"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.
Jonathan Jick (left), general manager for Athletics ticket sales, shows off an NIU frame while Morris White, assistant athletic director for Marketing and Game Experience, shows off the Athletics booth Friday at Corn Fest. Go to here for more information...
The NIU Marching Band leads a procession of students from Neptune Hall to the Convocation Center on Friday during the annual Band Run. Thousands of students took part in the march, wearing Northern Pact T-shirts.
A bill that would give immunity to underage drinking violators is awaiting approval from Gov. Bruce Rauner to become law.The bill, drafted by Rep. Scott Drury (D-Highwood), allows minors to call for help in situations of overconsumption of alcohol without...
Nick Kepler, 33, of Chicago, prepares for Bike MS: Tour De Farms on Saturday on a lawn outside of the Outdoor Recreation Sports Complex. Kepler and his team, sponsored by Uberlube, camped out Friday night to ride in the event, which gathered more than 1,800 cyclists of all skill levels and more than $1.3 million.
Stephen Samuels, graduate adult and higher education student, speaks during a Tuesday rally in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons. Samuels encouraged students to be safe in light of the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore.
