Living in a new town as a single mother with $100 cash feels like a "lifetime ago" to Laura Vazquez, associate professor of communication . Even though Vazquez left behind an emotionally and psychologically unhealthy relationship, she still worried about...
SONG: "Road Signs Always Look Better Looking Over Your Shoulder" ARTIST: Defiance, Ohio ALBUM: Share What Ya Got WHY: Anytime the semester gets super stressful, this song gets put on repeat much more than I'd like to admit. Plus, I will never forget...
SONG: "Sappy" (aka "Verse Chorus Verse") ARTIST: Nirvana ALBUM: The No Alternative compilation WHY: Originally released as a hidden track on the AIDS benefit compilation album No Alternative, this little-known (and many-titled) Beatles-esque monster captures...
SONG: "There is a Light that Never Goes Out" ARTIST: The Smiths ALBUM: The Queen is Dead WHY: Morrissey and company's song is desperate, rollicking, gorgeous and angsty. In other words, it is the kind of love most of us will only feel once in a...
SONG: "Thugz Mansion" (Acoustic Version) ARTIST: Tupac Shakur feat. Nas & J. Phoenix ALBUM: Better Dayz WHY: Anyone who thinks hip-hop is nothing but songs glorifying grandiose materialism has clearly never heard this song. In this track, we find...
SONG: "Dirty Work" BAND: Halestorm ALBUM: Halestorm WHY: Lizzy Hale of Halestorm has a powerhouse voice that can not be described with words, and can not even be understood from a recorded song. I got to see this band live, and would do anything to...
SONG: "Tracing Circles"ARTIST: Daniel and the LionALBUM: Secret StuffWHY: A hidden track on the Wisconsinite folk duo's first EP, "Tracing Circles" drives a busy piano over a quick country snare beat. All while Jimmie Linville (the lion to Daniel Pingrey's...
SONG: "Peaches en Regalia"ARTIST: Frank ZappaALBUM: Hot RatsWHY: This song is a strong testament to Frank Zappa's legacy as a musician. It has so many layers to it that you'll find yourself hearing something new each time you listen to it.
SONG: "I'm Ready"ARTIST: Jack's MannequinALBUM: Everything in TransitWHY: Jack's Mannequin has stuck with me from high school and throughout college. This song, off of their first album back in 2005, is arguably my favorite track on the whole thing. The...
Jessica CabeSONG: "Shook Down"ARTIST: YuckALBUM: YuckWHY: First of all, Yuck's style is full of ‘90s nostalgia without being redundant. My favorite music comes from the ‘90s alternative rock scene, so hearing a new band do that genre justice is really...
Students and DeKalb residents can observe or participate in peace vigils supporting employment in the U.S every Friday in September.The event, titled "Vigils for Jobs Not Wars: Money for Building Up America Not Destroying Foreign Countries," will be held...
Quidditch, a sport played in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, is growing at NIU, group organizer Bridget Hickey said.Hickey, a sophomore special education major, attributes the growing popularity to better organization, having a new rule book and competing...
