Sometimes it’s hard to find a professor when you need one. Laura Vazquez, assistant professor of communication, makes sure she’s always available for her students. "I really can’t say that I don’t engage with students every day," she said. Communication...

"What's a boy to do?" Foo Fighters' primary creative force Dave Grohl rhetorically and fittingly asks on "Disenchanted Lullaby." After a turbulent and trying year and a half, which nearly saw his band implode, one might have expected his turn inward....

When most people think of musical acts coming out of London, chances are they think of rock or electronic music. With this in mind, Floetry comes as a complete shock. The London-based duo consists of singer/songwriter Marsha Ambrosius and songwriter/rapper...

It looked as if the NIU women’s soccer team was going to end the season on a high note on Wednesday, but it was not to be as DePaul University defeated NIU 4-1 at Huskie Soccer Field. The Huskies (6-12, 4-8) got on the board 15:57 into the contest as...

A freestyle contest will be held today from noon to 1 p.m. in the Diversions Lounge at the Holmes Student Center. The grand prize winner will receive two free tickets to the Nappy Roots concert. Other promotional items will be given away during the competition,...

It amazes me the lengths people will go to in order to get a good scare on Halloween. When you're a kid, it's enough to get dressed up like your favorite cartoon character and beg strangers for candy. But as years progress, young adults worldwide delight...

In the first scene of the movie "Ghostbusters," Pete Venkman, Ray Stantz and Egon Spengler search to catch a ghost that haunts a library. Well, maybe the Ghostbusters should inspect Founders Memorial Library. At the beginning of the year, the university...

Be a vandal, but don't overstep your bounds. Cast an egg, but never get caught. Trick-or-treating is a kid's tradition. Likewise, it carries certain etiquette, which must be followed and upheld to preserve the credibility of the tradition. If you plan...

For those of you who are interested in escaping the typical party scene, Black Student Union is hosting its first Halloween costume ball tonight. The "Monster’s Ball," which is free and open to the public, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Holmes Student...

With Halloween upon us, the Christian Ministries have covered the campus with pamphlets, hyping their "Unveiling the Darkness" event, which goes into the evils of Paganism, Wicca and Satanism. On Wednesday night, the Carl Sandburg Auditorium hosted about...

Tickets go on sale today for the Ben Kweller concert to be held Nov. 21 in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. "It is a huge move for us," CAB Concerts Coordinator John Ugolini said about Kweller coming to perform at NIU. The 20-year-old Kweller has received...

Drums and Tuba's latest offering, "Mostly Ape," is one of those albums that you either really like or really hate. Being an instrumental album, some may find it dull and boring, while others may see it as experimental and exciting. I see the latter. "Mostly...