The words "minimum advertised pricing" may sound like a bargain to the untrained ear, but those in the music industry know better. According to Reuters, record labels Vivendi Universal's Universal Music group, Sony Corp, Sony Music, Bertelsmann AG, BMG...

At 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra will open its 25th concert season at the Egyptian Theatre with "A Salute to America and its Music." Guest conductor and NIU alumnus Kirk Lundbeck will lead the KSO in patriotic favorites by...

NIU alumni Craig James Pietrowiak, Dale Spencer and Louis Coty never had to ask "what now?" after graduation. In 1999, the trio developed Squid Brothers, a successful independent film company. "Film is a very cutthroat business," Spencer said. "We have...

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...

With a new group of senators elected, the Student Association held its first meeting Sunday night. Before the meeting, the new senators attended an orientation session to learn about their responsibilities for the academic year. "They have a lot to learn...

Boon Aik Tan, Joel Brock and Aldas Gubaras are three NIU graduate students with a proud accomplishment under their belts. The team took first place in a nationwide industrial engineering graduate competition. "None of us could believe that we had just...

Students may see a newly remodeled Stevens Building in 2004. The Stevens Building, southeast of Watson Hall, houses the School of Theatre and Dance as well as the anthropology department. It recently was added to NIU’s list of capital improvement requests,...

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....

Experience stood behind Michael Martin as he took the position of director for the University Honors Program. Martin, who has been at NIU for 19 years, previously taught family and child studies classes in the School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition...

Sometimes change is for the better. That’s LanSirs on Lincoln owner Lance Hansen’s view. Hansen’s business, after 25 years in downtown DeKalb, is closing its doors for the last time. "It’s just time for a change," Hansen said. He added in a letter...

NIU is hoping to start two projects that would benefit students and visitors who drive or walk around campus. Roadway repair One project, which would begin in summer 2003 if state funds are approved, is the Campus Roadway Repair and Reconfiguration project....