An NIU student will go to trial in January for a charge of robbery. The charge stems from an Oct. 17 robbery of cannabis at 183 Douglas Hall. Robert E. Smith, 21, 322 W. Neptune Hall; Donnell C. Thompson, 1325 W. Lincoln Hwy., Apt. 504B; Alex T. Yates,...

What do Michael Jordan, Carl Lewis, Jackie Joyner-Kersey and Kamie Ethridge have in common? What don't they have in common? Wait, who's Kamie Ethridge? All of the aforementioned athletes have won a Gold Medal in the Olympics, but only one, Kamie Ethridge,...

It's that time of year again to ring in the holidays with eggnog, mistletoe and general cheer. And let's not forget the annual barrage of lawsuits about the the interpretation of the separation of church and state. Governments across the nation will be...

If NIU's Huskie Bus Line receives a $500,000 grant to purchase handicap-accessible commuter vehicles, the drivers of those vehicles will be subject to drug testing. Linda Hart, legal counsel for the Federal Urban Mass Transit Administration, said because...

Members from NIU fraternities and sororities can attend a Greek Alcohol Awareness Seminar tonight to discuss alcohol abuse within the Greek system. The Sigma Pi Fraternity is sponsoring the event which will begin at 8 p.m. at the Newman Catholic Student...

Although the NIU Late Night Ride Service is beneficial to the students who are in need of a safe ride home, the Student Association Mass Transit Board has not proven a demand to expand the service throughout the week for the fall semester. David Pack,...

An NIU professor is trying to update a mathematical model that can accurately predict temperatures on a monthly basis for up to 100 years. Associate Geography Professor Douglas ReVelle is examining a mathematical "recipe" created in 1987 by B.G. Hunt...

A DeKalb man filed a complaint with the DeKalb Police Department last week for alleged brutality during an arrest and entrance into his home without a search warrant. On Nov. 18, DeKalb Police arrested Thomas Rodriguez, 38, 1100 W. Lincoln Hwy., Apt....

NIU students might be able to begin using their student IDs as charge cards for purchasing books at the Holmes Student Center bookstore by next fall, although the store's director said he knows little of the proposal. Mitchell Kielb, the bookstore's director,...

Well, the cold and flu season has arrived in full force. This year as a special treat, they brought their friend, the measles. As if barfing and exploding sinuses weren't enough, we can now look forward to colored spots all over our bodies. The weather's...

The Sycamore Neighbor Housewalk will sponsor the second annual Christmas memories benifit for PADS on Dec. 10 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. There will be eight houses participating. The houses will decorate their living rooms and parlors with Christmas decorations...

Suffocation is a long, slow, painful death. It takes between one and five minutes to simply smother someone into unconsciousness, and then the victim must suffer without air another three to five minutes before dying. DeKalb County Coroner Dennis Miller...