The District 428 Board of Education unanimously voted to approve the sale of Kiwanis Park, 391 Fairview Dr., to the DeKalb Park District for $625,000 at Tuesday night’s meeting. DeKalb Park District Board members approved the school’s offer unanimously...
The School of Theatre and Dance will go under construction this summer, said Terrence McClellan, School of Theatre and Dance assistant director. The building was built in 1959. “There’s a number of issues,” McClellan said. “The heating and cooling...
Students like Dan Wulff, sophomore accounting major and Lincoln Hall resident, want to see improvements in the 52-year-old residence hall. Joe King, assistant director of media and public relations, said there are no improvements planned for Lincoln Hall...
Help is on the way for Wi-Fi problems on campus, said Jan Gerenstein, associate director of residential technology. Gerenstein said the current system has its flaws. Matt Parks, Information Technology Services (ITS) director of network services, said...
This week’s student spotlight features Ana Perez, health science rehab services major, with a occupational therapy emphasis. Northern Star: Why did you choose health science rehab services as your major? Ana Perez: To help others. NS: Why the emphasis...
Coachella is held in Indio, Cali., and it’s one of the biggest art and music festivals in the U.S. This festival hosts thousands of fans in a giant field-like venue with rides and stages set up everywhere. The people who attend Coachella love to jam...
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
At 7:45 p.m., officers were dispatched to a South First Street residence in reference to a domestic dispute. Officers spoke to both individuals involved and an investigation was started.
At 8:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to Schnucks, 975 S. Annie Glidden Road, for a retail theft complaint. An investigation was started.
The Midwest Museum of Natural History, 425 W. State St., will host a weekend of Earth Day crafts and fun. On Saturday and Sunday the museum will teach participants how to make their own crayons and paper. “We will be using the stubs of old crayons,...
Whoever knew the flesh of monstrous beasts could be representations of love? “Pandora’s Tower” is a hack-and-slash action RPG game exclusively for the Wii. “Pandora’s Tower” had been released everywhere in the world except for North America...
The unemployment rate in the DeKalb area is slowly stabilizing even though there has been a decrease in job opportunities, according to an Illinois Department of Employment Security spokesman. Greg Rivara said he can tell there has been a decrease in...
Most of the time, if a 14-year-old girl told you she was writing a full-length novel you wouldn’t believe her. You would probably think she is actually writing a short story that she considers a “novel.” That is what a lot of people thought when...
Fashion statements are everything to designers--that’s how they market products and get people to fall in love with their clothes. Each collection begins with a designer picking a certain pattern or idea to inspire the entire line. Like many designers,...
