Need something to listen to this spring break? Look no further. Whether you’ll be lounging by a pool or picking up extra work hours, music is vital to enjoying a much needed break. Here is a playlist of songs for every musical taste and the activities...

Anyone can cook, the saying goes. The trouble is: not everyone knows where to start. Cooking can be, to say the least, very tedious. Recipes might call for ingredients you’ve never heard of or they might be three pages long. Ovens, food processors and...

Winter is ending, and it is time to celebrate. With the fading of winter usually comes a feeling of restlessness. The cold, snow and icy rain keep most people cooped up for a few months--why go outside when it is so nice and dry inside? Now, at the end...

The Northern Star staff won six awards at the Illinois College Press Association (ICPA) awards ceremony on Saturday. ICPA awarded Illinois college newspapers based on judges’ reviews of publications that were submitted. The entries had to have been...

On Sunday, the Academy of Motion Picture Sciences will present its most prestigious awards to movies and actors that “deserve” them. However, many viewers often feel that Oscars go to recipients whose performances were not entirely up to scratch (Sandra...

A famed playwright, a missing play, a beautiful actress on a mission and a story too good to believe--these elements are behind the School of Theatre and Dance’s newest production, “Not About Nightingales.” The fifth production in the School of...

“If music be the food of love, play on.” - Twelfth Night, Act I, Scene I Music and love, love and music. How can I separate the two? If I’m being honest, I can’t and I do not ever want to. To me, they are one and the same. Throughout the years,...

The 85th Academy Awards will take place on Feb. 24. As per usual, a slew of films have earned nominations - who has time to watch every one? In part four of this series, columnist Sarah Contreras will wade through the river of films and tell you what...

Love is in the air. Feb. 14, St. Valentine’s Day, is a day filled with flowers, candy and heart-shaped balloons. Whether or not you have someone to call “sweetheart,” Feb. 14 is still a great day to celebrate love. Love has many forms--we love our...

To be or not to be a five-hour long play? That is the question “Hamlet” asks. This week, the School of Theatre and Dance answers that question with a production of “Hamlet Redux” --a two-hour staging of William Shakespeare’s classic tale of...

The 85th Academy Awards will take place Feb. 24. As per usual, a slew of films have earned nominations--who has time to watch every one? In part three of this series, columnist Sarah Contreras will wade through the river of films and tell you what is...

There is only one thing I love more than I love music. That thing has many facets. It’s sensual and complex. It changes moods and alters world views. It’s finicky. It requires a certain kind of touch. Both delicate and bold, this thing takes up about...