The editorial board of the Northern Star Wednesday looked into the fact that recruitment needs emphasis. I completely agree, but I think we need to look closely at how this process works. Yes, the university does get some bad press, but one of our best...

Having a retinal cochlear spasm isn't a bad thing. In fact, some students are going out of their way to make sure you have one. As part of a collaboration between the Time Arts and Annex Group programs, Retinal Cochlear Spasms will take place tonight...

It seems like every year, someone from this newspaper writes an impassioned plea for students to stay in DeKalb for the weekend. Well, since that has already been done this semester, let's just call this a counterpoint to going back to your parents house...

For a couple years now, NIU has been weathering a terrible storm of financial calamity. First, state support for the university (indeed, for all institutions of higher education) has been eroding, slowly but surely. Couple this with the fact that the...

For a band whose biggest hit is entitled "Sleepyhead," Passion Pit gave an energetic show Thursday night at the Convocation Center. Glowsticks could be seen waved back and forth, as the crowd danced to consistent beats of synth-fueled dance rock. Fueled...

Even with her earplugs nestled safely, the nu-metal was too loud. Her ears were fine but the bass guitar vibrating against her sternum was so overwhelming she was forced to leave her front row seat at Disturbed's show. This was a disappointment because...

Wastelanders is the one-man side-project of Dean Costello of Chicago metal mainstays Harpoon, and his newest record, "Wastelanders II: Cosmic Despair" is about to be re-released this fall. To use the word "ethereal" in describing Wastelanders would sell...

Sept. 23 served as opening night for a new production put on by the School of Theatre and Dance. "All in the Timing," by David Ives and directed by Josh Anderson, features five cast members in a series of six individual one-act plays. Hailed as a series...

Looking nervously around the shadowy stage, Charlie Otto looks just like David Byrne. Then again, it's hard not to with his bobbing head peaking out of the iconic bloated suit that's become a symbol of the Talking Heads' singer/songwriter. Still, the...