DeKALB | Little information is known after a man was witnessed falling through a glass window in the Grant South lobby Tuesday night. Witnesses said they saw a black male fall through the window between 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. Police quickly arrived on scene...
DeKALB | Despite rainy conditions, about 500 people came to see the second day of the annual Tugs tournament on Tuesday. Jeremy Sanchez, Interfraternity Council vice president of Community Events, said he wasn't pleased with the weather. "Despite the...
DeKALB | NIU History Professor Kenton Clymer won the Wilson Center fellowship on his book that chronicles the American participation in Burma in the early 1800s. "I'm happy too receive it and finish the book I'm working on," said Clymer. He said he has...
DeKALB | In 1997, a new tradition started at NIU, the NI Guide program. The NI Guide program is a student volunteer group that helps new freshman and other students move into residence halls in the fall. Before 1997, the NI Guide program was small scale...
DeKALB | NIU’s IFC Tugs tournament started off the week with big numbers Monday. IFC officers said between 500 and 600 people were in attendance for the first day of the event, more than have attended on the first day in past years. “Attendance was...
Activist Lt. Dan Choi appeared at the Holmes Student Center Monday night to discuss activism and his personal struggles as an openly gay member of the United States military. A West Point graduate, Choi has been an active opponent of the military's "don't...
DeKalb | Advanced orientation and mobility teaches students who are studying to enter the special education field what it’s like to be blind by walking around NIU campus with goggles that obscure vision. Eric Sticken, orientation and mobility specialist,...
Some students at NIU have mixed feelings about dining hours in residence halls. Though there are those who don't mind the times of available dining, others urge Housing and Dining to re-establish serving hours to be more easily accessible to all students....
Beginning today graduating students can pick up their guest tickets for the commencement ceremony. Tickets can be picked up from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the Convocation Center. Tickets will be held until Friday. Students must fill out the online confirmation...
The Zeta Chapter of Phi Rho Eta Fraternity Inc. will host its annual carnival event Thursday. This is the second year the fraternity has hosted a carnival, and Terrance Hopson, president of Phi Rho Eta Fraternity Inc., said they plan on making it a long-term...
DeKALB | Let the tugging begin. Interfraternity Council will host its annual men’s tugs tournament this week. The tournament will feature 12 fraternities in a tug-of-war style battle. The tournament will kick off at 2 p.m. Monday on the east tailgate...
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 at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Tuesday At...
