Amongst the knights and gargoyles in Susan Deskis's office, on a bookshelf next to copies of the centuries-old poem "Beowulf," are several miniature duck and rabbit figurines. "They're from Monty Python and the Holy Grail," the associate English professor...

Planning a wedding can be stressful. For Autumn Nesbitt and Noah Elrod, their youth plays a large part in that stress. After getting engaged in November, the young couple has encountered obstacles in planning their big day. Autumn Nesbitt wishes she could...

DeKALB | Photographs submitted by anyone in the NIU community will become part of a public art project Rhonda Robinson, Media Services, Outreach and the Office of Support and Advocacy are organizing for "NIU Remembers: A Day of Reflection" scheduled for...

DeKALB | Each new semester brings new students, last-minute schedule changes and the inevitable trip to a local bookstore. Yet, with the deepening recession, many students are looking for ways to cut corners and save money. While it may be hard for some...

Jan. 27 At 1:35 p.m., someone reported a theft of over $300 from Faraday West. Case is pending. At 9:30 p.m., a victim reported someone took her cell phone from Grant North. An individual had her cell phone at the front desk when she made a call, but...

DeKALB | There are outlanders among the ranks of NIU clubs and organizations. Some student organizations are non-NIU students who are included and take part in the organizations' activities. Angela Dreessen, the director of Student Involvement and Leadership...

DeKALB | With money tighter than usual, purchasing artwork does not rank high on the list of priorities for many people. Art students, aware of this impression, have begun preparing for their future careers by displaying their work in local venues. Fine...

The 31st Annual Black Student Art Show will be on display through February. The theme of the exhibit is "The Struggle is Not Over: Birth of A New Nation." The curator for the event will be artist George Ogundipe, Center for Black Studies student assistant....

To show her Aging and the Family class just how different they were from the elderly, Jane Rose Njue invited two of her former classmates from Iowa State University to speak. The women said they had enough money to do the things they wanted to do late...

Jan. 22 At 11:23 p.m., residents of Neptune East reported that a boyfriend of one of the students was pounding on a door so loudly that it was alarming and disturbing the residents inside. Case is pending. Jan. 25 At 3:41 a.m., an individual who was previously...

An argument at a McDonald's drive-thru led to a drunk driving arrest Jan. 20. At around midnight, two individuals in the same car began to argue violently as they drove through the McDonald's drive-thru. Lt. Gary Spangler of the DeKalb Police Department...

The voice of NIU will be remembered today. The memorial service for Steve Thiel will be held at 3 p.m. in the Clara Sperling Sky Room of the Holmes Student Center. Thiel died Jan. 13. Manager of NIU Telecommunications Teri Reid said Thiel began his career...