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The White Stripes

By Casey Toner | April 3, 2003

What's all the fuss about? Detroit-native The White Stripes have been the benefactors of quite a bit of press in the last year or so.

"White Blood Cells," the band's third release, is an album that the punk/blues minimalist duo of Jack (vocals and guitar) and Meg White (drums) should have made from the get go. It easily is the band's best and most accessible effort to date, combining infectious mid-tempo ditties ("Now Mary") with Nuggets-era garage rock ("Fell in Love With a Girl," "Expecting").

The acoustic Beatles-esque ballad "Hotel Yorba" is the album's best track, highlighting the dual harmonies of both members as well as the punchy, compact (and often primitive) drumming of Meg. The catchy chorus, "Well it's one, two, three, four/ Take the elevator at the Hotel Yorba/ I'll be glad to see you later/ All they got inside is vacancy," is reminiscent of "All Together Now" from "Yellow Submarine."

On "White Blood Cells," Jack White rises to the occasion. His growth as a songwriter, musician and frontman shine on the album, surely to be among the year's best.

The album is a vast improvement over the band's first two releases, "The White Stripes" and "De Stijl." The bare-bones approach the band took on those efforts again is implemented on the current release, though White adds piano and organ to the current mix.

These past full-length efforts by the band members hinted at their potential, but weren't the complete album that "White Blood Cells" is, making the album and the band much to fuss about.

Huskies keep on winning

By Chris Jurmann | April 2, 2003

If you could ask Mike Santoro what his perfect game would be, he'd be hard-pressed to come up with one much better than what he experienced yesterday at the University of Iowa. Santoro, a right fielder, set a school record with three home runs in the...

Vagina Seminar will answer questions H.S. left open

By Kristin Cavarretta | April 2, 2003

If your high school sex-ed class didn't answer your curiosities about the female anatomy, now is the time to get accurate answers. At 7:30 p.m. today at Faraday Hall, Room 143, the Women's Alliance will sponsor the Vagina Seminar: Re-imaging Women's Bodies....

Activist to expose Cambodia

By Sara Blankenheim | April 2, 2003

Human rights activist and author Carol Wagner will speak at NIU. For the past 10 years, Wagner has been dedicated to working with humanitarian organizations in Cambodia. Her book that was published in March 2002 is called "Soul Survivors - Stories of...

Becerra elected VP

By Nick Swedberg | April 2, 2003

By a narrow margin of 56 votes, Student Association vice president nominee Andrew Becerra beat SA Senator Laisha Fox in Wednesday's run-off election. The run-off came as a result of last week's election in which both candidates failed to get the required...

Author speaks about ‘The Cult of Thinness’

By LaShaunna Watkins | April 2, 2003

Sharlene Hesse-Biber, author of The Cult of Thinness, spoke Wednesday night at Wirtz Hall Auditorium about the commercialization of thinness in the western culture and how it's spreading into other parts of the world. Hesse-Biber calls this trend the...

Women’s basketball scores three recruits

By Mark Pickrel | April 2, 2003

Replacing seniors Kristan Knake and Kim Boeding will be a tough task for women's basketball coach Carol Hammerle. But a talented incoming recruiting class may help ease the process. Hammerle has signed shooting guard Mary Basic, point guard Stephanie...

Faculty adopts ethics policy

By Michael Klaas | April 2, 2003

The Faculty Senate debated a recommendation for a grievance process for students who have been subject to faculty misconduct at Wednesday's meeting. Also, a statement of professional ethics was added to the Faculty Senate bylaws. The Faculty Rights and...

Decisions 101 aids in the hunt for a major

By Stephanie Gandsey | April 2, 2003

Students trying to decide what to major or minor in found help in Grant Towers' Lower Lounge during Decisions 101 on Tuesday. The event, sponsored by Student Housing and Dining Services, allowed students to talk with advisers from different colleges and...

Bicylclist collides with moving vehicle

By Rachel Helfrich | April 2, 2003

A bicyclist's collision with a car resulted in an NIU student being taken to Kishwaukee Community Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. The accident occurred just before 2 p.m. as the vehicle was turning left onto University Circle from Lucinda Avenue. The vehicle,...

Organization delivers jobs to students

By Marisa Knudsen | April 2, 2003

Members of Minorities Inspiring Teaching Education had a busy Tuesday night writing essays, learning about scholarships and discussing issues relevant to their field. The meeting of about 20 attendees was led by Juletta Patrick, assistant dean for the...

Women’s hoops set to travel overseas … or not?

By Mark Pickrel | April 2, 2003

War in Iraq has hit close to home for a group of NIU athletes. With the recent events in Iraq, the NIU women's basketball team may not be able to go on its European trip scheduled for May. The team was scheduled to tour Italy from May 15-26. The team...

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