We live in a world where we’re told we can do or be anything--by day we can be the lead singer for Say Anything, but by night, who knows?--maybe we can write some comic books about being bipolar. The first of four issues of the comic book Polarity by...

The Student Association (SA) Senate met Sunday night to discuss changes to the SA constitution. During Sunday’s meeting, a resolution was proposed to amend the SA constitution to require a minimum GPA of 2.5 to serve on the SA Senate, up from the previous...

The Northern Black Choir (NBC) celebrated its 45th anniversary Sunday with a concert featuring singing, dancing and skits. Jeremy White, junior English major and assistant director for the choir, talked about the group’s founding. “Today’s event...

“Music, food, dancing, fun and awesomeness” is how percussion instructor Mike Mixtacki envisions today’s concert—or, rather party. The NIU Latin Jazz Ensemble Dance Party starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall lobby in the Music...

The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Wednesday At...

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.WednesdayAt 1:00 a.m., officers were dispatched to the NIU Police...

With the first week of the MLB season in the books, here are some of my week one storylines for the Cubs: Demotion of Carlos Marmol: Marmol has always been an interesting one for Cubs fans with his antics as the closer. Marmol has had many great outings...

The Collegiate Association of Unreasonable Social Entrepreneurs (CAUSE) hosted four workshops at its inaugural Social Impact Summit on Friday. The event focused on social entrepreneurship, said senior finance major Kyle Lundin. Lundin was in attendance...

City Council will vote on a bid of $86,766 to build the foundation and main component of a communications tower for the new police station at today’s meeting. The construction of the communications tower is a necessary step toward completing the police...

Aside from electing a new mayor, DeKalb residents have another vote to cast on Tuesday: city clerk. The names of the four candidates--Lynn Fazekas, Steve Kapitan, Leonard LeGrand and Liz Peerboom--will not appear on the ballot, as each are running as...

Store owners Dawn and Marissa Caltagerone are taking advantage of DeKalb by starting a new business in the heart of downtown. The mother-daughter team opened Alexis Kay Designs, Inc., a bridal and formal wear boutique at 128 E. Lincoln Highway, about...

Lundeen’s Discount Liquors, 1030 Arcadia Ave., and 1760 DeKalb Ave. in Sycamore , held its annual spring wine tasting on Saturday. The liquor merchant has been hosting wine tastings in the spring and fall for the past five years. The gathering brought...