attacks Michael Moore’s credibility, patriotism and his lack of discussing...