View City Blotter 2/26 in a larger map 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....
The Green Paws Environmental Alliance (Green PEA) is working on getting bike lanes installed in and around campus and its H2O to Go initiative. “The university would do well to have bike lanes and try to have a more sustainable campus here,” said...
If there is one thing that amuses the heck out of me every time I go home, it’s the constant bickering between my mother, a former Navy officer, and my father, a former Marine. It’s always entertaining hearing the typical “my branch is better than...
A January Illinois Supreme Court order will allow extended media coverage into DeKalb County courtrooms. DeKalb County, along with Kendall County, split from the 16th Judicial Circuit in Illinois to create the 23rd Judicial Circuit in December. On Jan....
NIU officials are already looking forward to using the Kenneth and Ellen Chessick Practice Center, though construction is not scheduled to wrap up until fall 2013. The Chessick Practice Center will serve as an indoor practice location for athletes on...
The DeKalb Park District will host “Going to the Dogs,” a workshop to educate citizens on the programming options available to dog owners in DeKalb. The event will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on March 13 at the Haish Gym Facility, 303 S. Ninth...
The force is strong with DeKalb Public Library, which will be decking out the book stacks with the latest gear from Tatooine and going full-on geek for its upcoming Star Wars event. A Star Wars extravaganza will be hosted from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April...
Dieting is never easy. Take it from someone who has struggled with diets for what seems like a long time. When I started dieting to try and maintain my weight and eat foods that were healthier for me, I had a difficult time trying to find foods that were...
Anyone can cook, the saying goes. The trouble is: not everyone knows where to start. Cooking can be, to say the least, very tedious. Recipes might call for ingredients you’ve never heard of or they might be three pages long. Ovens, food processors and...
The fourth graders of South Park Elementary are still trying to be the coolest kids on the playground. This time, they come to us in a completely different form: A new role-playing game called “South Park: The Stick of Truth” will be released March...
Winter is ending, and it is time to celebrate. With the fading of winter usually comes a feeling of restlessness. The cold, snow and icy rain keep most people cooped up for a few months--why go outside when it is so nice and dry inside? Now, at the end...
There is nothing I love more in life than when one of my favorite singers announces they are doing a project that is so unrelated to music. When Max Bemis, the lead singer of the band Say Anything, announced he was coming out with not one comic book but...
