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,"...

Rascal Flatts is one of the hottest acts in country music. The group was nominated for "Best Vocal Group" at the CMA awards and is currently headlining the CMT Most Wanted Live Tour with fellow country acts Chris Cagle and Brian McComas, which stops at...

Sigma Lambda Gamma will host a free barbecue today at Central Park to raise money for breast cancer. Simone Lamothe, a member of Sigma Lambda Gamma, said the event and the food is free, but students are encouraged to give donations. “We hope to spread...

Four of the 40 Student Association Senate seats remain vacant following this week’s elections. The elections, which ended Wednesday, yielded the maximum allowable senators in districts one through four, but only four of the eight available positions...

I don't need to be made to look evil. I can do that on my own." - Christopher Walken Tomorrow is a special day in the world of Greg Feltes. You see, I am always so busy that I tend to focus in the new and stick with the present, but tomorrow is a day...

“If you’re a Packer fan, don’t be discouraged because some of the greatest Christians in the world were first atheists.” Those were the final words Pat McCaskey, special programs director of the Chicago Bears, gave to students Tuesday as he spoke...

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,...