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Eat it, or beat it, square!

By Chaz Wilke | October 23, 2003

College students always complain about food. While this complaint may be true on other campuses, here in DeKalb, there are some quality establishments at which to eat. Last year I was in a residence hall, and now, living on my own, I realized it was like...

J. Davis Trio brings guest lunch to NIU

By Derek Wright | October 23, 2003

For the second time in less than a month, Otto's Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, featured the fluid jazz and hip-hop blend of the J. Davis Trio (JDT). Armed with the same suave demeanor, the act returned with special guest Lunchbox Law and a headlining...

Clay Aiken: Measure of a Man

By Jessica King | October 23, 2003

My shameful past must come out now. I can't stand the hiding any longer. I watched "American Idol." Sure, it wasn't every week. I didn't skip any funerals or weddings to watch it, and didn't fail any classes because of it. -That said, I was a bit disappointed...

Suicide site now helps 110 schools

By Deanna Cabinian | October 23, 2003

When Jed Satow committed suicide at the age of 20 in 1998, his friends were shocked and asked his parents what could be done to help others in the future. Satow’s friends and parents decided to create a Web site, www.Ulifeline.org, to help those suffering...

Award-winning poet to muse on her work

By Laurel Marselle | October 23, 2003

One of America’s most widely read poets, Nikki Giovanni, will speak at 7 p.m. today at the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg Auditorium. An activist for the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s, Giovanni maintains her prominent place as a strong voice...

Get to hall council

By Laurel Marselle | October 23, 2003

Students looking to voice their opinions in the residence halls may be able to get a start with the hall council. Each floor in every residence hall may elect two officials -- a president and a vice president -- to attend hall council meetings at 9 p.m....

NIU may sell phones

By Laura Grandt | October 23, 2003

NIU recently announced the school is hoping to sign a contract in the next 30 days with Verizon Wireless in order to sell cell phones to students on campus at regular or reduced rates, said Walter Czerniak, associate vice president of Information Technology...

Son of a pitch

By Greg Feltes | October 23, 2003

Hollywood is opportunistic and exploitative. I am told it also has some bad qualities. Only in Hollywood could a movie idea based on an event be pitched and bought less than 24 hours after the event occurred. "King of Queens" star Kevin James was watching...

Jagged Edge: Hard

By Erin Wienke | October 23, 2003

"Where's the Bacardi at?" You're not going to find it on "Hard," Jagged Edge's new release. The Atlanta boys' fourth album follows "Jagged Little Thrill," which achieved MTV success with the song "Where's the Party At?" - "Hard" reverts back to JE's roots...

‘What am I going to wear this year?’

By Aacia Hussain | October 23, 2003

At first glance, big names like 50 Cent, Harry Potter and The Matrix's Neo seem to have nothing in common. But this time of year, they all can expect to have their likenesses replicated for one major event: Halloween. Each year, cultural influences, such...

weekENDER takes time out with Ludacris

By Matt Knutson | October 23, 2003

On Saturday, Ludacris performed at the NIU Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway. The Weekender was fortunate enough to sit down with the superstar for a quick Q&A. -Weekender: So why did you come to NIU? Ludacris: We have a booking agency that...

Physics club haunts laboratory

By Jamie Luchsinger | October 23, 2003

An eerie fog made with liquid nitrogen and water fills the air. Beach balls levitate above fans, and black lights glow in the dark. These are a few of the many sights demonstrated at NIU’s haunted physics laboratory.

The event is from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday on the first floor of Faraday Hall.

This is the first haunted laboratory the NIU Physics Club and the Frontier Physics outreach program has sponsored. Pati Sievert, coordinator of Frontier Physics, sent out notices to 35 grade schools in DeKalb County and said she hopes a lot of kids attend the event.

“Since it’s our first year doing this, it’s hard to know how many people will show up,” Sievert said.

Although the activities are designed for children ages 5 through 12, NIU students are welcome to attend, Sievert said.

However, she wants older students to understand and respect that the activities are mainly for children, she said. Sievert suggests NIU students bring a child along to enjoy the fun the haunted laboratory will offer to younger students.

Graduate and undergraduate students will help with the event’s activities, Sievert said.

By hosting the haunted laboratory in celebration of Halloween, the NIU Physics Club and Frontier Physics hope to get children interested in physics, she said.

“We’re hoping it will pique the kids’ curiosity and show them that physics can be fun,” she said.

In keeping with the haunted theme, the lab will be darkened and black lights will accent glow-in-the-dark materials, such as children’s face paint, Sievert said. Among the festivities will be optical illusions with mirrors and explanations of mysterious things.

Children, accompanied by an adult, will have the opportunity to make kaleidoscopes and draw on their faces with glow-in-the-dark paint and crayons, Sievert said. Visitors also can make drawings that only look normal when reflected in a cylindrical mirror.

There is only enough material to make 144 kaleidoscopes, Sievert said, so she suggests coming early if making a kaleidoscope is of interest.

Despite the haunted theme, the haunted laboratory is promised to be an “un-scary family event,” according to the press release.

The event is free and parking is available at the NIU parking garage on Normal Road, one block north of Lincoln Highway (Route 38).

Faraday’s south entrance will be used and signs will lead the way. If needed, the west entrance is handicapped-accessible.

“The haunted laboratory will have a lot of fun little things for kids to see and experience,” Sievert said.

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