A few students and community members gathered Tuesday in the Swen Parson building to watch the current DeKalb County States Attorney, Clay Campbell, debate with his opponent, attorney Sean Smith, in an hour-long forum. One topic that came up during the...
Students, as well as the rest of the community, are invited to experience wildlife outside of DeKalb County’s usual squirrels and geese. Wildlife enthusiast Jack Hanna is bringing exotic animals for his show Into the Wild Live at 2 p.m. Sunday at the...
In his Vision 2020 plan, NIU President John Peters identified student quality as an area for improvement for the university over the next eight years. Part one of this three part series looked at past trends in student quality. Today will examine comparisons...
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. MONDAY At 9:17 a.m.,...
This week looks like DeKalb can finally recover from the storm on Feb. 24, said NIU Staff Meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste. Residents can also look forward to a much quieter week, with no surprise snowstorms. “I don’t see any snow in the forecast for...
Student Association President Elliot Echols will appeal the Board of Elections for a place on the executive elections ballot 8 p.m. Wednesday at the conference room in Campus Life Building Suite 180. Echols said he is trying to run for student trustee....
The improvement of Wi-Fi technology, cloud services and other wireless amenities - goals for Vision 2020 - are ahead of schedule in terms of completion. The program has met certain goals, like the opening of Grant North Tower C, which has full Wi-Fi coverage....
About four years ago, NIU Internal Auditor Kathleen Clark had an idea while she was knitting at the Employee Assistance Program’s monthly grief group. As Clark held the yarn and needles in her hands, she thought about how it would be a good idea to...
Greeks and non-Greeks alike will strut their stuff tonight on the Egyptian Theatre stage for Greek Physique. Greek Physique is Phi Kappa Sigma’s philanthropy event, said Joe Keller, graduate sport management major and Phi Kappa Sigma member. Keller...
Monday At 9:12 a.m., a DeKalb police officer on patrol observed a driver of a brown vehicle not wearing his seat belt. The officer initiated a traffic stop. The driver, Christopher E. Little, 25, of DeKalb, was found having a suspended license. Little...
In his Vision 2020 plan, NIU President John Peters identified student quality as an area for improvement for the university over the next eight years. This three-part series will examine past trends in student quality, comparisons to other public Illinois...
A class project for students in a sociology class led to a recently instated amendment to House Bill 180. House Bill 180 is concerned with “disorderly conduct” at a memorial service or funeral. The amendment increases the time that the conduct is...
