It’s not every day a widely-known music group calls upon college students for help. The Blue Man Group is doing just that. The group is holding a contest to search for its new collegiate correspondent for 2013. The contest runs until March 1. For this...
Business and causal wear, shoes and jewelry were available for students interested in professional wear for job interviews and the workplace at the Clothing Expo on Tuesday. The Women’s Resource Center worked in conjunction with Career Fairs and hosted...
From 2011 to 2012, there was an increase in the number of drug arrests made in 10 of 15 different drug-related charges in DeKalb, including a spike in possession of cannabis arrests, according to a police report provided by DeKalb Police Commander Jason...
Make like Ken Jennings and win prizes on trivia challenges offered up at local bars. O’Leary’s Restaurant and Pub, 260 E. Lincoln Highway, holds trivia nights at 8 p.m. every Wednesday. According O’Leary’s owner Mel Witmer, prizes are awarded...
In this Dec. 21, 2005 file photo, Pope Benedict XVI, sporting a fur-trimmed hat, waves to pilgrims upon his arrival in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for his weekly general audience. The red hat with white fur trimming, known in Italian as the "camauro,"...
The community reacted to Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement to step down as news from the Vatican City reached the rest of the world this week. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected the 265th pope of the Roman Catholic Church in April 2005 and assumed...
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.
Monday
At 1:19 a.m., an officer was dispatched to Neptune North in regard to a report of battery. The officer arrived on scene and initiated an investigation. Two individuals were referred to the Office of Community Standards and Student Conduct for battery.
The Northern Star talks computer engineering, hobbies and interests with Dante Soil, a computer electrical engineering major from Northern Illinois University.
What are your plans this Valentine’s Day? Are you having a dinner date with your valentine? Will you be jamming to Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley at the Convocation Center? Or perhaps enjoying a girls night with some wine and box of chocolates?...
Seasonal music can be easy to categorize. “Jingle Bell Rock” is Christmas music. “The Monster Mash” is Halloween music. What about Valentine’s Day music? According to News.UFL.edu, Chad Swiatowicz, a University of Florida student with a master’s...
DC Comics has something special in store just in time for Valentine’s Day this year, and it’s aimed at the hopeless romantic--a comic book dedicated to the love lives of some favorite superheroes. DC announced the release of “Young Romance: A New...
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 10:57 a.m., officers observed a white Ford driving with its hazard lights on at the 100 block of W. Lincoln Highway. Officers ran the plates and learned the car’s registered owners had suspended licenses. Following a traffic stop, Cornell L. Brandon, 22, was charged with driving with a suspended license. Brandon was transported to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.
At 10:07 p.m., officers responded to 809 Edgebrook Drive to serve a warrant. Kyra Alexander, 19, was charged with the original warrant of unlawful possession of a registration sticker. Alexander was released on bond with a court date.
At 7:35 a.m., A complainant reported her grandson had battered her. Officers spoke with the complainant and then reported to the house, 908 Vienna St., to speak with the suspect. The suspect and witness fled as officers approached the house. A foot chase ensued and the suspect was captured a short distance away. Tyler J. Hyde, 20, was charged with two counts of domestic battery, possession of cannabis, resisting and criminal damage to property. Hyde was transported to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.
