The Campus Recreation Center will host a number of group fitness classes throughout the week.In order to take classes, one has to purchase a fitness pass at $64 a semester or $103 for the entire year.Classes offered include belly dancing, body combat,...
Donning track suits and running shoes, Huskies will gather near the Convo this weekend to remember one of their own.The Will McDermott Huskie Hustle 5K will take place at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday near the NIU Convocation Center.The race is in the memory of...
The Switchfoot/Anberlin show scheduled for Oct. 2 has been canceled, according to a press release from the NIU Convocation Center. The release contained a quote from Eden Concerts and Festivals Group Inc. saying the cancellation was, "due to circumstances...
Former NIU President Clyde J. Wingfield died Thursday, according to NIU Today. He was 80. Wingfield served as NIU's ninth president for 10 months from July of 1985 to May of 1986 in a term marked by controversy. Wingfield earned his bachelor's and master's...
Critical Mass plans to hit Lincoln Highway Friday to bring awareness to bicyclists. "Critical Mass is a group of cyclists biking together to bring awareness to the bikers in DeKalb," said Critical Mass coordinator Dave Anianas Jr. Accidents involving...
Two organizations - NIU's Women's Resource Center (WRC) and Hope Haven- will work together to clean up the addition to Hope Haven's facilities prior to its opening. As part of its Selfless Saturdays program, volunteers can sign up with the WRC to help...
With autumn officially underway, NIU Staff Meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste said this is not the last we've seen of warm weather.Sebenste said cool weather is expected to stick around for one more week. While some days have been pleasant and others chilly,...
FILE - This July 27, 2011 file booking photo provided by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department in Sycamore, Ill, shows Jack Daniel McCullough, 71, who has been charged in the 1957 murder of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph in Sycamore. On Monday, a judge set a Sept. 8 arraignment date for McCullough. He was arrested in Seattle and brought to Illinois in July to face charges in one of the oldest cold-case murders in the nation to be reopened. He's being held on $3 million bail. (AP Photo/DeKalb County Sheriff's Department, File)
The man charged with the 1957 murder of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl appeared in court Thursday morning for a status hearing.Jack Daniel McCullough, 71, was indicted by a grand jury on Aug. 19 for the kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph, who...
Students have mixed reviews about clickers, but NIU faculty finds clickers convenient and interactive to use in classrooms.Clickers, small hand-held devices that allow students to respond to questions given by their professor, are becoming increasingly...
The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Tuesday At...
The search for a permanent replacement for Sycamore City Manger Bill Nicklas will be conducted throughout October, said Sycamore Mayor Ken Mundy. In the meantime, Brian Gregory, assistant city manager and treasurer, has been named acting city manager....
