A partially constructed house is seen Sunday in Fairdale. Residents of the unincorporated township held a welcome home party Sunday to honor all that was lost and celebrate the gathering of the community in the reconstruction of the area. “We are a lot closer,” said Don Brown, 61, of Fairdale, about the residents who survived the tornado.
Here is what music students had on their playlists this week:Kristin Patel, sophomore visual communications major, said she listens to a playlist called "Stuff I Like," which includes Coldplay, Rise Against and Awolnation. Patel said new music doesn't...
Jessica (left), junior corporate communication major, and senior kinesiology major Brandon Hankla show their support for NIU football during tailgating Saturday.
"On Sept. 10 [2001], I was in Washington D.C. for a conference that started the next morning. And instead of going to the opening reception, I went over to congress, and I saw Hilary Clinton speaking, and I ran into [former U.S. Senator] Kit Bond, ......
Dwight"I think I was at home with my parents watching it on TV. And we were terrified; we didn't know what to do. Just like, sitting there watching in awe, seeing these planes just like crash into the buildings. And we didn't know what was going on. We...
"I was in first grade. ... I remember I was sitting in my classroom, and all the sudden my teacher got a call, and she ... told the classroom about it. And, as we were young kids in first grade, kids started being like, 'Oh, are they going to come here?'...
Jason"I don't really remember because I was like 4 years old and young, but I heard when I got older. ... People who were working, they didn't even know what was going ... on. They were working at their jobs and something just happened, and they ended...
The Supermileage team’s Huskie Rocket is seen during the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology’s Welcome Day Picnic on Sept. 9 outside of the Engineering Building.
