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Arcade of dreams

By Andrew Smith | September 11, 2003

Still irate because the video arcade era went out of style like playing Parcheesi on Friday nights? Do you need something to fill the void in your life after losing an integral part of your childhood? Well, one remedy all you old-school video arcade fans...

Compilation: DeKalb smells!

By Sam Cholke | September 11, 2003

Local music has remained comfortably hidden for some time now, nestled deep in the recesses of DeKalb's basement bunkers. A smattering of bands now have poked their noses into the light and have begun testing the waters of the predatory DeKalb scene "DeKalb...

Life, Love and Sinatra

By Jessica King | September 11, 2003

Life, love and music are the themes in the latest show at DeKalb's Egyptian Theatre. Appropriately, that's the title. The show features Gavin Wilson, an NIU alumnus, along with the Shananigans, led by John Smith, with a host of local performers. "Life,...

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

By Marcus Leshock | September 11, 2003

"Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star" is a quiet comedy, meaning that the theater will be full of quiet audience members, not sure whether they should be laughing or leaving. David Spade, the film's star, has made plenty of these films; "Dickie Roberts"...

Kenna: New scacred cow

By Chaz Wilke | September 11, 2003

During the beginning of my freshman year at NIU, I was watching MTV2 one night when Kenna's "Hellbent" came on the air. This music video, done entirely in claymation, showed the daily struggle of one unhappy being until he found out how to package bliss...

Talent show gets crowd clapping, dancers get toes tapping

By Alice Webb | September 11, 2003

Women swooned, men gyrated and a roaring crowd did its best "American Idol" impersonation Saturday night at a talent show. Media studies major Desmond Bynum (a.k.a. Desi of the 3,000 family) hosted one of the year's first talent shows. The talent show,...

CPP sponsors volunteer drive

By Laurel Marselle | September 11, 2003

The Career Planning and Placement Center will sponsor its second annual volunteer drive today. The Community Volunteer Drive provides NIU students and faculty the opportunity to network with community agencies and organizations and learn how to become...

Job security not secure

By Stephanie Gandsey | September 11, 2003

NIU President John Peters warned members of the University Council on Wednesday that NIU’s budget situation isn’t getting any better, and layoffs could become a reality. “We’ve all been asked to sacrifice,” Peters said. “I think we’re in...

From the depths of local rock

By Sam Cholke | September 11, 2003

In late spring 2001, I came to DeKalb for the first time under the pretense of playing a show in a basement. I remember thinking that DeKalb was a college town, so, of course, this show would draw tons of people. It was a shock when four people showed...

You have the right to keep music silent

By Erin Wienke | September 11, 2003

Your door bursts open, and uniformed guards hand out fines. All this for copyrighted music? It's doubtful: The "copyright police" is simply a myth. According to Title 17 of the United States Code, copyright is a "form of intellectual protection that is...

From the stalls of Montezuma

By Chaz Wilke | September 11, 2003

Restrooms. They all deal in the same business, but are all washrooms built alike? There are a lot of buildings on campus, and each has many johns. It is now my endless pursuit to find NIU's finest throne. After exhaustive research and a belly full of...

Student groups look to embrace cultures

By LaShaunna Watkins | September 10, 2003

“Unity in the community” is the theme of this year’s Cultures Welcome Night. The event will be sponsored by the Center for Black Studies, University Resources for Latinos, Unity and Diversity, Center for Latino and Latin American Studies, Jewel/Osco...

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