On March 8, NIU Athletic Director Cary Groth announced she will take the athletic director position at the University of Nevada in Reno. Groth, 47, has been NIU’s athletic director for the past 10 years. She is expected to begin her duties April 15...

NIU’s visual disabilities program received a grant of about $2,800 from the DeKalb Noon Lions earlier this month. The grant was used to purchase a Pac-Mate, a new device that is described as a “PDA for the blind.” The Pac-Mate presents information...

An additional 2 percent reduction to the university’s budget will take effect July 1, 2004, according to Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s 2005 budget recommendations. For the third straight year, the university has been trying to do more with less, said NIU...

Did you like Creed? If you did, you're going to love Tantric. Tantric's second album "After We Go" follows the conventions of its predecessors. It is hard-hitting metal with heart. -"After We Go" carefully follows in the footsteps of bands like Creed,...

The Holmes Student Center’s lounge television has become a beacon of hope for bored commuters and soap opera fanatics. Sometimes all 22 seats in front of the television are filled, said Marissa Nigro, a sophomore accounting major and a clerk at the...

Broken Lizard's "Club Dread" is a confused film. It doesn't know what it wants to be. -Perhaps it's a slasher film. Perhaps it's a spoof. Perhaps it's an amalgamation of the two — like "Scream" or "Scary Movie." But it follows the same, tired premise...

The DeKalb Area Women’s Center will hold an art exhibit commemorating Women’s History Month. The exhibit will kick off with a reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m today at the center, 1021 State St. The gallery will feature artwork from NIU professors...

Charges against NIU student Dan Sheldon were dismissed at his status hearing Wednesday. Ron Matekaitis, DeKalb County state’s attorney, said the charges were dropped because Sheldon cooperated with the Amnesia investigation. “His cooperation was the...

Bodies shook and swayed energetically Tuesday night at The House, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. Lotus, a band combining jazz, funk and electronica, played while audience members danced to the beat-heavy music. -Beginning about 40 minutes after its scheduled...

As far as contemporary blues goes, we seem to be in the midst of a golden age of hybrids. -Garage rock had a rebirth with acts like The White Stripes and The Black Keys (and others, such as The Hives, who lack colorful adjectives). It is as much rooted...

Last Thursday, the Weekender presented a local reverend's view on Mel Gibson's "The Passion of The Christ." I thought it only would be fair to get the other side of the story from an atheist perspective, which is a lack of belief in or denial of the existence...

A man was shot at 7:03 p.m. Tuesday night at the Holmes Student Center's Duke Ellington Ballroom, and Brooks & Dunn weren't even in town. Actually, 650 people packed the ballroom to laugh at a touring comedy troupe from Second City in Chicago. -Second...