The DeKalb Fire Department and National Fire Protection Association are working to ensure that every resident in DeKalb has a working smoke detector.The Office of the State Fire Marshall has provided the DeKalb Fire Department with smoke detectors for...
Kimberly Escamilla (left), sophomore occupational therapy major, Abraham Murguia, sophomore physical therapy major and sophomore undecided major Tristan Rodriguez stand at a vigil Tuesday in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons.
The phrase “no means no” will no longer be needed as the Violence Against Women Act implementation committee has redefined consent.“Consent: a clear, unambiguous, informed and voluntary agreement between all participants to knowingly engage in sexual...
Seventh ward Alderman Monica O’Leary said she will be resigning from her alderperson position Friday in an email to DeKalb Mayor John Rey.Rey read the email aloud Monday prior to the start of the City Council regular meeting and said he received it...
The following was taken directly from the NIU Police Department. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The NIU Police Department provides police reports online at niu.edu/publicsafety/.Friday1. At 8:20 p.m. Sept....
By Alexander Chettiath and Maggie Koll
| October 1, 2015
More than 600 students voted in the first online Student Association Senate elections, said Election Commissioner Kevin Gordon, a decrease from last year’s 720 student turnout.Student turnout for SA Senate elections have been on a decline for the past...
The NIU Young Americans for Liberty has started a petition against NIU’s free speech and solicitation area policy, claiming it to be unconstitutional.The policy states “Northern Illinois University policy prohibits solicitation or leafleting anywhere...
Chief Information Officer Brett Coryell and Drew Bjerken, chief information security officer, requested feedback about a new Acceptable Use Policy for the NIU network at a Wednesday Faculty Senate meeting.A firewall, which was added at NIU to prevent...
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.Sept. 24• Cardell Howard, 33, of Chicago, was charged with...
Students will have the chance to spend time with huskies today outside of Stevenson Hall.Sigma NU will hold Pet the Huskies, an event in which students will be able to interact with huskies from Raven’s Husky Haven and Rescue, 27779 Five Points Road...
Preliminary autopsy results from the DeKalb County Coroner find Oluwarotimi Okedina died from "closed injuries that he sustained as a result from the fall."Okedina, 19, fell from the 11th floor of a tower at Stevenson Hall on Friday. He later died at...
