The DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport remained closed indefinitely for a third straight day Thursday because of a continued Federal Aviation Administration order. "All general aviation airports are closed," DeKalb airport manager Tom Cleveland said of the...

Since the beginning of Tuesday’s tragedy, the DeKalb Fire Department’s television has not been turned off. Concern that the firefighters felt during the tragedy is now equally potent with their concerns for fellow rescue workers who are risking their...

For the fifth year in a row, NIU has experienced an increase in the student population. As of Sept. 7, enrollment figures showed an increase of 535 students, increasing total enrollment from 23,248 in 2000 to 23,783 this fall. NIU's enrollment hasn't...

"No matter the letter, we are all Greek together" is the spirit as formal recruitment begins for on-campus fraternities and sororities. Formal recruitment for sororities will begin tonight with an informational meeting and will continue until Sunday ending...

A new Latino organization on campus is excited about the upcoming Latino Heritage and Appreciation month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Jesse Perez, founder of ALMA, the Association for the Latino Movement and Accredidations, said the organization...

If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake ... One NIU student thought that would be reality, until a care package sent from home containing an Easy Bake Oven was mistaken as a possible bomb. A call went in sometime after 4 p.m. of a suspicious...

Many students have noticed the campus streets lacking potholes, but NIU has accomplished much more in the past than fixing roads. William Monat, a former NIU president and provost, recently has published a book on NIU's evolution from a quiet teacher's...

As the voices of the Northern Black Choir echoed through the ears of some, tears ran down the faces of many, including sophomore accounting major Jenny Martinez, at the SA vigil. "I was really sad for the victims who passed away who didn't expect anything,"...

Fears of dramatic rises in the price of gasoline have proven unfounded in northern Illinois — at least as of Wednesday. Gas stations across DeKalb have maintained gas prices close to those seen before the terrorist attacks. "All the customers here are...

Working with stocks on the trading block floor doesn’t compare with the joy giving students a healthy dining alternative. That’s the way Pete Lutz feels, as the owner of NIU’s newest dining establishment, Pita Pete’s, located at 901 Lucinda Ave.,...

For campus police chief Don Grady, Tuesday's tragedies in Washington, D.C., and New York were something he, like any American, had never seen. "I was appalled," Grady said. "An attack on American soil was a difficult thing for any of us to deal with,...

— Six firefighters and three police officers are rescued from the rubble of the World Trade Center. — Pope John Paul II condemns Tuesday's attacks, saying "evil and death will not have the last word." — House and Senate leaders plan to vote on the...