The DeKalb Liquor Commission will maintain all of its authority after an attempt to place more power into Mayor Greg Sparrow’s hands was shot down Monday night before city council members voted on the issue. Second Ward alderman Kris Povlsen moved to...

Mayhem shoots through the air around the local bookstores as students race to purchase textbooks. "Wait for the first two days of class," said junior accounting major Kathy Sharp. "Professors occasionally don't use the books or you buy for the wrong sections."...

A new research facility is being built on campus to help victims of domestic and sexual violence. The Center for the Study of Family Violence and Sexual Abuse will be located on the east campus near the Psychology-Computer Science building. Professor...

"K-Town," a neighborhood in Chicago near Franklin Park, is infamous for its prominent drug trade. In increasing numbers, youth from the suburbs are heading into K-town to buy heroin. "They have unlimited amounts down there. Once I bought 85 blow at 10...

Thousands of students making their way to NIU last Thursday made campus look like a big city & even if it was for only three hours. And with them came traffic problems that plagued the west side of campus. "This is one of the busiest traffic days...

Speakers encouraged students to "seize the moment" by getting involved and staying focused as NIU kicked off the school year with the Fourth Annual New Student Convocation. The focus this year was to build the students' academic welcome to the university,...

For the upcoming school year, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission has issued its latest attempt to combat underage drinking. The new initiative, Project 21, has been enforced in eight of Illinois’ largest college communities, including Bloomington-Normal,...

With the addition of seven new smart classrooms, DuSable Hall's latest building updates will launch it into the 21st century. Construction was originally scheduled to start after the Spring 2001 semester, but delays, such as ordering back-ups and design...

It's not often that you see organized chaos. NIU's campus exploded Thursday, as nearly 6,000 students migrated into DeKalb for the upcoming school year. Move-In Day temporarily converted streets on the west side of campus to one-way roads as students...

For every NIU class, students have the opportunity to praise or criticize their instructor without risking their grades — but the value of the feedback may be a matter of opinion. Teacher evaluations, which remain anonymous if students choose, are part...

With a casual reference to end-of-the-year exhaustion, Student Association president-elect Troy Caldwell and his fellow executives met with NIU President John Peters for a small swearing-in ceremony Friday. Caldwell, vice president-elect Jamie Garcia,...

When students check out of the residence halls this week, one thing is certain — they can't ignore the microfridge or they might be fined. Students living in the residence halls have seen posters on their floors and fliers in their mailboxes informing...