The burden of overcrowded schools are continuing to prompt the District 428 school board, principals and various officials and residents to consider alternatives to accommodate students and faculty. John Cinelli, principal of Burnidge Cassell Associates,...

NIU baseball coach Ed Mathey was the beneficiary of a coaching carousel this past offseason, one which involved Illinois State's Jim Brownlee. Mathey became NIU's coach after Brownlee left Evansville, where he was a mainstay for 23 years. From there,...

When Larry Williams was named along with Kristan Knake as one of the Senior Athletes of the Year, he didn't even know his name had been called. Williams was not present at the Huskies' Athletics Senior Banquet because his grandmother had died. "One of...

The rumors have been circulating, but NIU basketball coach Rob Judson will be back in DeKalb and not at his alma mater, the University of Illinois. Southern Illinois University's Bruce Webber will be the next U of I coach. Judson heard that the Illini...

Wednesday - 2:38 to 2:39 p.m. Relax with a bottle of water. All right, that entry doesn't exist in Crystal Hoppe's meticulous planner, but no one would be surprised if it did. Hoppe practically must plan her whole life to simultaneously handle serving...

The council chambers overflowed with people anticipating a public hearing regarding an update on the Savannah Green project at Monday night's DeKalb City Council meeting. While this public hearing was intended to field responses from the city council,...

An icon drawn on a gourd bowl may seem unimportant, but this stick figure dates back more than 4,000 years to the oldest known religion. Winifred Creamer, an anthropology professor, with a team of archaeologists, discovered the gourd bowl last summer...

School of nursing alumus Dan Pesut will return to campus to receive two honors and present a speech on the future of heath care. Pesut is a founding member of the Beta Omega chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, a nursing honor society with more than...

"Corporations hate America," said Michael Moore to a classroom of enthusiastic NIU students. The controversial filmmaker spoke at 4 p.m. Monday afternoon from Michigan to students enrolled in COMS 496M at DuSable 148. As part of the course, titled "The...

For the first time in almost two months, the NIU baseball team will have to turn the tide away from a losing streak at 3 p.m. today against Illinois State at Ralph McKinzie Field. The Huskies (23-17) have lost four out of their last five. The team hasn't...

DeKalb police attribute a 2-percent drop in serious crimes in 2002 from the previous year to proactive police officers. Serious crimes are classified as part of the Part I crime index. DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen expressed his pride in his department...

The issue of parking on Garden Road will be revisited at the May 19 city council workshop. City Manager Jim Connors said the workshop will examine issues related to the council's decision to reinstate parking on Garden Road, including whether resident...