Students who have dreamed of visiting the Philippines, but don’t have the money or motivation to make it happen, can experience the next best thing tonight on the NIU campus. Philippine Cultural Night will feature Filipino food, games, music and lectures....

It’s hard to pass up a good deal, especially if the word "free" is involved. The NIU Convocation Center Board decided to waive the $3 parking free for Huskie men’s and women’s basketball games if three students come together and present their NIU...

Ever freeze up when giving a speech in front of a crowd? NIU’s Forensics team doesn’t have that problem. The team placed second this Saturday at Kishwaukee College’s Corn Classic Speech Tournament. "I’m very excited," said team coach Judy Santacaterina,...

Released in May 1992, Pavement's master stroke "Slanted and Enchanted," an album of treble-charged, smart-alec sub pop from five guys living in five different locales, seemingly came from out of nowhere, and Matador records is celebrating the passing...

Welcome to Detroit, a city whose trailer parks are littered with hot female supermodels ready to age into old, tired, trashy ex-supermodel mothers. Not to worry, though. All the women have a superstar rapper in the making on every corner. Jimmy Smith...

One band used to live here. One band will tour Japan. One band lives in Iowa. All three rock bands have one thing in common: They rocked one stage Wednesday night. DeKalb's indie scene emerged late Wednesday night, supporting the formerly-local Bicycle...

The Northern Leadership Institute seeks nominations for student leaders to attend the third annual spring institute on March 26, 2003. "NLI is a group of students from various organizations that had made a commitment to work together to improve leadership...

Former Miss Arizona Stacey Kole has demonstrated the courage walk on a stage in front of a nation. On Wednesday night at the Carl Sandburg Auditorium, she used that same courage to tell more than 70 NIU students about her fight with an eating disorder....

Raoul Contreras believes in peace, and he will speak about it at 7:30 p.m. today at the Holmes Student Center’s Heritage Room. As a professor of Latino Studies at Indiana University Northwest, Contreras also works as a political activist. The Chicago...

Sometimes professors need a little guidance of their own when it comes to research ethics. The Office of Research Compliance at NIU has established a committee that sets appropriate guidelines to help aid faculty with their research. Sociology professor...

Another year, another live Dave Matthews Band album. Their latest offering, "Live at Folsom Field, Boulder Colorado," is a far cry from a good DMB show. The show, recorded on July 7, 2001, has a lack of jamming - something that sets DMB apart from other...

David Gray displays his unmatched talent yet again on his latest album, "A New Day at Midnight." Although it has been four years since the release of his last album, "White Ladder," Gray has not lost his touch. -The album is composed of 12 tracks and...