Continuing the comic book-turned-movie movement, "Spider-Man" is successful in delivering an action packed, special effects filled blockbuster that keeps the audience entertained for almost the entire movie. The movie follows pretty closely to the comic...

Seldom do movie goers get the opportunity to see priceless works of art come to life, but that's exactly what the film "Frida" (Miramax, R) accomplishes. Starring Salma Hayek as controversial Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, this film follows the artist's...

Sylvia Fuentes came to NIU in 1989 as a timid, young student. Today, she is an educator with perhaps one of the most influential voices on campus. As the director of University Resources for Latinos, Fuentes helps NIU’s thriving Latino population in...

$3,500 can buy many things ... computers, cheap cars, text books, scholarships. Heck, for $3,500, given infinite time, one could probably teach a monkey Latin. And for that $3,500, my Latin monkey would, without a doubt, have better discussions than Real...

Students and senior citizens now can order products and food to be delivered directly to the doorsteps of their homes or residence hall rooms, saving them time, money and space. Online service company Survivor Warehouse has been in business for a year...

Shaquille O'Neal: rapper, philosopher, B-movie actor, big Aristotle ... mummy squasher? In 1994, entertainment software company Electronic Arts granted Shaq a Sega Genesis fighting game, Shaq-Fu. It was a mistake - and perhaps the worst concept in video-game...

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...

Who wouldn’t love clear skin, a stress-reliever and a confidence boost all rolled into one? Tony Glaudel, owner of Ultra Tan, 1023 W. Hillcrest Drive, said people can get all this at a tanning salon. However, tanning in a tanning bed can be risky. Skin...

The DeKalb City Council delayed a consideration from the Plan Commission to discuss the serious problems DeKalb School District 428 has with growth within the city. The Plan Commission passed a motion at the Oct. 30 meeting stating that, "The City of...