Editor's note: The following is a direct excerpt from a Freedom of Information Act request obtained by the Northern Star from the University Police department. It has not been edited and acknowledges information that has been redacted from the report...

The NIU ROTC ranger team placed first in the Humvee pull at the recent 2007 Northern Region ROTC 9th Brigade Ranger Challenge. The Humvee pull event consists of treating a cadet with three simulated wounds, then radioing a helicopter to pick up the wounded...

Editor's note: This is the third article in a three-part series concerning student representation on University Council. The first article explained that students are not receiving their full entitled representation on University Council through low representative...

Student Advisory Committees are lacking representation at University Council. As of Oct. 10, Donna Mathesius, administrative assistant to University Council, said her records indicate that only the Student Advisory Committee for the College of Health...

Editor's note: Because the meeting finished late Monday evening, officials from the DeKalb Police Department were unable to be reached about concerns brought up at the NAACP meeting. Monday night's NAACP meeting addressed concerns about community police...

Hip-Hop Congress NIU sponsored its first concert Friday night. "Live on Arrival: Congressional Streets of Hip-Hop" featured local hip-hop artists The Kitchen, Past Due (the team of rappers Phathom and Chief), Ill Legit and Neandathal. The event, which...

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is celebrating the 20th anniversary of National Chemistry Week, Oct. 21 to 27, with an evening of chemistry demonstrations for the public Tuesday. The event will take place at 8 p.m. in Faraday Hall, Room 143....

The Student Association approved the appointment of Joseph Lee to a senate position Sunday night. Lee, a junior journalism major, touted his experience with public transportation in DeKalb, and said he would be an excellent addition to the mass transit...

Editor's note: This is the first article in a three-part series concerning student representation on University Council. The University Council is lacking representation of a major group on campus: Students. Yet it may be the students who are to blame...

The NIU Huskie Marching Band has been a part of university tradition for more than 100 years, and the group's achievements have not gone unnoticed on campus. The band, which consists of 165 musicians, dancers and color guard members, must learn about...

ORIENTATION and FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE will host a meeting at 9 p.m. in the Stevenson Smart Classroom. For more information, contact the Orientation and First-Year Experience Office at 815-753-1535. AMBASSADORS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP will host "Monday Night...

Residents in Grant South were evacuated Friday after a power outage occurred. Fire alarms sounded at about 2 p.m., and the DeKalb Fire Department arrived soon thereafter. Two fire engines, an ambulance and several firefighters entered Grant to investigate....