A fire at 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday at 1626 Carlisle Lane caused about $70,000 in property damage, according to a news release from the DeKalb Fire Department. The fire began in an electrical service panel in the residence’s basement near a laundry room....
David Yeager, a Carnegie Foundation fellow and educator, presented “Mindsets that Promote Academic Tenacity” to the faculty and student body to help increase student motivation and success. The event was sponsored by the NIU Collaborative on Early...
Career Service’s Internship Fair offered students the chance to meet with prospective employers in a familiar environment on Tuesday. The Convocation Center was transformed into an Internship Fair with more than 90 businesses on hand to meet with students...
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) were discussed over Mexican dishes Thursday night. Thomas Sims, associate professor of biological sciences, talked “GMO’s - Miracle Crops or Frankenfoods” in a NIU STEM Cafe Event at Taxco Restaurant, 223 W....
Red Rebel Country, a Dropkick Murpheys and Flogging Molly tribute band, will perform 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Otto’s, 118 E. Lincoln Highway. Formed in 2009, the Chicago band is set to play a few traditional Irish bar-room favorites, and sing-alongs will...
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 12:18 a.m., following a traffic stop at 800 Kimberly Drive,...
Tracy Tittelbach is a post-baccalaureate statistics student. Northern Star: Why did you choose to study statistics? Tracy Tittelbach: Well, statistics and psychology go together, and I want to go to graduate school for quantitative psychology. NS: Are...
Corn lovers rejoice: Corn Fest will officially be held at its previous location in downtown DeKalb after a five-year hiatus. The festival is held yearly and will take place from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 in historic downtown. For the last five years, it has...
A pop of color in an outfit goes a long way, especially with the right accessory. Senior textiles, apparel and merchandising major, Daryan Ross was spotted with his creative style at Wirtz Hall. I admire his outfit, which incorporated layers with a touch...
It’s very rare to find a game where you can’t stop playing and want more. The Fire Emblem series is a strategy RPG that has been around since the Super Nintendo system in Japan and continues in its latest installment, “Fire Emblem Awakening,”...
DeKalb residents are catching on to a way to help the environment by reducing energy costs while earning an extra source of income on the side. Mark Hein, vice president of DeKalb Iron & Metal Co. (DIMCO), 900 Oak St., said recycling is an easy way...
The media should be ashamed of itself. Over the weekend, as I was perusing the news blotters searching for a story to opinionate on, I found myself consistently stumbling on an utterly annoying story: Barack Obama’s golf game with Tiger Woods. Really?...
