NIU's 11th annual Parade of Flags kicks-off Friday. Nearly 500 local fifth graders will carry more than 100 international flags starting at 11:30 a.m. on the east side of Huskie Stadium. Participants will walk along Lucinda Avenue ending in the MLK Commons....

The following was taken from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Saturday • At 3:53...

Latino Heritage Month at NIU will kick off with an event, El Grito, named after the speech in which the first leader of Mexico, Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, called the people to rise up against Spain. Mexican Independence Day is a celebration of...

NIU received a $68.5 million grant Tuesday for broadband network development, the largest grant in NIU history. The grant will affect NIU and DeKalb, as well as a substantial part of northwest Illinois. According to an NIU news release, the network will...

Flu vaccines are available through this week for students taking on-campus classes. The cost is $20 and can be paid with cash, check, MasterCard or Visa or can be charged to a student's bursar account. The vaccines will be available through Friday on...

The residence halls are finally catching up with fire safety as sprinklers are installed in the rooms. Dave LaBanc, director of facilities and operations , said sprinklers have been installed in three out of the five residence halls. "The residence halls...

Faraday Hall went under the knife this summer. The on-campus building received technological renovations in the form of interactive monitors, digital document cameras and other learning tools. This state of-the-art renewal has been in the works for a...

The Student Code of Conduct has gotten clearer thanks to changes made in August. This will allow students to be more knowledgeable and interactive if they have an incident report made about them. The Office of Community Standards and Student Conduct made...

The following was taken from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Friday A subject was...

Each year the city of DeKalb is flooded with old and new students anticipating the start of classes, seeing old friends and attending parties that may include alcohol. "Crime appears to be up this year," said University Police Sgt. Alan Smith. "One factor...

Secretary of State Jesse White will open an on-campus office Monday, Sept. 20. Students, faculty, staff and local residents will be able to renew their driver's license or state ID and purchase vehicle license plate stickers, as well as register to be...

DeKALB | The printers on campus are available for students to print unlimited number of pages, but some students have noticed the limit of functioning printers and the limited number of pages per job they're allowed to print. Cindy Phillips, director...