Nearly 19,000 high school students were recognized as Illinois State Scholars by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), according to an ISAC news release. Illinois State Scholar winners rank in the top 10 percent of high school seniors from...
A new school was approved by the Board of Trustees (BOT) during its meeting Thursday. The School of Public and Global Affairs will house the Political Science Department and Nongovernmental Organizations Leadership and Development Center. The school was...
View Campus Blotter 12/5 - 12/6 in a larger map The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the...
A job description for the next university president was approved by the Board of Trustees (BOT) on Thursday. The Presidential Search Advisory Committee (PSAC) met before a joint meeting with the BOT to discuss the proposed qualifications for the next...
Update 11:15 p.m., Dec. 7: The deadline to put a name on the wait list is 4 p.m. today. -------------------- Update 2:18 p.m.: Package tickets are currently sold out. Add your name to the wait list here. -------------------- NIU President John Peters...
Trent Eaves is not afraid to show his Huskie Pride. The senior communications major decided to challenge that school spirit with a post on Twitter: “If this tweet gets 1000 RT’s I will get a huskie tattoo’d on my butt,” Eaves tweeted. Eaves took...
“We’re taking our talents to South Beach!” That’s how senior defensive end Sean Progar ended his speech at the NIU Discover Orange Bowl pep rally in the Convocation Center on Wednesday. The rally, which took place at halftime during the NIU men’s...
An appeal to let students have more input on the plus-minus grading policy failed at a University Council meeting Wednesday. Student Association (SA) members put together a petition for an appeal after the plus-minus grading policy was not vetoed at a...
Internet sales prove popular for the NIU Bookstore and Village Commons Bookstore around the holidays. Paul Palian, director of media and public relations, said sales are usually twice as high for the NIU Bookstore, 340 Carroll Ave., and the Village Commons...
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
Tuesday
Dispatch advised that Darryl P. Mitchell Jr., 21, had a valid warrant for domestic battery. Officers located the suspect at 800 Fotis Drive. Mitchell Jr. was taken into custody, booked, and released on bond.
Officers responded to 831 W. Hillcrest Drive to serve a warrant. Shayla E. Palmer, 24, was charged with unlawful possession of cannabis.
At 8:57 a.m., officers received a report of a suicidal subject at 1116 W. Lincoln Highway Apartment. Upon arrival, it was learned that the subject on the scene, Dennis P. Kenzler, 62, had an active warrant. Kenzler was charged with failure to appear—driving with a suspended license and transported to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.
At 1:18 p.m., officers responded to Walmart, 2300 Sycamore Road, for a report of retail theft. The suspect, Tatanne M. Butler, 21, failed to pay for lip gloss valued at $4.74. Butler was charged with retail theft and released on bond.
Laughter may be the best medicine, but it’s also a great fundraiser, as the Honors Student Association (HSA) hosted the “Last Laugh Comedy Show” to raise student morale and provide some jokes before finals week Tuesday night. The show featured comedians...
View Campus Blotter 12/2 - 12/3 in a larger map The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web...
