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Presidential teaching professor Rebecca Butler speaks during a presentation of "Copyright in the digital age: How not to break the law" in Holmes Student Center Room 505 Tuesday afternoon. The presentation, which focused on a variety of copyright laws, was part of the NIU Notables Brown Bag Lecture Series.

Digital copyright laws ‘so weird,’ difficult to navigate

By Joshua Michaelson | September 21, 2010

Thanks to technology, we live in a time where literally anything and everything you can think of is right at your fingertips.However, that doesn’t mean it’s alright to simply snag any of these things.At least not with the complications of copyright...

New Kingdom Hearts addition to please both old and new fans

New Kingdom Hearts addition to please both old and new fans

By Joshua Michaelson | September 15, 2010

RATING: 4.5/5.0 Many people are familiar with the Kingdom Hearts series by now. The concept of combining Disney characters with Final Fantasy characters into one game was a strange one that seemed to work for some reason. Featuring cheesy dialogue that...

Scott Pilgrim played by Michael Cera, fights one of Ramona's "evil exes" in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World."

Flicks that provide eye candy

By Joshua Michaelson | September 13, 2010

While many movies have delivered very potent and meaningful messages and caused people to develop their critical thinking abilities, I personally enjoy the "eye candy." I'm not talking just any movie with good visuals; I'm talking about the movies that...

"Other M" is the latest game in the "Metroid" series

New ‘Metroid’ a solid game

By Joshua Michaelson | August 31, 2010

RATING: 4/5 This year seems to be the year for Nintendo to strike back. Earlier during E3 they announced several classic franchises that would be returning to the Wii, including "Metroid." "Metroid: Other M," ends up being a mixed bag of "amazing" and...

Old-school feel and timeless value

Old-school feel and timeless value

By Joshua Michaelson | August 25, 2010

The Xbox Live Indie Arcade is definitely a hit-or-miss shop for gamers. Once in a while a little gem shows up, but might be completely overlooked because of its low asking price. "Platformance: Castle Pain" is one of these games. Costing only one dollar,...

Two different thoughts on the ‘Madden’ Series

By Tony Martin and Joshua Michaelson | August 25, 2010

Tony Martin  John Madden football. The name itself conjures up hours upon hours of wasted time on a couch, achy trigger fingers, and countless empty soda cans and half-smoked cigarettes. "Madden" is not only an annual rite of passage, but a cult of gamers...

Summer gaming proves to be a mixed bag

By Joshua Michaelson | August 23, 2010

It was a pretty wild summer for video game players. A staggering amount of sequels and new intellectual properties popped up over the course of three months, but not all of them lived up to their high expectations. Fortunately, these were few and between...