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Engineering students strut their stuff

By Courtney Cavanaugh | December 5, 2002

Senior engineering and technology students are showing off their skills at today’s Senior Design Day. Promod Vohra, associate dean of the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, said seniors will display their designs to alumni, professors,...

NIU concludes road trip

By Mark Pickrel | December 4, 2002

For the fourth game in a row, the NIU women’s basketball team will play on the road. After opening up with a 49-47 last-second win over Wisconsin, the Huskies are 1-2 on their current road trip that concludes tonight at 7 p.m. at Wisconsin-Milwaukee....

DeKalb, Lee counties may get winded

By Michael Klaas | December 4, 2002

Corporate representatives, local residents and concerned students gathered at the Holmes Student Center on Tuesday night to discuss a proposed wind-power facility for DeKalb and Lee counties. The project would put 136 wind turbines on land near the village...

Bulldogs up next for 2-3 Huskies

By Adam Zolmierski | December 4, 2002

After taking on Wisconsin from the Big Ten and DePaul from Conference USA, the NIU men’s basketball team has the Missouri Valley conference’s Drake Bulldogs next on the schedule. NIU (2-3) will host the Bulldogs (4-2) at 7:05 p.m. tonight at the Convocation...

Expanding learning from class to home

By Courtney Cavanaugh | December 4, 2002

NIU interns are teaching parents of elementary students to expand a child’s learning from the classroom to the home. The program, Home-School Connection, is intended to expand a child’s learning outside of school, and to ease interns’ nerves about...

Stress relief

By Paul L. Mikolajczyk | December 4, 2002

The Amish Armada will sail into DeKalb to perform at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Holmes Student Center’s Diversions Lounge. The Chicago band will perform as part of the CAB Concerts Local Music Showcase Series. "We knew we wanted something funny, and after...

Arena to host monster trucks

By Matt Knutson | December 4, 2002

The Convocation Center will host a monster truck rally in February. The Rolling Thunder Monster Truck Challenge will take place at 8 p.m. Feb. 7, 2003, and 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 8. The challenge will feature 14-foot-high trucks and motorcross events...

RHA brings hypnotic entertainment

By Linda Luk | December 4, 2002

Is all of the studying driving you crazy? Do you need some fun and laughs? Let go, have some fun and let yourself be hypnotized. The Residence Hall Association and Campus Activities Board have joined forces to bring master hypnotist Jim Wand to campus...

Churches keep doors open during holidays

By Michael Klaas | December 4, 2002

Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series examining religion’s role in student life. For students from Christian families, the stress doesn’t end after finals. The preparation and tension builds to a crescendo until Christmas Day,...

Students celebrate ‘festival of lights’

By Matt Knutson | December 3, 2002

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series examining religion’s role in student life. Adam Sandler, Billy Crystal, David Lee Roth and Harvey Keitel all have something in common that has nothing to do with Hollywood. They all are Jewish....

Legal department to be restructured

By Paul L. Mikolajczyk | December 3, 2002

One NIU department faces reorganization. Next year, the Office of Corporate Counsel and General Counsel will be combined to form the Office of Legal Services under the leadership of Ken Davidson. "With the pending retirement of long-time General Counsel...

Peters family will host holiday luncheon

By Linda Luk | December 3, 2002

In the spirit of holidays and traditions, NIU President John Peters and his wife Barbara will host their annual holiday luncheon for the NIU community today. The holiday luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at the Holmes Student Center’s...