Frustration with the new printing cap and concerns with student safety were raised at the University Council meeting Wednesday. Austin Quick, Student Association (SA) Senate speaker, said the SA has heard about 15 to 20 students complaining about the...
Student enrollment saw a decrease for the third year in a row. The ten-day count for student enrollment is down by 4.9 percent from last year, with 21,869 students enrolled for the fall 2012 semester. Student enrollment in fall 2011 was 22,990 and 23,850...
By Erin Kolb and Felix Sarver
| September 12, 2012
Student enrollment saw a decrease for the third year in a row.The ten-day count for student enrollment is down by 4.9 percent from last year, with 21,869 students enrolled for the fall 2012 semester. Student enrollment in fall 2011 was 22,990 and 23,850...
The Stage Coach Players are performing A.R. Gurney’s The Dining Room, directed by NIU’s own David Booth, 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St. Tickets are $12. A “comedy of manners,” The...
One of a concert festival-goer’s worst nightmares is scheduling conflicts. With this weekend’s three-day Riot Fest in Chicago’s Humboldt Park, I face difficult decisions. To solve your predicaments, here’s who to see when you find yourself double-booked....
Grab your girls (or guys–no discrimination!) and hit the town for DeKalb’s second annual Girls Night Out. Benefitting the American Heart Association (AHA), Girls Night Out is a community-wide event geared toward having fun and being informed. Many...
As Katy Bisby skimmed through Craigslist postings, she sent some links with funny content to her friends. But when she came across a listing for a Chicago casting call for a Danish reality show, the NIU art graduate student was intrigued. She had never...
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
Sept. 11, 2012
At 4:11 p.m., officers responded to 1325 W. Lincoln Highway to serve an FTA warrant out of Stephenson County. Upon arrival, it was learned that the subject, Jacob. Fruit, 30, was inside the residence. Officers spoke to him and took him into custody. Fruit was arrested on a valid warrant for driving with a suspended license. He was transported to the police department and booked. He was unable to post bond and was then transported to DCSO.
At 8:48 p.m., officers responded to Hope Haven, 1145 Rushmore Drive, in reference to a warrant attempt. Jacob Roodhouse, 21, was taken into custody for parole violation and possession of cannabis.
The DeKalb Area Women’s Center (DAWC), 1021 State Street, is an organization run by volunteers whose goal is to eliminate sexism and celebrate all women. The director, Anna Marie Coveny is also a volunteer at the center. According to the DeKalb nonprofit...
Christopher Diaz, a prisoner at DeKalb County jail, told prosecutors on Wednesday that he overheard Jack McCullough, 72, tell another inmate how he killed Maria Ridulph, 7. Diaz said the conversation included details about how he strangled her with a...
Faculty and students are encouraged to partake in the NIU Art Museum’s annual Get On the Bus trips to various local art exhibits. Jo Burke, director of the NIU Art Museum, began the Get On the Bus trips in 1994 for students and faculty to indulge in...
The DeKalb Fire Department Station 1 held a brief memorial event at 8 a.m. Tuesday for the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The event was held in front of the fire department, their half-staffed American flag nearby. It lasted 15 minutes...
