By Sarah Rose, Lifestyle Writer
| November 1, 2022
DeKALB – Cooper, a domestic shorthair, is the Tail’s pet of the week. Cooper is a male, ginger cat that just turned four years old two months ago.
He is housetrained and gets along with everyone, including dogs and children. Cooper can be gentle...
The Powerball jackpot grand prize is now at $1.2 billion. If won, it would be the fourth largest lottery jackpot won in U.S. history according to ABC News. The Powerball jackpot rose to $1.2 billion, after the drawing on Oct. 31 had no grand prize winner.
On...
DeKALB — They guard our residence halls and patrol our streets, but you may not know who or what they are. Securitas USA is a private security company hired by the NIU Board of Trustees and arrived on campus on Aug. 15; but why were they hired in the...
Editor’s note: Raghela Scavuzzo, associate director of food systems development at Illinois Farm Bureau will now be speaking at 4 p.m. instead of Andrew Morgan, President of Local Foods, Chicago.
The NIU Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships...
DeKALB – Police responded to a stabbing on the 1100 block of West Lincoln Highway Monday afternoon.
Two people were injured and transported to Kishwaukee Hospital, according to DeKalb Police. The first left the scene at 3:58 p.m. and the second...
DeKALB – Gas prices have fallen in the last week after the recent highs last month, according to GasBuddy.
GasBuddy price reports that the average Illinois gas prices have decreased by 9.8 cents per gallon averaging $4.10 per gallon today. Around...
By Evan Mellon, Senior News Reporter
| October 30, 2022
The SGA approved a new director of academic affairs as well as a director of community engagement and environmental affairs to the Senate.
"The director of academic affairs ... is responsible for monitoring and making recommendations for changes in...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| October 28, 2022
DeKALB – On Nov. 15 from 6 to 7 p.m. NIU Career Services is hosting a "First Impression Networking Night" in the Capitol Room of the Holmes Student Center.
In this event, students are invited to practice their networking and communication based...
Debra Yepa-Pappan is a visual artist and Native Community Engagement Coordinator at the Field Museum. Yepa-Pappan will be a guest speaker from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 15 in the Regency Room, located in the Holmes Student Center.
She will be speaking...
DeKALB — On Oct. 6, President Joe Biden announced a presidential proclamation that pardons federal convictions for simple marijuana possession. According to the White House, Biden’s pardon will affect approximately 6,500 people, but is that enough?
The...
DeKALB – On the menu at Ellington’s Restaurant, is an Asian cuisine buffet.
The buffet will include Asian crunch salad with a peanut butter dressing, both beef and vegetable teriyaki, Asian green beans, jasmine rice and black sesame cookies with...
By Evan Mellon, Senior News Reporter
| October 26, 2022
Latinx Law Day will be held on Nov. 1 at the Latino Resource Center hosted by Northern Illinois University College of Law and the Latinx Law Student Association, giving Latinx students the opportunity to become acquainted with the college’s programs...
