Local artists who want a chance to make it big need to look no further than their own backyard. A local record company in Aurora, Ill., may be the answer. "JenStar Entertainment is a label for new artists," said Marilyn Diaz, vice president for JenStar...

he SA passed a resolution affirming that students no longer will have to use their Social Security Numbers as a means of identification. The resolution has been sent to the Board of Trustees and President John Peters for further review. The idea began...

ongressional candidate Larry Quick arrives on campus today to speak about his race against NIU alumnus and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert. Quick, a Democrat, will speak to a political science class on public opinion at 11 a.m. at DuSable Hall. "It’s...

Local programs seek volunteers to become Big Brothers, Big Sisters or committee members for their annual charity event, Bowl for Kids’ Sake. Every year, the Family Service Agency of DeKalb hosts Bowl for Kids’ Sake to raise money in support of the...

The fence has been removed, and the turtles, fish and birds can resume their daily activities at their newly renovated home in the East Lagoon. NIU students and visitors also will be able to visit the lagoon this Homecoming weekend before the leaves have...

Like "zoinks!" This movie is horrible! "Scooby Doo" is a movie for children under the age of eight, or people who have never seen the cartoon, and in turn will not be disappointed when they discover that the movie is nothing like it. It is unbelievable...

Just when you may have thought a movie packed full of drugs, sex and rock 'n' roll could never seem stale, along comes "The Rules of Attraction" to prove you oh-so-wrong. The film has brilliant camera work and is marvelously executed by Roger Avary, the...

Time is running out for students who still want to escape from that dreaded class. The last day to withdraw from a full-semester course is Friday. Withdrawing from a class is different from dropping a class, which can happen during the first week of classes...

Imagine being at a party with 1,000 people, a $100,000 sound and lighting setup and 10 disc jockeys. Sounds fun, doesn't it? Then the word comes out that ruins it all — rave. Upon hearing this word, it seems people automatically think of weirdos, warehouses...

Set in a quaint New England town in the 1970s, "Moonlight Mile" (Touchstone Pictures, PG-13) paints a picture of love, and how it can turn tragedy into a right of passage. Following the murder of his fiancée Diana, Joe Nast (Jake Gyllenhaal) finds himself...

Ludacris brings out his slew of friends from "Disturbing tha Peace" to produce his latest album "Golden Grain." The album features stars such as Too Short, Twista and Mystical, along with a group of lesser-known performers. There are 14 tracks on the...

Folk rock meets jam-band when guitar wizard Leo Kottke and Phish bassist Mike Gordon team up for their new album, "Clone." The record is a perfect combination of the two different styles of music these musicians normally play. "Clone" consists of 14 tracks,...