Despite staff and adviser shifts, the Campus Activities Board will rev up its calendar in February, said CAB president Nick Kantas. Free movies and bands will lead the month's events, along with gallery shows every other weekend. Ailey II, a touring modern...

The liquor license of the troubled Arcade Dreams Sports Bar, 1205 W. Lincoln Highway, was suspended for 90 days Tuesday by the DeKalb Liquor Commission. The special hearing at the DeKalb Municipal Building was called to address the restaurant's failure...

After nearly seven months without a permanent police chief at NIU, a search has begun. Eddie Williams, senior vice president of finance and facilities, hopes a new chief will be named by May or June. The last chief, John Pickens, left NIU in June to work...

Although she remembers little of the accident, sophomore nursing major Harpreet Rehal told DeKalb police that an epileptic seizure scare caused her to step in front of a Huskie bus last Tuesday afternoon. According to the police report released Thursday,...

Taking gen eds that seem useless could be a thing of the past with the Plan One program. More than a year old, Plan One is an approach to general education courses that coordinate classes by various themes, allowing students to enjoy their classes and...

George W. Bush may still be moving into the White House, but should an ancient Indian curse come true, Americans might need to get used to the name President Dick Cheney. Dating back to 1811, the Curse of Tippecanoe is believed by some to be responsible...

Reports of Andrew Anderson's political demise have been greatly exaggerated. The former Student Association president announced his intention to enter the DeKalb mayoral race Mondaynight at the Holmes Student Center's Lincoln Room during an NAACP meeting....

Holiday credit card bills can be hard for college students to pay, especially for those who spent too much. But while some students struggle to bring their balances down, others say they keep track of their money before they spend it. "I make sure I have...

Students who want to report a crime on campus have one of two tiplines to call. "Helping to keep you, your campus and your community safe," is one of the mottos of the service. "The tipline was created to ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff...

James Fletcher always dreamed of giving back to children and working with the less fortunate of Chicago's South Side. Fletcher, a Chicago native who attended elementary school and high school in the inner city, graduated from NIU in 1958. He then became...

As part of Sunday's Tony Fusaro Leadership Conference, keynote speaker Ron Binder centered on risk management techniques to help NIU Greek community leaders understand the importance of values and friendship in their roles. Officers of campus Greek organizations...

America got the final, unequivocal answer to the question, "Who's America's president?" when George W. Bush was sworn in Saturday. And in DeKalb, Republicans and Democrats alike watched the transition from Clinton to Bush with interest, though the process...