The saying is, when the economy goes south, admissions for professional schools goes north, said Judith Malen, director of admissions and financial aid at NIU’s College of Law. This certainly may be the case for the college as the number of students...

After starting the season off with an impressive 2-1 victory Friday over host Wright State, the NIU women’s soccer team struggled Monday, leaving them 1-1 after the opening weekend. The Huskie freshmen made an impact right from the start as Christie...

The corner of First Street and Hillcrest Drive has turned into a vacant lot with a sign and sweet corn vendor. The corn stand has been at the site for four or five weeks each year with the permission of the site’s owner, John Griffin, president of the...

Sunday night, I was fortunate enough to catch a short but sweet set from local band Melany Ether at The House, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. When I asked guitarist/singer Jason Jensen and bass player Brandon Welch how they would describe their music, they were...

This has been a stressful week. First, move-in day, then classes start,and you haven't even started unpacking. Am I right? Well, I'm sure that if unpacking is a distant thought, then so is decorating. Please don't fret. I have creative, yet inexpensive,...

"One Hour Photo" (Fox Searchlight, R) is a film about a sad man trapped in a lonely world of photo finishing and fluorescent lighting. The man finds refuge in a world where people only photograph their happy moments, the moments they want to remember....

During the course of a year, many movies are released and it's sometimes hard to keep track of them all. Every now and then, there is a movie that slips by movie-goers and is completely forgotten. "Super Troopers" is one of those movies. You might be...

Watching a surf movie near the end of the summer can be pretty depressing, especially if you live in Illinois. Walking out of the theater having been subjected to the estrogen-fueled "Blue Crush" (Universal, PG-13) has caused me to view the cornfields...

Michael Coakley quit smoking last year. Now he’s made sure all residence hall dwellers follow his lead - at least while they’re inside. Smoking will be prohibited inside residence halls starting next fall. After a positive recommendation from the...

Did you ever ask yourself what there was to do around here on weekends, or even during the week? I used to ask myself that question all the time, and usually there was nothing going on, that I knew of, and all my friends had gone home. Hmmm...what to...

Residence hall dwellers who need help with English assignments have only a few steps to take to find it. The writing center now is located on the lower level of Stevenson South’s B-Tower. "It is the only center on campus that is available to any member...

Now that NIU’s indoor sports teams will play in the Convocation Center, the Chick Evans Field House has plenty of extra space. The new vacancy will ease overcrowding at the Student Recreation Center. On average, the Rec Center draws more than 2,500...