After reading "Theory of higher education doesn't match reality," I am disappointed. If Ms. Griebenow feels that writing pessimistic articles in this paper helps students make the decision to drop out or take up pot as an alternative, then I feel our...
The summer music festival puzzle added a few more pieces Tuesday morning. Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival announced its preliminary lineup via Spotify Tuesday morning, and headliners include Radiohead, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish and the Beach...
Raising the minimum wage in Illinois may help those hardest hit by the recession, a Jan. 30 Economic Policy Institute study (EPI) stated. New jobs, economic growth and increasing income for working families would be possible with high minimum wage, the...
On a somber Valentine's Day, Joe Dubowski, father of fallen Huskie Gayle Dubowski, pointed to the a Forward, Together Forward Memorial Garden stone and said, "That's my daughter." Tuesday, NIU students and faculty gathered to reflect on the events of...
The NIU Athletics Department will gain a better understanding of students' perspectives surrounding football games thanks to Ben Clark, freshman business administration major, and Timothy Aurand, professor of marketing.Clark and Aurand, his mentor in...
Name: Daniel Cribben Affiliation: Republican Hometown: Somonauk Current Occupation: Production Agriculture & Real Estate Appraisal Platform: Developing and operating DeKalb County under a balanced budget Name: Suzanna Fahnestock Affiliation:...
NIU social entrepreneurs are in need of votes for Dell Social Innovation Challenge to win funding for a new device to help Africa create electricity. John Harkness, Alan Hurt, Jason Schwebke and Mike Sutarik formed Light Up Africa and came up with the...
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 12:29 a.m.,...
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 11:41 p.m., a DeKalb police officer initiated a...
Blogger, best-selling author, and Internet activist Cory Doctorow visited NIU on Thursday to give a speech on the subject of Internet freedom and the social and ethical aspects of free speech in the digital age.Doctorow, who is co-editor for the popular...
Kimberly Agee, mother of the late Steven Agee II, discusses her son and the scholarship the family is setting up in his name Monday night at the Capitol Room of the Holmes Student Center.
Several angry students had to be removed from the DeKalb City Council meeting Monday.After discussing the main agenda, the council invited citizens to speak about issues they were concerned with. Three students took the opportunity to address the new...
