Painted on what once was a blank wall, brown and white cracked hands now cradle the earth. They are the international hands that touch our world. Where the white walls once were in the Douglas B Wing is now senior art education major Jeff Brubaker’s...

Following 2002's "Highly Evolved," The Vines were wrongfully tagged as followers of recent "The Band" trends — alongside right-place-right-time acts The Datsuns and The D4. -The Strokes and The White Stripes both released follow-up albums in 2003, but...

I woke up at about 5 a.m. Tuesday morning and discovered my friend was up as well. I asked him why he was up, and he said he was watching the Major League Baseball season opener live from Japan. He asked me why I was up, and I told him I had to take a...

Former NIU student Jeremy Misiaveg, 23, died Saturday on the CTA Blue Line Subway tracks in the 1100 block of North Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. Sheila Gregory, a Chicago Transit Authority spokeswoman, said he was electrocuted by the track rail. Tom Molony,...

Glidden Campus Florist & Greenhouse and Altrusa will present their 30th annual floral design show, "The Music of Flowers," at 7 p.m. today at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Tickets may be purchased...

During this month, NIU will celebrate Asian American Heritage Month. Lectures, career workshops and a fashion show are just a few of the planned activities. The first event is an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Adams Hall’s Chandelier Room. The...

Guess who sold out, bitches? For only the second time in the arena’s 20-month history, the Convocation Center has sold out a show. The April 15 Dave Chappelle comedy show officially sold out late last week. More than 7,000 tickets were sold for the...

From Oscar Wilde to Ellen Degeneres, homosexuals have struggled on screen and onstage. Every April, the LBGT Resource Center recognizes past and current homosexual achievements during national Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Awareness Month. The center...

A former NIU student leader, who worked diligently for students’ interests, died Tuesday evening from injuries sustained during a weekend motorcycle accident. Kevin Knight, 29, of Aurora, suffered severe head injuries when he crashed his motorcycle...

Who can forget those good old times when we would pop classic movies in our VCRs for the 100th time and memorize all the lines? Because of this infatuation, the phrase "Say ‘ello to my little friend" was accepted in common conversation. Market Square...

Today marks the start of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Awareness Month. Margie Cook, coordinator for the LGBT Resource Center, said LGBT Awareness Month originated in the 1980s as Gay Awareness Day. It then progressed to Gay Awareness Week, she...