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Rapper Kid Cudi performs on Friday night at the Convocation Center during his sold out show.

Kid Cudi parties it up at NIU

By Aymie Telinski | March 31, 2013

Students joined Kid Cudi in the “Pursuit of Happiness” at his concert 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Convocation Center. Kid Cut Up took the stage first and set the tone for the rest of the night’s entertainment. The DJ opened up with a set that included...

Must-hear songs from Justin Timberlake’s ’20/20 Experience’

By Aymie Telinski | March 25, 2013

Justin Timberlake has created another awesome CD. After a seven-year break from music, Timberlake finally released his third album, “The 20/20 Experience.” This CD is like nothing I have ever heard from Timberlake before. Each song averages around...

Authentic Mexican cuisine beats Taco Bell

By Aymie Telinski | March 20, 2013

Taco bell has a new taco with a cool-ranch-flavored shell, and I wanted to see how it compared to local restaurants like El Burrito Loco and Eduardo’s, which serve authentic Mexican cuisine. If the new taco at Taco Bell isn’t tickling your taste buds,...

Silent auction benefits Relay for Life

By Aymie Telinski | March 20, 2013

A silent auction couldn’t live up to its name at a Monday event, with attendees cheering as baskets were sold off to raise money for the upcoming Relay for Life. The service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega hosted the auction. It included baskets of various...

The vintage trend is here to stay

By Aymie Telinski | March 6, 2013

Over the past few years, vintage clothing has become more and more popular. AMC’s “Mad Men” set the bar high for vintage wardrobes. Katherine Jane Bryant, the costume designer for the show, has done an impeccable job of dressing each character from...

Top five live TV falls

By Aymie Telinski | March 4, 2013

Seeing a celebrity fall on live TV will send me straight to YouTube.com to watch it over and over again. Over the years, I have made a list of my favorite celebrity falls on live TV. 1. Jennifer Lawrence fell as she was walking up the stairs to accept...

‘Polarity’ comic book to please Say Anything fans

By Aymie Telinski | February 27, 2013

There is nothing I love more in life than when one of my favorite singers announces they are doing a project that is so unrelated to music. When Max Bemis, the lead singer of the band Say Anything, announced he was coming out with not one comic book but...

'Girls' vs. 'Sex in the City'

‘Girls’ vs. ‘Sex in the City’

By Aymie Telinski | February 26, 2013

“Sex and the City” was about four women who are independent, can support themselves and have what seemed to be an unlimited amount of Manolo Blahnik shoes casually laying around. After seeing how these four women lived, I knew that’s what I wanted...

‘The Maze’ magician wows NIU students

By Aymie Telinski | February 26, 2013

Screaming can be heard in the audience. Magician Jim Munroe has just stuck a nail into his nose and he is asking an audience member to “squeeze tightly” to help him pull it out. This is how he proposed to his wife, he tells the audience. Munroe performed...

‘Mani Cam’ shows trend in nail fashion

By Aymie Telinski | February 24, 2013

I love seeing the Hollywood elite wearing what my favorite designers have lent them for the night from the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards to the Academy Awards--right down to the tips of their fingers. In the past few years, E! has taken a different approach...

Movie producers should consider film-inspired clothing lines for fans

By Aymie Telinski | February 10, 2013

How many times have you watched a movie and thought, “Man, I wish my clothes looked like that?” Thanks to the Junk Food Art House clothing line, we can all dress like our favorite little blue Smurf. That’s right--there’s a clothing line inspired...