The Showtime at the Apollo talent show, which was slated for Saturday as the last event for Greek Week, has been canceled. A lack of interest and not enough material to fill the required time slots for the show justified the need for the event to be called...

NIU's School of Music will present the bi-annual World Music Concert showcasing instruments such as a flamenco guitar, a chinese zither, a gong ensemble and many more exotic instruments. "We put this on once every semester, and it's always a wonderful...

"Basic" couldn't have a better title. The film is just that: basic. I suppose it could be called "Just Basic" or "Basically Stupid" or "Don't See This Overly Complicated Film that We're Trying to Sell as Basic." "Basic" is another example of a film that...

Because college students, as well as most Americans, don't follow the food pyramid guidelines presented by the Food and Drug Administration, the trend toward obesity is skyrocketing. The surgeon general has said that with the increasing rise in obesity,...

While most fans are still waiting for "Star Wars: Episode 3" to come out, Theodore Millard has been watching and sending it to everyone he knows for the last two weeks. The Northern Star first got word of this story when one of its reporters, Phil Lennar,...

It took 18 long months to complete "Meteora," but it was well worth the wait. With the release of its sophomore album, Linkin Park felt the pressure of not living up to its debut release, "Hybrid Theory." With hard work and long hours spent perfecting...

In last week's Student Association executive elections, less than 1,500 votes were cast. Last year, during Peoria-based Bradley University's student senate executive elections, more than 2,100 students voted. That is not a significant difference until...

Deana Carter returns with down-home sweetness, but goes commercial with "I'm Just a Girl." The country singer who hit it big with "Did I Shave My Legs for This?" in 1998 has faltered in the last few years, including suffering a DUI conviction, but this...

Weekender critic retracts review, likes movie In an unprecedented turn of events, Weekender reporter Casey Toner announced the retraction of his review of the film "Darkness Falls." Toner announced the news at a press conference on Wednesday to a room...

A part of Bob Wheeler hopes that you don't know who he is or what he does for NIU. For that ignorance means that he has done his job well. "You have to be able to do a number of things at once in this job because so many things come at you from many different...

After losing three of its last four games, the NIU softball team will try to get back on track in a doubleheader against DePaul at 3 p.m. today at Mary Bell Field. DePaul, who is ranked ninth in the nation, defeated No. 1 UCLA earlier this year. DePaul's...