Miss Illinois Hannah Smith, 20, visited campus on Friday and made an appearance at the NIU Convocation Center for the Castle Challenge. The event is organized by Castle Bank to help raise money for DeKalb and Sycamore sports booster clubs. Smith talked...
Allison East, freshman special education major, commutes 45 minutes to DeKalb to attend her classes.To save money, East said she opted out of living on campus; instead she departs from Naperville at 7 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday and stays on campus...
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. Thursday At 1:47 a.m., a DeKalb police officer on patrol observed...
Oscar nominations were released on Tuesday morning, and while The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo did not exactly get snubbed, Rooney Mara, who plays Lisbeth Salander, was the only on-screen star recognized.Mara certainly stole the show, especially during...
On April Fools' Day three-years ago, Brittany Watson got a phone call, but it wasn't from a prankster.A nurse was calling to give her news that would change her life."The results from your blood test came back," the nurse said. "You're pregnant."Watson...
Students and members of the Rec Center will have the opportunity to earn various prizes by exercising or participating in one of the center's programs. "We're trying to encourage people to be active and exercise on a consistent basis," said Sandi Carlisle,...
If you receive an email warning you that all U.S. cellphone numbers will be released to telemarketing companies, just ignore it. Scott Mulford, media spokesman for the Illinois Attorney General's Office, said emails with this message are scams. "These...
Chuntera Napier was "shocked" that even with her consent, it was still illegal for her son Gaquan to get a tattoo of his brother Malik, who died after being hit by a car, according to an ABC NEWS article.Local tattoo artists disagree with this Georgia...
Rules for providing reports on sabbatical leaves may be amended at the next university council meeting, said Faculty Senate President Alan Rosenbaum at the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday."Sabbatical leaves at many universities are an endangered species,"...
The Winter Farmers' Market will bring DeKalb County nun tarts, live music and homemade goods Saturday. The farmers' market will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 158 N. First St. The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of DeKalb (UUFD), will host the event...
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. TuesdayAt 10:04 p.m., DeKalb police responded to an apartment...
