Bowling, tailgating and gambling all will be part of this year’s annual Family Weekend, which runs through Sunday. The Campus Activities Board-sponsored weekend is when families of NIU students are invited to participate in various events and activities....

The mere mention of the word "physics" can be scary to some NIU students. However, according to Kirsten Hubbard, co-author of the book "The Physics ToolBox," help with physics may be closer than students think. "The best study tip for physics is to study...

This week I feel the need to take a break from explaining things to do that require the spending of money. After all, most of us probably are too busy paying bills to be able to go out every weekend and spend money like there is no tomorrow. So what is...

Perhaps one of the things that sums up who we are as people is not how we adapt to change but how we deal with the fear that surrounds it. "Spirited Away" (Disney, PG), a Japanese anime film, shows us how a young girl overcame her fears, teaching the...

How about a big fat apology? The hit film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" is being turned into a television series this midseason by CBS. The network apparently is hoping it will match the success NBC had with its 1990 spin-off, "Ferris Bueller." Makin' bacon...

Alien Crime Syndicate would like for you to, "please raise up your hands if you like Ozzy or the Motley Crue." Any fan of hard rock music will have the opportunity to do just that tonight at Otto's Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, when the band performs...

A 30-year-old DeKalb County female has been infected with the West Nile virus, and now is hospitalized. This is the second human case of the West Nile virus in DeKalb County. This case, and 17 others recently announced, brings Illinois’ total to 518,...

David Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, paid a visit to and spoke to NIU business majors Wednesday. In his speech entitled "Transitions and Transformations," which he gave in the new Barsema Hall Auditorium, he outlined what the government...

"Panic Room" (Colombia, R) is one of those movies that will have you gripping the arm rests of your seat so hard that it will have permanent finger imprints. Director David Fincher has yet to be a disappointment with his dark and eerie thrillers. It has...

Despite a small turnout, Patchouli delivered a riveting blend of acoustic soul and folk music for NIU students Wednesday night at the Holmes Student Center’s Diversions Lounge. The event was sponsored by CAB Coffeehouse and included an intimate, candle-lit...

Several local organizations are coming together to sponsor a business roundtable discussion. The DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation and the DeKalb and Sycamore Chambers of Commerce sponsor the event. The topic is "The NIU Convocation Center...

A year ago, a contemporary ethics conference might have seemed as relevant as a Cade McNown jersey or Beta VCR. However, with corporate controversies all over the news and public confidence badly shaken, timing couldn’t be better for the inaugural Contemporary...