A crowd of thousands gathered at the NIU Convocation Center Wednesday night for a 9/11 community remembrance ceremony. The program, titled "We Became One on 9/11" included presentations by DeKalb and Sycamore firefighters, who were called to help at Ground...

This weekend's adventure takes us to the DeKalb Farmer's Market located on Palmer's Court, near second and third Streets. The market is run by Main Street/Dekalb Inc., which is a not-for-profit redevelopment organization that focuses on the preservation...

Micro Machines. Where did they go? Somewhere in the crack of my couch, I suppose. Does anyone remember those commercials that always played during the Bozo Show? This fast-talking man would say, "They're always on my mind because they're one of a kind,...

John Butler, assistant professor of communications, opened the fall semester of "NIU Notables" speaker series yesterday with a presentation about Sept. 11 and the rhetoric of war. A group of about 50 people gathered to see Butler’s presentation, titled...

Whether or not students choose to spend their nights in their residence hall rooms staring at the ceiling and wondering what to do, the option to enjoy some of the finest singing Britain has to offer is a choice that students can make. NIU students can...

Larry Bolles has one son, but sometimes it must feel like he has more than 20,000 kids. That’s because, like any parent, Bolles receives phone calls in the middle of the night notifying him that one of his "children" has done something wrong and must...

The eight chapters of the College Panhellenic Council will hold an informational meeting for potential sorority members Thursday. Member chapters of the council will have the opportunity to educate others about Greek life and recruit new members when...

Giving blood is a gift of life that Heartland Blood Centers strongly believes in. Throughout the month of September, Heartland Blood Centers will sponsor a blood drive in the DeKalb area. In remembrance of Sept. 11, Heartland Blood Centers will give a...

The DeKalb County Board recommended a proposal that would facilitate Kohl’s to build a new department store in DeKalb. In January, First Rockford Group responded to a public offering for land, located adjacent to Lowes and Wal-Mart, from the board....

A former NIU student who claims a Sycamore man raped her at his trailer park home last spring said during court testimony that he held her at gunpoint and raped her as she begged for mercy. Todd Allgood, 34, a former NIU student from Mundelein, is charged...

The stairways were packed, elevators weren’t working, radios were defective and a crashing sound came from above. The sound was heard by New York City Fire Chief Richard Picciotto, who described his Sept. 11 experience inside the collapsing twin towers...

Formal recruitment for 12 chapter members of the Interfraternity Council will begin Thursday. This will be the second year that fraternities will hold a formal recruitment. "It is a four day process and it goes all the way to Sunday," said Steve Kulovits,...