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SA unveils book exchange program

By Mark Bieganski | December 5, 2002

After the early adjournment of the Student Association Senate meeting almost two weeks ago, SA President Kevin Miller took action on a pending issue without recommendation from the senate. Yesterday, the SA unveiled its new book exchange program and Web...

Expect the weird

By Mike Larmon | December 5, 2002

Have $400 laying around your room somewhere? Are you a big fan of the original episodes of "The Twilight Zone"? If you nodded your head "yes" to both of those questions, then there is a DVD box set coming out that might interest you. -On Dec. 2, a limited...

Damaged museum to reopen

By Jessica King | December 5, 2002

An empty shell of what it once was, the Anthropology Museum at NIU waits to be reopened. Flooding damaged the museum this summer, but it may open again to the public sometime next semester. Leaks from the heating and cooling system caused mildew problems...

Forgotten show gave birth to reality

By Peter Boskey | December 5, 2002

What happened to the standard family sitcom? You know, like "The Cosby Show," "Roseanne," "Step by Step" and so on. They were everywhere when a majority of us students were growing up, and now they have disappeared, making way for an entire new genre...

Ramadan ends with feast and blessings

By Stephanie Gandsey | December 5, 2002

This is the third in a three-part series examining religion’s role in student life. After fasting for a month during Ramadan, people of Muslim faith will celebrate the end of the month with Eid-ul-Fitr, or "feast of fast-breaking." Ramadan required...

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...