Bobby Birdman is creating some of the most innovative music that has passed beneath the mainstream radar lately, blending quiet electronics with guitar and voice. The Weekender had a chance to ask Rob Kieswetter, the mastermind behind Bobby Birdman, a...

Does the fury of more than 250 roaring waterfalls sound intriguing? If so, the Outing Centre, part of the office of Campus Recreation, has several summer trips lined up for you. This summer, the Outing Centre will chaperone several camping trips across...

The NIU Steel Band has been mesmerizing audiences with its rhythms for 30 years. G. Allan O'Connor, music professor emeritus and co-director of the NIU Steel Band, said he got the idea to form the band in 1968 after having his first encounter with the...

OUR STATE FACES A FIVE BILLION DOLLAR DEFECIT. TODAY -- I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A BLUEPRINT FOR SOLVING THIS CRISIS. IT WON'T BE EASY OR SIMPLE. BUT YOU'RE ABOUT TO HEAR THE DETAILS, SO I HOPE YOU'RE ALL SITTING DOWN. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR CONSTITUTIONAL...

The hit Broadway (and film) musical "Grease" came to town last night, marking the Convocation Center's first theatrical production. "What a great way to initiate theatrical production in the Convocation Center," Rochelle Township High School student Chad...

Some kicked their feet in the air while others got jiggy with it Tuesday night at the "Do It to the Crowd" dance-off. Delta Gamma walked away as the female victors and Sigma Phi Epsilon won for the men in the 13th annual dance competition presented by...

Music from a harp drifted through the Thurgood Marshall Gallery in Swen Parson Hall during the LBGT Spring Reception. About 35 students and faculty members enjoyed conversation and refreshments during the reception sponsored by the Presidential Commission...

Hard luck and great plays by the opposition has NIU's softball team on a two-game skid, coach Donna Martin said. NIU (14-11) will get its shot to get back on track today when it takes on Western Illinois (13-18) at 3:30 p.m. in Macomb. The Huskies originally...

NIU administrators, faculty and students have waited anxiously for several months to learn of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's financial plans for higher education, and today they wait no longer. At noon today, Blagojevich is expected to present his state budget...

Educational system • "We are also going to make the education system more effective" Reductions • High education cuts will provide $112 million toward deficit reduction • "Savings will not impact what happens inside the classroom" • Elimination...

The Student Association released its proposed fiscal year 2004 budget at Monday's budget meeting. In its budget, the SA has requested more than $294,000 - a 90 percent increase of the funds allocated for the fiscal '03 school year. The SA was allocated...

Former Mount Carmel football player and NIU recruit Greg Owens has re-enrolled at school. Owens, who dropped out of Mt. Carmel in February after allegedly being accused of stealing from lockers at the school, has enrolled at Chicago Hales Franciscan High...