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...
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 12:21 a.m.,...
One short week has passed since the Internet's unanimous stand against the evils of SOPA, PIPA, and other acronyms you may not have heard of until your favorite web comic was blocked for the day. One short week, however, is all it takes to shake up the...
Playing jazz is a lot like having sex.It's a little bit intimidating the first time, but it's also one of the most exciting things you'll ever do, and everybody does it differently.Maybe this is what senior music education and jazz studies/performance...
Trials aren't like CSI or the Goodwife, said Clay Campbell, DeKalb County State's Attorney. "They are much more complicated and less dramatic." For the first time in Illinois' state history, people will be able to watch these judicial proceedings from...
Textbooks may no longer have to be carried in a backpack but stored in an iPad, Nook or Kindle.Many digital books can be read on PCs but now publishers have begun adapting them to handheld devices, said Don Turk , manager for the NIU university bookstore...
