Attention to all those who do not enjoy thinking at the movies: "Solaris" (R, Fox) is definitely not the movie for you. From the opening, sepia-toned shot of rain drops flicking off of a window, to the closing scenes of a miraculously healing wound, this...

Pardon me while I pour out this 40-ouncer on the curb for my lost homie. Jam Master Jay, the driving force behind Run DMC, spun to a different beat, bringing an often ridiculed music-style to the forefront of American music. Then he was killed. -In the...

Worried about finals? Why not sit back and relax from 6:30-9:30 p.m. this Sunday night at the Holmes Student Center's Heritage Room at the communication department's documentary film screening? All of the documentaries are made by NIU students and they...

Johnny Cash, The Man in Black, continues to walk the line in his musical career-one that spans more than five decades with more than 100 hit singles. -Initially marketing himself as a gospel singer, Cash comes full circle on his latest release, "American...

Senior engineering and technology students are showing off their skills at today’s Senior Design Day. Promod Vohra, associate dean of the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, said seniors will display their designs to alumni, professors,...

Attention to everyone who is trapped in DeKalb over the winter break. Taking place at Otto's on Saturday, Dec. 21, will be "Chilled Out 3: Iced Out," being held in two huge rooms, with an enormous sound system and free pool for the public to enjoy. Being...

Sean Connery's James Bond was a debonair fellow. He was a guy all the other guys wanted to be, and a guy all the ladies wanted to sleep with. Pierce Brosnan is pretty damn good, too, as far as James Bonds go. He is definitely smooth, and I would like...

DeKalb has the ability to resemble a ghost town whenever the holidays roll around. Professor John Beachy, a longtime DeKalb resident, will spend the holidays visiting relatives in Minnesota. Beachy recommends jetting out of DeKalb and into Chicago. "I...

Aren't the holidays wonderful? The snow is beautiful, families come together and, of course, we exchange presents. -Wait, scratch that. Let's start over. Aren't the holidays stressful? Cars are buried in a foot of snow, families get on each other's nerves...

Students performed songs pretending to be music superstars such as Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule Wednesday night, but some of them claim not to remember it. Master hypnotist Jim Wand visited NIU to provide entertainment for about 500 students in the Carl...

After taking on Wisconsin from the Big Ten and DePaul from Conference USA, the NIU men’s basketball team has the Missouri Valley conference’s Drake Bulldogs next on the schedule. NIU (2-3) will host the Bulldogs (4-2) at 7:05 p.m. tonight at the Convocation...

NIU interns are teaching parents of elementary students to expand a child’s learning from the classroom to the home. The program, Home-School Connection, is intended to expand a child’s learning outside of school, and to ease interns’ nerves about...