Good professors are hard to find. So hard, in fact, that one former NIU president told a good one to clone himself. Bill Monat, NIU president from 1978 to 1984, praised political science professor Gary Glenn, who gave a speech Wednesday afternoon at the...

World musicians Poi Dog Pondering will be perform at Otto's, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, this Friday. Chicago jazz/hip-hoppers, the J.Davis Trio, will be the special guest. Earlier this week, the Weekender had a chance to speak with Poi Dog Pondering drummer...

Kathy Kelly, founder of Voices in the Wilderness, will speak about her experiences in Iraq at 7:30 p.m. today at the Holmes Student Center’s Heritage Room. Her appearance is sponsored by the DeKalb Interfaith Network for Peace and Justice and NIU’s...

The sounds of hand-clapping, foot-stamping and knee-slapping filled the large motor room at the Campus Childcare Center on Wednesday night. In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the center invited performer Jim Gill to sing for the families that participate...

Vampires, werewolves and black leather. How could you go wrong? See "Underworld," and you'll know exactly how. Though "Underworld" was released at a time when people turn their attention to "Oscar-caliber" films, it grabbed the top spot in the box office...

Campus Activities Board is ushering in the new semester with three acts. All of which are scheduled for the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom. Michelle Branch Michelle Branch, who is touring to establish her second major label release,...

What happens when you combine "Cape Fear" and "Fatal Attraction," then strip away all the intelligence from the characters? You get "Cold Creek Manor," a confused, idiotic film from director Mike Figgis ("Leaving Las Vegas"). This movie is so bad, so...

There aren't too many things that are a sure thing. But Oukast is proving that it delivers better than the mailman. The new double album "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" features solo albums from Big Boi and Andre 3000. Outkast is known for its one-of-a-kind...

Chill Fest had a double meaning last Friday when about 50 students came out to kick it in the cold. The Black Student Union's fourth annual Chill Fest finally took place Friday after being postponed the previous week because of rain. DuJuan Smith, BSU...

Believing in Culture hosted its first open mic event of the year on Wednesday night. Packed into the Stevenson North Tower’s New Orleans Room, NIU students came to express themselves or hear others express themselves. "We are very pleased with the turnout,"...

Communication professor Matt Swan doesn’t think of himself as a stud muffin. But according to five students who evaluated him at www.ratemyprofessor.com, he definitely is H-O-T - hot. Ratemyprofessor.com is a Web site that gives students the opportunity...

Believing in Culture will host an open mic at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Stevenson C-Tower’s New Orleans Room. BIC President Alex Gothard said the event is for many different types of artistic expressions. “Students can come listen to and perform poetry,...