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...

Most video stores on campus won't castrate you if you lose a rental. They'll just make you buy the video. Or at least that's the case with Paperback Grotto, 157 E. Lincoln Highway; Dollar Video, 1127 W. Lincoln Highway; and Hemispheres, 1015 W. Hillcrest...

Take reggae, R&B and hip-hop, throw them together and you get Wyclef Jean. Add 15 guest appearances and you're left with an album needing serious work. The first half of "The Preacher's Son" is classic Wyclef. - His indie beats fused with guitar make...

Americans have gotten fatter over the past 20 years, but options are available for those who want to combat obesity. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Web site, people with a body mass index greater than 30 are considered obese....

Northern Illinois University currently uses version 6.0 of the online Blackboard system to enhance communication and convenience between students and professors. Purchased in 2000, the software was the most adaptable system on the market at the time,...

The University Honors Program provides many benefits for students in the program, beyond the perk of registering early for classes. Michael Martin, director of the honors program and professor in the department of family, consumer and nutrition sciences,...

The long list of aerobics classes at the Student Recreation Center will have people dancing, cycling and boxing into good shape. The Rec offers 12 different aerobics classes throughout the day Monday through Thursday and Sunday. Of these classes, the...