"40 Days and 40 Nights" is a spicy, sexy comedy about a guy who swears off anything sex-related for 40 days and 40 nights. The problem is that it's unclear why he takes this vow. It's got something to do with some issues he has with his ex-girlfriend,...

A romantic comedy, or any other style of comedy for that matter, gains extra points for overall likability if the characters speak with Southern accents. That being said, "Sweet Home Alabama" (Touchstone Pictures PG-13) is pleasant to the ears, but the...

As the second Faculty Senate meeting of the year began on Wednesday, Senate President Sue Willis held up a copy of Tuesday’s Chicago Tribune. "As you can see," she said, "things are not getting better." Willis was referring to the front-page headline...

For years, the Irish have shown the world that they give birth to some of the greatest filmmakers around. From Neil Jordan's "The Crying Game" to Jim Sherridan's "In the Name of the Father," Irish films have gotten critical acclaim both domestically and...

Four concerts will keep the Music Building busy today through Monday. The School of Music will present the NIU Philharmonic tonight, the Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo with Gregory Barrett on Friday, the NIU Wind Symphony and University Band on Sunday and...

Want to be cast in a movie? A "Dragonball Z" film is going to be made on campus. Tryouts will be held today at 7 p.m. at the Stevens Building, Room 224, and all are welcome to audition. "Me and my friends had been playing with the idea of a ‘Dragonball...

"In Absentia," Porcupine Tree's latest and first U. S. release, looks funny, but it's not. The English quartet consists of Steve Wilson on guitar and vocals, Richard Barbieri on keyboards, Colin Edwin on bass and Gavin Harrison on drums. "In Absentia"...

What happened to the album? Sure, you hear modern groups and artists talking about how they released their new albums and that everyone should pick them up. I ask them a simple question: Why? I have many reasons to defend my hatred toward the modern album....

Optimus Prime was my superhero. Then he died. Prime's death, heralded by "Transformers: The Movie," shocked many Transformer fans into disbelief. "Transformers: The Movie" opens with Planet Unicron devouring Planet Lithone like a fat kid at an Old Country...

Setting up the legs and twisting knobs of the drumset looked like a puzzle, but Chris Smith, a junior jazz studies major, quickly and smoothly set up the instrument he’s played since third grade. Behind the closed stage curtain, members of the Jazz...

Hispanic Heritage month is celebrated through Oct. 15, and various activities already have taken place to recognize Latinos and Latin Americans. Michael Gonzales, director of Latino and Latin-American Studies at NIU, said the celebratory month began Sept....

The Illinois Board of Higher Education met at Kishwaukee Community College Tuesday morning for its October conference. It was the first time the IBHE has met at Kishwaukee. The agenda consisted of presentations from faculty and students representing four...