Spicy Clamato no longer is just an awful mixture of tabasco, clam and tomato. It's also an improv troupe from the University of Illinois featuring the comedic stylings of seniors Joe Hercih, Laura Nosko and Casey Larenc; junior John Loos; and sophomores...

If there were a such thing as the anti-auteur, Richard Donner would be it. Donner, a film director for almost a quarter of a century, seems to jump all over the place thematically. Early in his career, he directed one of the scariest films of all time,...

Wind gusts of up to 54 mph hit DeKalb and surrounding areas Wednesday afternoon. NIU meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste said the heavy winds are normal for this time of the year. “It’s part of the transition from fall to winter, and happens every year,”...

The Northern Illinois University Percussion Ensemble will present its biannual world percussion concert at 8 p.m. today at the Music Building’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. NIU’s School of Music is known for its world music program and international...

A year ago, a kid with only a pair of scissors, a glue stick and a handful of change for a copy machine put out the first issue of Clambassador Comics. Now, a year later, the same kid with only a pair of scissors, a glue stick and a handful of change...

Ja Rule's fifth release, "Blood in My Eye," is 45 minutes of pure beef. Ja strays from his proven strategy for success, takes away all Top 40 appeal and cuts Ashanti out of the formula — sending her packin' like Puck on "Real World." -From the first...

The story is this: Five Dublin lads save their money and move to California for the summer. They fall in love with America and return home to work the subsequent nine months just to save enough money for another three-month stint. -While here, the quintet,...

When the Smoking Popes disbanded in 1998, singer/songwriter Josh Caterer took a two-and-a-half year hiatus from making music to devote himself to his newfound Christianity. Forming Duvall in 2001 with a former Popes member, his brother Eli, the band released...

Additional details about the Student Association’s new magazine, Huskie Highlights, were unveiled by SA President Shaun Crisler at Wednesday’s media board meeting. The magazine will have a circulation of 6,000, with at least 3,000 to be distributed...

In journalism, one man's downfall is another's breakthrough. This could be the most important lesson learned from the new film "Shattered Glass." The movie tells the true story of Stephen Glass, a reporter who was caught making up stories for the prestigious...

Campus Activities Board Concerts will present its first local music showcase of the semester at 7 p.m. today at the Holmes Student Center’s Diversions Lounge. Tickets are $2 for NIU students with an NIU OneCard, and $3 for the general public. “The...

We as a nation are obsessed with the latter. We watch the E! television network every day hoping for the news of the inevitable parting of ways for Courteney Cox and David Arquette. We read US Weekly religiously with the hopes that Sarah Michelle Gellar...