At this time last year, NIU’s volleyball team was working on an undefeated October. This season, October hasn’t been as pleasant. The Huskies have lost three of their last four games -- all at home. This weekend, however, NIU brings its game to the...

The title "Insomnia" ( Warner Bros., R) pretty much sums up what you'll be experiencing after you watch this movie. Director Christopher Nolan ("Memento") does an excellent job of making us feel what one of the cops in this murder mystery, Will Dormer...

Saving princess Zelda was no easy task. It required the following talents: precision, skill, experience and the patience of a clock. Ganon, the head Soprano of Kingdom Hyrule, captured Link's sweetheart, Zelda. Your job in the game was to 1) knock off...

Lawrence Stoffel wanted to take his "kids" bowling in the worst way for a long time, but not the type of bowling that involves rented shoes. Stoffel, director of Huskie bands and assistant music professor, hopes the football team’s success in the MAC...

Explosions, fire and ash filled a Faraday Hall auditorium Wednesday night, to the delight of the 100-plus people in attendance. NIU’s chemistry department and the NIU Chem Club hosted the chemistry demonstration, which coincided with "Mole Day," the...

The members of Sigma Gamma Rho have taken a proactive role to reorganize their service sorority. The sorority was placed under probation last spring by its national headquarters. "We were put on probation for violating our national headquarters’ Membership...

Mama always said that pudding and phone sex are a dangerous mix. Barry Egan (Adam Sandler) finds that out the hard way in Paul Thomas Anderson's new film, "Punch-Drunk Love" (R, Columbia). Barry is a shy, introverted man trying to figure out just what...

The Barsema shuttle bus schedule has changed again. The current schedule is the third one this semester. "The change is due to students expressing an interest in a shorter bus route from Barsema," said Maurice Montgomery, the Student Association’s director...

The sounds of a piano filled Boutell Memorial Concert Hall last weekend as students from the School of Theatre and Dance presented two dance concerts. The money raised from the concerts went to Dance4Life, an AIDS foundation in Chicago. Art4Life is an...

Few authors have written a "rap novel," but author Ricardo Cortez Cruz is one of them. He's coming to NIU today to discuss issues that prompted his book, "Straight Outta Compton," which addresses social and cultural issues that most are afraid to talk...

Acid jazz/R&B/funk group Liquid Soul just released its fourth album, "Evolution." The Chicago-based octet is known for its tight horn licks, incredible solos and innovative fusion techniques while combining elements of jazz, hip-hop and even techno....

Seeing "The Ring" will give you nightmares for the rest of your life. Inspired by novels written by obscure author Suzuki Koji, the original version of the film called "Ringu," was released in Tokyo in 1998. Directed by Hideo Nakata, the critically-acclaimed...