Tuesday night, it was near closing time at Otto's, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, when someone in the crowd yelled "Shoot the S---." Musician Doug Ray, also known as Toothpick, went into a solo version of the song that put him on MTV's TRL and gave his former...

People have a hard time taking me seriously. Maybe it's because I have been known to walk up to girls at bars and use "Will you be my catch of the day?" as a pick-up line or because I actually want to work for the FOX television network. Some might even...

NIU Greeks will hold their annual Fusaro Leadership Institute this Saturday for students looking to discuss community issues and hone their competitive business skills. “We have educational sessions for members of chapter executive boards and council...

Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed an ethics law that requires state employees to record the time they spend working on state business. Steve Brown, press secretary for Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, said people started questioning what employees did...

Listeners humming the relationship blues have a soundtrack for their breakup. Singer/songwriter Eamon's breakout CD, "F--- It/I Don't Want You Back," sends listeners a personal message for post-breakup pain: You aren't alone. Move on, he says in a much...

Last year, the NIU College of Law celebrated a 25th anniversary filled with accomplishments. Dean LeRoy Pernell announced in October that NIU was awarded the 2003 Sullivan Scholarship by the Illinois Judges Association. The award is given to one Illinois...

Amy Blossom has combined her love for horses and helping people into a career. Blossom is the founder and director of Equine Therapy at Reins of Change in Elgin, which is an organization that helps people cope with emotional or physical problems. Equine...

I should state that I was raised Catholic. I practiced until I hit high school and then slowly faded away from the church. Not that I was ever eager to wake up at an ungodly hour on a Sunday morning — I spent most of my time in church wondering who...

A day before the second issue of the Student Association’s Huskie Highlights magazine was set to be distributed, the SA’s finance committee voted in favor of a recommendation that would cut requested funding to the magazine. An original proposal to...

Women who want to look nice but are fed up with putting on makeup every day have an alternative - permanent makeup. That was one of the topics discussed Wednesday at Eunice Kim’s body image and distortion workshop, “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall.”...

A serious crowd was served big laughs Tuesday night by a father and son team. Republican state representative candidate Joe Wiegand and his father, comedian Jim Higgins, hosted what they dubbed the "Republican Comedy Jam" at The House, 263 E. Lincoln...

If one was to summarize "Eurotrip" in one word, it would be "penis." Lots of penis. Let's backtrack to view the semblance of a storyline in "Eurotrip." Scott Thomas (Scott Mechlowicz) is a perpetually predictable recent high school graduate who was just...