DeKalb’s Fannie May candy store will be one of the company’s 228 stores that will close by mid-February if a buyer for the company is not found. Archibald Candy Corporation announced it will begin closing its Fannie May and Fannie Farmer stores after...

Featured everywhere from race cars to Corn Flakes boxes, acclaimed country group Brooks and Dunn is set to play at the Convocation Center on Feb. 20 as part of its Red Dirt Road Tour. Known for its 18 No. 1 hits, 22 million albums sold, a race car sponsorship...

Four new fraternities and one sorority are one step closer to joining NIU’s Greek Row. The Greek Life Standards Board is recommending approval for the organizations to join NIU, said Chris Juhl, activities advisor for Greek Activities. The national...

Students living in residence halls clamoring for White Sox and Cubs games on their televisions could be aided by a new voting system, but hurt by the upcoming formation of a new cable channel. As previously reported in the Northern Star, the residence...

Although Campus Parking Services brought in $865,244 last year from parking ticket violations, revenue is down $76,326 for 2004. In December 2002, revenue was at $380,146. So far this year, revenue is at $303,820. Ron Pearson, coordinator of parking and...

Bowl For Kids’ Sake will hold a fundraiser to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of DeKalb. The fundraiser is sponsored by DeKalb County’s Family Service Agency. Event coordinator Katie Davis said groups of individuals, organizations, faculty, staff...

Philosophy and engineering normally aren’t associated with each other, but that didn’t stop Vinod Lakshmipathy from receiving recognition in the former, despite a background in the latter. The department of philosophy awarded Lakshmipathy the C. Mason...

Fans of acronyms and rock music alike should keep Feb. 6 open because the indie rock band Of a Revolution, better known as O.A.R., is coming to the Convocation Center. The band’s stop at NIU is one of many college venue concerts scheduled on its tour...

NIU football appearances in USA Today, on Fox Sports Net and ESPN2 have not only increased the popularity of NIU, but also the incoming applications for the 2004-’05 school year. For the last few years, enrollment for the freshman class has gone up....

The DuSable DugOut, which has been under renovations for the past month, is remodeled and open for business, said Bob Albanese, associate vice president of Finance and Facilities. Since undergoing construction in December, the DuSable DugOut encountered...

Staind will complete the feat of selling more than eight million albums, garnering international acclaim. They will perform Feb. 8 at NIU’s Convocation Center. The modern rock band is best known for its single, “It’s Been Awhile,” which spent...

Dan Sheldon, a junior wide receiver on the NIU football team, was arrested Dec. 5 and charged with unlawful issuance of an identification card at Amnesia, 1000 W. Lincoln Highway. According to DeKalb police, Sheldon gave William Toy a California driver’s...