An article posted April 11 describes pregnancy centers, specifically We Care Pregnancy Clinic (WCPC), accuses the centers of providing biased information. As an NIU student, a member of WeCare4NIU and a volunteer at WCPC, I have seen how many women are...
Most college campuses have bike lanes. A noticeable difference from NIU’s campus compared to many others is the absence of said bike lanes. Northern Illinois University’s Vision 2020 initiative is inherently flawed without mention of bicycle lanes....
Starbusters Bar and Grill, 930 Pappas Drive, was fined for a violation which occurred Feb. 11 when a minor was allowed entrance and served alcohol. Starbusters owner Nick Tsiftilis was issued a $1,000 fine and must update training for servers and managers....
NIU’s Campus Child Care (CCC) is celebrating the education of youth by participating in the Week of the Young Child. The event is sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, and will last all this week. Activities and...
Howl-leluja, DeKalb Public Library’s NIU Huskie has been found. DeKalb Police discovered the abandoned mascot Sunday in Afton Forest Preserve, located roughly 20 minutes from its home at 309 Oak St. Edith Craig, the library’s public relations coordinator,...
Feed ’em Soup is sharing its unique services in DeKalb this week. The non-profit community project does not merely put food on the tray and usher people out the door when the service is over, said Derek Gibbs, Feed ’em Soup marketing and branding...
Illinois residents may soon be paying annual fees to visit state parks and forest preserves. Passed by the House of Representatives in March, House Bill 5789 (HB 5789) was assigned to the Senate revenue committee last week. The bill would allow state...
Junior sociology major Tony Alonso is preparing to die. Alonso has ambitions of becoming a police officer and is currently enrolled in SOCI 482, Death and Dying. The class addresses a spectrum of issues pertaining to death, from the controversial —...
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Sunday At 1:01 a.m., a DeKalb police officer traveling westbound...
The following was taken from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Wednesday At 11:59 p.m.,...
A resolution to censure Student Association (SA) Treasurer Jeremy Sanchez was passed by the SA Senate Sunday. Sanchez failed to give a complete budget for the 2012-2013 academic year past deadline last Thursday, Senate Speaker Austin Quick said. One of...
In regards to Colin Remes’ columns: “What our founding fathers didn’t get right” demonstrates that the left is dropping their veil and no longer even pretends to follow the constitution. Remes has also bashed the constitutionalist tea party movement...
