Oh my God, do I fear for my collegiate education. Yes, I know I have expressed that sentiment before, but now I’m talking in terms of time–as in I’m scared I won’t be able to graduate in four years and it won’t be my fault. I’m a journalism...

As some of you bright-eyed scholars may know, March is National Women’s History Month. In perfect music-geek fashion before this month’s end, I have compiled a brief list of women who have made a difference in the world of music—from Gregorian chant...

John Hughes, trivia--what more could an arts and entertainment geek want on a Monday night? Oh, how I love AMC’s “Story Notes” series. I was watching “The Breakfast Club” Monday night on AMC and there were facts that would intermittently flash...

Music and baseball are two aspects of summer I’m looking forward to in the short seven weeks ahead. Of all things for me to bring up, right? They aren’t far off from one another, especially with performance enhancement. Auto-Tune and steroids are...

Some have concrete plans—maybe a weeklong trip somewhere with the family--and others have no desire to move from the couch for spring break. What if you want to go somewhere but don’t have the funds for a trip to, say, Walt Disney World? Don’t you...

Broken watches and skateboards—broken or not— took on new lives as pieces of artwork at Small Town (SMLTWN) Skate Shop, 229 E. Lincoln Highway. SMLTWN hosted its sixth annual skateboard-inspired art show on Thursday. The show featured more than 40...

Lewis Black didn’t hesitate for a second to say that “we the people” are the problem with the United States and its politics. Black performed 9 p.m. Saturday at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. He touched on topics like healthcare, social...

Mind control, line dancing and bringing a fictional character to life through social media--NIU theater faculty member Luke Krueger has done it again in playwright absurdity. The world premiere run of “Burning Times” will begin 8:30 p.m. Thursday...

I’d like to start with a fable of sorts: Once upon a time, there was a fabulously wealthy emperor who made his servant weavers make him a new robe every so often. The weavers didn’t want to make the emperor a new robe one day, so they decided to tell...

Red Rebel Country, a Dropkick Murpheys and Flogging Molly tribute band, will perform 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Otto’s, 118 E. Lincoln Highway. Formed in 2009, the Chicago band is set to play a few traditional Irish bar-room favorites, and sing-alongs will...