Two more musical acts have been booked at the Convocation Center for the upcoming months. Contemporary Christian music group Paul Colman Trio will perform on Nov. 6. Ratdog, featuring Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, will perform Nov. 14. The Paul Colman...

Chicago band 1000 Vertical Feet climbed its way up to The House, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, last weekend. Formed in 2001, the four- piece band of guitar, drums, bass and synthesizers "rely heavily on improvisation and making up songs on the spot," said the...

The curtains open. The color of the stage lights turns to a cantaloupe orange, and three senoritas dressed in long, white-frilled dresses slowly take their spots on stage. As the guitarist starts to play, they spin around, revealing their high-heel shoes,...

As the sun ascended just before noon Saturday, students gathered by the masses at Huskie Stadium's lawnside. Aside from mottled cheeks and runny noses because of the crisp autumn chill, students shared something else in common: an anxiousness to join...

I give up trying to figure out Elvis Costello. The three releases from 1977 to 1979 are vital gems of passionate angst and original vulnerability that launched him to fringe-god status. But in the last 24 years, Costello spread himself thin, dabbling...

Over the last few years, local Chicago upstart Umphrey's McGee has forged itself into a nationally renowned jam band. With a growing fan base and a vast musical repertoire, Umphrey's McGee continues to impress listeners. This was inherent when they played...

NIU President John Peters will address the campus community today in his annual State of the University Address at the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg Auditorium. The speech is a yearly assessment of the health of the university, said Melanie...

It's October; we're allowed to laugh at morbid subject matter more than normal. "Duplex," a comedic feature film, takes advantage of those allowances. That said, Danny DeVito has woven us a dark tale at which to laugh. DeVito's characters are average...

The torch has been passed. In the opening moments of "The Rundown," The Rock walks into a nightclub and is passed by Arnold Schwarzenegger. We hear Arnold say, "Have fun." The Rock looks back, curiously, then continues to walk into the club and encounters...

Will Keim, a campus minister from Oregon and a former member of Delta Upsilon, spoke about leadership in the 21st century to NIU students and members of the Greek community Tuesday at the Carl Sandberg Auditorium. In order for a student to be a leader...

A broken gas main caused several workers at NIU Telecommunications to evacuate their office Tuesday morning. The line was cut accidentally by independent contractors who were removing a tree located near the Department of Public Safety building, said...

Plagiarism. That taboo of academia may be aided by technology but the fight against it also has technological allies. There are software programs available to help instructors catch those who lift copy from other sources and try to pass them off as their...