For some students, attending college may be a stepping stone to obtaining the career they want. However, some professors say students with this mindset may find trouble down the line as they begin to explore other classes. English professor Sean Shesgreen...
This week, DeafPride hosts Deaf Awareness Week, a celebration of deaf culture.DeafPride, a student group dedicated to raising awareness about deaf culture, holds the celebration during the first full week of November every year. An event is planned every...
Word Count: Three. That won't do. After all, it's National November Writing Month (NaNoWriMo): a time when every participating writer is given a goal of spewing out a 50,000 word novel in one month. That's a minimum of 1,667 words a day. But thousands...
An NIU electrician was recently arrested for growing marijuana at his barn in Mt. Morris.Ogle County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Lawrence W. Vickers, 54, of Mt. Morris, on Oct. 21 for unauthorized production or possession of cannabis sativa plants, according...
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. Sunday At 1:26 a.m., DeKalb Police observed a fight start...
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. Friday At 2:04 a.m.,...
Two Student Association Supreme Court justices were impeached, several senators were inducted and one senator was dropped at the SA Senate meeting Sunday. Justices Ryan Hebda and Courtney Hogan were impeached for neglecting their duties and lack of attendance....
DeKalb Mayor Kris Povlsen said Re:New DeKalb will finish its downtown projects by summer 2012. Re:New DeKalb Inc. is a public-private partnership currently working on improving the downtown area. Re:New DeKalb also organizes marketing and special events...
Josh Navarro doesn't like memorizing facts for class."I don't think memorization is really that good," Navarro, junior business administration major, said. "It seems like as soon as the test is over, it's like you don't need it."Navarro said he takes...
About 30 students and community members gathered in the MLK Commons to assert their solidarity against big bank bailouts and participate in the Occupy movement Saturday.Occupy NIU was assembled a month ago by Mitch Downey, instructional technology graduate...
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. Wednesday At 8:47 p.m.,...
The DeKalb City Council is working on a plan to redistrict the wards of the city to even out the voter turnout.DeKalb Mayor Kris Povlsen said every census year, the city must review ward boundaries as it relates to the number of registered voters. This...
