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 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" 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"...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Pharrell Williams is a virtual magician when it comes to crafting cold beats and hard choruses. People often complain about deterioration of lyrical content, and how real lyricists no longer exist. I don't blame them after listening to endless songs that...

Campus Parking Services has been working hard to make parking easier for students. Commuters may be happy to know that 28 parking spaces were switched from blue permits to yellow permits in Parking Lot C (the Chick Evans parking lot). With that addition,...