NIU was the birthplace of an Internet phenomenon, and it’s called “God Hates Checkered Whiptail Lizards.” Featuring some great zingers like “It’s Adam and Eve, not Checkered Whiptail Lizards and Eve” and a bald eagle crying, the zine humorously...
Jack Arends Hall, or the Visual Arts Building as it is more commonly known, holds two former faculty members at heart. Jack Arends, former head of the art department, was the reason for the Visual Arts Building’s existence, said Visual Resources librarian...
He is “Back in Town,” filling a DeKalb gallery’s walls with colorful photos of everyday life from his time in Iraq. Trevor Alan Elliott shows his photographs at The Art Box, 308 E. Lincoln Highway. After serving in the U.S. Army for eight years,...
Name: Newton Leroy “Newt” GingrichAge: 68Birthplace: Harrisburg, Pa.Education: B.A. in history from Emory University; M.A. and Ph.D. in modern European history from Tulane University.Notable Career History: Assistant professor at West Georgia College...
This marks the 15th year TCF Bank has partnered with NIU to be the university’s official banking provider. TCF provides students with a convenient banking experience because it is located in the Holmes Student center and has ATMs on campus. It also...
Counterfeit bills are circulating around campus. Since last September, nine instances of counterfeit bills have been reported,said NIU Police Sgt. Alan Smith said. The bills are of low denominations, like $5, $10 and $20, he said. The investigations behind...
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. Wednesday At 12:11 a.m., a DeKalb police officer observed...
TUESDAY At 8:07 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Recreation Center for a report of theft from the locker room and burglary from a motor vehicle. Upon arrival, officers met with a person who said car keys were taken from his locker and used to remove...
Youth For Ron Paul NIU is attempting to have the Republican primary candidate appear in DeKalb during his Illinois visit next week. The group hopes to persuade Ron Paul to add a DeKalb county stop. “We hope to get Ron Paul to stop by either March 6...
Crazy, insane, unpredictable, meant for mature audiences – and underwater. Los Angeles! …is Underwater, written and directed by theatre faculty member Luke Krueger, will run 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Stevens Building...
Every day, students look past the telephone directories stacked in various campus buildings without a thought of what they contain. The directory includes personal information for students: their home or school address and occasionally a phone number;...
Towers Literary and Arts Magazine has published the work of NIU’s creative student minds since 1939; that’s over 70 years of history. For the first time in the history of Towers, the arts and literary magazine is in danger of being shut down due to...
