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Liam Teague and Robert Chappel

By Marcus Leshock | September 12, 2002

Liam Teague and Robert Chappell are proof that the NIU music department doesn't get as much credit as it deserves. Teague's newest album, "For Lack of Better Words," pairs him with Robert Chappell, a faculty member of the NIU music department. Chappell...

Dancing with grace

By Lisa Weber | September 12, 2002

The Glass House Dance Company will perform a modern dance performance this Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. at Anderson Hall. -The company originated at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign almost four years ago, when a choreographer brought a...

Van Wilder

By Mike Larmon | September 12, 2002

"The ‘Animal House' of the new millennium." That's what the cover of the "National Lampoon's Van Wilder" DVD says at the top of the box. To this I say, "Please, you make-a-me laugha!" While "Van Wilder" has its funny moments, it is no "Animal House."...

Remembering 9/11

By J. D. Piland | September 12, 2002

The sun was bright and you could feel its heat shining on your arms. Wednesday morning was much like that fateful day one year ago. Only this time, no one was crying and fearing what would come next. It was a time for remembrance. An audience of dozens...

Jackpot

By Casey Toner | September 12, 2002

For being "THE BEST ROCK BAND IN THE WHOLE WORLD RIGHT NOW," according to their press release, they are actually quite good. - Enter Jackpot, a laid-back California band with a mellow groove and melody. Although the fancy press release compares Jackpot's...

‘Swimfan’

By Marcus Leshock | September 12, 2002

"Swimfan" (Twentieth Century Fox, PG-13) is one of the funniest films in years. Too bad that wasn't the intention. "Swimfan" is a rare breed. It's a suspense thriller that's neither thrilling nor suspenseful. The film opens with teens having sex in a...

Masivivid

By Kelly Mcclure | September 12, 2002

Take a sip of your apple martini. Kick up the heels of your faux fur platform boots. Relax to the sounds of a band that makes the Las Vegas strip look like Disneyland. Massivivid, this ain't your Mama's rock and roll band. Following the 1998 release of...

CAB Concerts welcomes bands

By Kasmirah Joyner | September 12, 2002

CAB Concerts will welcome the bands The Killing Tree and Spitalfield on Sept.18, to the Diversions Lounge at the Holmes Student Center. The show will start at 7 p.m. and is the first of CAB Concert's upcoming Local Showcase Series. CAB is placing a new...

University Council holds first meeting

By Sarah Rejnert | September 12, 2002

If NIU President John Peters’ plans are correct, Altgeld Hall will be open by this time next year and fences around the East Lagoon will be down by Homecoming. Such were the items on the agenda at Wednesday’s University Council meeting, held at the...

Firefighter reflects

By Talesha Herbert | September 11, 2002

The stairways were packed, elevators weren’t working, radios were defective and a crashing sound came from above. The sound was heard by New York City Fire Chief Richard Picciotto, who described his Sept. 11 experience inside the collapsing twin towers...

College choir to perform at NIU

By Andrew Duff | September 11, 2002

Whether or not students choose to spend their nights in their residence hall rooms staring at the ceiling and wondering what to do, the option to enjoy some of the finest singing Britain has to offer is a choice that students can make. NIU students can...

Discipline is the name of his game

By Greg Feltes | September 11, 2002

Larry Bolles has one son, but sometimes it must feel like he has more than 20,000 kids. That’s because, like any parent, Bolles receives phone calls in the middle of the night notifying him that one of his "children" has done something wrong and must...