DeKALB | The Mazatecs of Oaxaca, Mexico originally used salvia divinorum for its psychoactive properties. Today it is being used as a recreational drug. Salvia is a hallucinogen that gives its user perceptions of bright lights, vivid colors and shapes,...

DeKALB | If you're gonna play the game, you've gotta learn to play it right. Whether you see it or not, gambling is everywhere, especially among college students. Known as the "silent addiction," gambling can become a highly addictive, and highly expensive,...

DeKALB | "Why?" is the question resonating throughout America and the world in the wake of the shocking school shootings that have occurred across the United States and Canada in the past three weeks. Three shootings occurred on high school and college...

DeKALB | The Latino Resource Center will host a student forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Latino Resource Center, 515 Garden Road. This forum offers an opportunity for students to learn about the LRC and present ideas to its staff. "I want to establish a...

Cortland resident Tiana Kizer, 22, follows senior biochemistry major Sheena Dravis and senior social service major J.J. Wett Saturday morning. They are participating in DeKalb County's 6th Annual Wheel-A-Thon, which collected $24,470 to benefit the Regional...

DeKALB | Addressing the issues brought up by this past summer's increase in gang activity is a complicated task for DeKalb's government and social services. Upholding the law Police action has been a large priority in DeKalb's response. Since June 1,...

DeKALB | Smokers now hitting the streets to smoke aren't just bringing company and conversation with them; They're toting along garbage, too. Coming out of establishments with the smokers are countless cigarette butts. Despite DeKalb's efforts to keep...

DeKALB | Upon returning to school this semester, NIU students were greeted by a myriad of new commercial chain restaurants on Lincoln Highway: Starbucks, 1015 W. Lincoln Highway, Chipotle Mexican Grill, 1013A W. Lincoln Highway, Panda Express, 1015 W....

DeKALB | The final tally is in for the 2006 fall general Student Association Senate election. A total of 758 students voted in this year's election, equaling 2.9 percent of the student body, up from 2.6 last fall. The biggest upset came when many returning...

DeKALB | It seems hard to believe, given the police reports. Sitting on the corner of Pleasant Street and Ninth Street, one sees what appears to be a peaceful neighborhood. During the day, one wouldn't feel any misgivings about leaving a car there to...

DeKALB | A corporate center or another large warehouse could one day populate the south side of DeKalb. The DeKalb Plan Commission is reviewing annexation plans for a business park at Route 23 and Gurler Road and a housing development and town center...

DeKALB | If you're looking for something to do this weekend with football out of town, the Black Male Initiative is holding a basketball tournament. The BMI is holding their second annual "Back to the Streets" basketball tournament Saturday at the Stevenson...