While playing on the patio of their house in Baghdad, 10-year-old Summer and her younger brother Samer fled in the direction of the front-yard fence as soon as they heard the thundering sounds of airplanes flying across the sky. They crouched down to...

Student Association senators mingled with students during the first "Meet the Senate Night" at Stevenson North's Fish Bowl Room on Thursday night. DuJuan Smith, a junior sociology major and SA senator, said the event allowed students to meet the senators...

Jazz wizard Matthew Shipp has been working on a series of albums entitled "The Blue Series." His latest addition to the series is called "Equilibrium," and it proves just how versatile jazz can be. There's no horns of any kind; it's just Shipp on the...

Two home runs from third baseman Rob Marconi propelled NIU to a 12-10 victory over the University of Illinois on Wednesday. The Huskies (7-7) took down the U of I team (6-2) who entered the game with a team E.R.A. of 2.21. A home opener for the Illini,...

"Sounds good, looks good, feels good too," says the cover of Fischerspooner's "#1," the newly- released CD from a relatively popular European group consisting of Casey Spooner, Warren Fischer and a few others. I say that it must be relatively popular...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Most of the selections to the All-MAC First Team were no-brainers. NIU's Marcus Smallwood might have seemed a surprise selection for the team, as he is not even his team's leading scorer with a 13.3 points-per-game average, but not to...

Gary Gresholdt once was hall director to a few hundred students, but now, more than 30 years later, he is in charge of an entire campus of students. Entering his fifth year as vice provost for Student Affairs, Gresholdt oversees such programs as Counseling...

Ever wonder exactly who is representing your opinions every Sunday at the Student Association Senate meetings? You can find out tonight at "Meet the Senate Night" and even get free pizza. SA Sen. Philip Stroud is one of the senators who will be in attendance....

Five wrestlers are in Kansas City, Mo., representing the Huskies today through Saturday at the NCAA Championships. Senior Scott Owen, junior Ben Heizer, sophomore Sam Hiatt and freshman Josh Wooton, along with senior alternate Marlon Felton all made the...

The naughty and nasty girl from Brooklyn is finally back on the music scene with the release of her latest album "La Bella Mafia." Lil' Kim's 15-track release is everything you would expect from the Queen Bee. Plenty of sex-driven lyrics mixed with that...

"Tears of the Sun" is a well-rounded action flick with explosions, political mishaps and a plot questioning the moral choices made in war. Leading a band of refugees through the Nigerian jungle is a fitting role for the veteran actor Bruce Willis, as...

E.B.O.N.Y. Women will host a bowling night for people to come together and meet the ladies of their organization. The organization will hold the event from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. today at the Huskie Den. "It is more of a social event to get to know people...