The upbeat two-and-a-half year old cat named H.E.R.’s beaming personality earned her this week’s Tails’ Pet of the Week. Always ready for cuddles, rubbing her head on people’s hands, faces and arms is H.E.R.’s favorite thing to do. H.E.R.'s...

Via planes, trains and automobiles, there’s a multitude of ways to get around the 21st century. For NIU students, the greenest way is utilizing the DeKalb public bus system, and it’s time to become better acquainted with it.  Most people understand...

Throughout history, art has acted as a profound bridge between pivotal historical events and the complexity of the human condition. Art encapsulates cultural, social, political and economic facets, often presented in innovative ways for the first time.  The...

DeKALB – “Not a penny, not a dollar; we won’t pay for cost of slaughter” was chanted by approximately 80 people Sunday at Memorial Park, 101 E. Lincoln Highway. At 2:30 p.m. NIU students, DeKalb residents and people from the surrounding area...

NIU women’s basketball (13-15, 6-10 MAC) picked up it’s third-straight loss after falling to the University of Akron Zips (10-17, 5-11 MAC) 69-54.  Poor shooting held the Huskies back, as they finished 32.8% from the field and 21.4% from three-point...

Donald Trump is the only viable presidential candidate who can say what he wants on TV because he is not afraid to challenge the status quo and expose the political left's hypocrisy.  Holding a minority lead in the polls, Trump manages to capture...

“For never was a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo,” Act 5, Scene 3. The classic Shakespeare play was published in 1597, but whether there was never a story of more love requires debate. Let’s pick it apart, can we call “Romeo...

DeKALB – Latin is often thought of as a dead language due to its limited usage in the 21st century, but at NIU Latin has been dead for two years. While it still makes its appearances in classic literature and medical and law terminology, Google adds...

On this episode of All-Star, Sports Editor Ethan Gonzales is joined by Sports Reporter Skyler Kisellus and Sports Reporter Eddie Miller. They discuss NIU sports to come this semester and play some games. This episode was produced by Ethan Gonzales and...

DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball (9-10, 3-5 MAC) lost in dramatic fashion to the University of Akron (7-11, 2-6 MAC). The back and forth battle ended on a last-second miss from junior guard Laura Nickel that kept the score at 61-59.  The Huskies...