Swarovski gems, micro-glitter and henna just made student body art a lot cooler. Duriing a workshop Tuesday, students had the opportunity to get an educational and stylistic tutorial of the world of henna art. The workshop, sponsored by the Women’s...
Money, image and fame. These are the values people of the Millennial generation or Generation Y - those born in the 1980s and 1990s - focus on more than any other, according to a March 2012 study from the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology....
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. Monday At 1:06 p.m., a DeKalb police officer on patrol observed...
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. Sunday At 10:51 p.m.,...
Talent should be shared. This has been the philosophy behind open mic nights since their inception. Regardless of medium--comedy, music, dance, spoken word, etc.--open mic nights have been great outlets for blossoming artists. The School of Theatre and...
Looking for a fresh place to perform this summer? Discover Sycamore is seeking live entertainment for the 2012 Sycamore Farmers’ Market every Sunday June through September. The markets are held in the City Center parking lot at the corner of Somonauk...
Despite being a phone call away, emergency dispatchers handling traumatic calls can suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. This is what a 2012 study from the Journal of Traumatic Stress found after interviewing 171 emergency dispatchers across 24...
The NIU Pre-Law Society will host a Law School Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday in Altgeld Hall Room 125, The event will include information on admissions, financial aid and receiving scholarships for law schools. Those in attendance will also have...
The Graduate Arts Association (GAA) will hold an auction Tuesday through Friday, according to a press release. The auction will include works of art by NIU graduate student members of the GAA. Anyone can go to the auction, which will take place across...
Tuesday Students for a Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) and Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) are holding a forum with former police officers and Cook County’s former State’s Attorney to speak out against drug prohibition. The former officials...
At a Monday status hearing, a pre-trial motion to dismiss the indictment for the Sycamore woman charged in the February 2011 accident that killed an NIU student and her boyfriend, was deferred to a later date. An indictment is a formal charge or accusation...
No one was reported injured in a structure fire that occurred on Sunday morning in the 300 block of West Hillcrest Drive. According to a DeKalb Fire Department press release, the fire started in the garage of a residence and spread to the kitchen of the...
