An off-campus home invasion was reported to have occurred at 9 a.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of Varsity Boulevard, according to an NIU safety bulletin.The victim reported the suspect followed him into his apartment and displayed a handgun and demanded...
Sixteen needy students at Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School, 3225 Sangamon Road, will receive gifts for the holidays thanks to NIU students.A group of operations management and information systems seniors formed the Adopt a Child Foundation as a part...
Although DeKalb was not represented in the Illinois High School Association football state championships, the city of DeKalb has projected up to $1 million in revenue, despite the budget issues affecting the state.The IHSA football championships, played...
Stuart Nissenbaum, who was appointed Student Association director of Environmental Affairs by the SA Senate on Sunday, hopes to reduce printing on campus and make the bus system more efficient.The position was created to coordinate environmental service...
Allen May is retiring after 15 and a half years as the general manager of broadcast news at the Northern Television Center, and he still remembers how the NTC first looked when he started in 2000.May remembers the building that had the “old 1960s prison...
NIU was recognized for having safer sex as it jumped seven spots from last year’s Annual Trojan Sexual Health Report Card to 67 out of 140.The Trojan Sexual Health Report Card is an annual ranking that evaluates the availability of sexual resources...
The Barsema Express bus route may soon slow down as it incorporates stops on the Lucinda Avenue extension.The Student Association plans to utilize the Lucinda Avenue extension, which opened on Nov. 19 to connect the main campus to the west side, to add...
Ariel Owens, Student Association director of Public Affairs, stopped participating in class after she said her English teacher asked her to comment on a poem on behalf of her entire race.Instances of on-campus racism, like the one Owens said she experienced,...
NIU student Andrew Daw was enjoying the Paris nightlife with friends on Nov. 13 when gunshots rang out a couple streets over.Daw, a senior French business translation major, didn’t hear the commotion from inside a taxi cab on the way to The Labo, a...
Reginald Bates, Student Association vice president, said he plans to continue performing his duties “for the good of the student body” after being found not guilty of neglect of duty.Bates was charged on Nov. 8 with neglect of duty based upon eight...
University Council pushed forward a proposal to extend the employment periods for two interim vice presidents Wednesday.Jerry Blazey, interim vice president for Research and Innovation Partnerships, and Harlan Teller, interim vice president for Marketing...
The Student Association will hold its last voter registration drive of the semester Wednesday. The SA has registered 96 students during the fall 2015 semester, according to an SA news release. Students who are interested in registering are asked to bring...
