Dozens of motorcycles line a long room inside the Pierce Harley-Davidson dealership. Wayne Pierce, who started the dealership at 969 Peace Road, maintains the Barb City Motorcycle Museum. He owns 125 bikes for display, mostly Harleys and a few Triumphs,...

There currently is no list of candidates for a permanent replacement for former athletic director Cary Groth, who accepted in March a position at the University of Nevada at Reno. Interim Athletic Director George Shur said he has received unsolicited...

"After ‘X-Men' hit at the box office, all the studios started buying up every comic property they could get their hands on," said Jason Lee's character Brodie in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back." Turns out he was right. Some of us grew up reading comics...

What began with a German minimalistic rock opera Sunday night at The House, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, ended with a capsized canoe. Playing to a standing crowd of more than 160 people, Troubled Hubble headlined the four and a half hour show. Opening the...

Unfortunately, my tenure as the Weekender editor has come to an end, and so I must bid thee farewell. From trick-or-treating at faculty members' houses to the "Passion of the Christ" to finishing with comic book lore, it has been a great ride, and I hope...

Last week, it was reported that Duke University announced it would be cutting 8 a.m. classes to fight sleep deprivation. Judith Ruderman, vice provost at Duke, said that is not the case. "It would be pretty stupid of us to think delaying classes a half...

About 1,000 NIU employees and their family members will be forced to choose new health insurance plans this summer. The Illinois Department of Central Management Services announced Tuesday it will drop Health Alliance HMO, OSF Health Plans and Unicare...

NIU employees, faculty and students who will spend their summer in DeKalb will enjoy a three-day weekend every week this summer. NIU President John Peters announced last week that NIU again will implement a four-day workweek for this summer. Steven Cunningham,...

The Student Alumni Association will hold this year’s Grad Bash from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Alumni House Backyard, at the corner of Annie Glidden Road and Stadium Drive. Fatty’s Bar and Grille, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway, will serve food and drinks,...

NIU-Rockford will offer an undergraduate degree in business administration next fall. The degree will follow typical NIU business standards. "This is a program designed for juniors and seniors, so an associate’s degree or equivalent is required for...

The assumption that bottled water is higher quality than tap water is more a myth than a certainty, said William Oleckno, NIU public health professor and a water quality expert. Americans are drinking more bottled water than ever before, according to...

Applicants for NIU’s fall 2004 semester may face a tougher challenge than getting accepted - finding a place to live. More than 3,000 freshmen and 2,000 transfer students are expected to step foot on campus next fall, Director of Admissions Robert Burk...