Some members of the Ill. General Assembly said a bill that would raise electric rates might have enough support to override Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn's veto. Quinn vetoed the bill Sept. 12. The bill would raise electric rates by updating the technology and...
The following was taken 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. Friday At 2:23 a.m., a DeKalb Police officer observed a vehicle with...
The Institute of International Education selected NIU, along with 10 other universities, to participate in the 2012 Indian Initiative. The program's goal is to increase higher education connections between U.S. and Indian institutions, according to a...
Sometimes students need a break from the typical reading-heavy lecture class. For these students, NIU has classes like bowling and aquatic fitness to break away from the norm. "As far as the kinesiology and physical education department, there's a wide...
Entertainment can be expensive on a college budget; however, students in the residence halls have access to a channel that shows current movies. Channel 8 provides students with a variety of movies in the residence halls. The channel has been active at...
Living in a new town as a single mother with $100 cash feels like a "lifetime ago" to Laura Vazquez, associate professor of communication . Even though Vazquez left behind an emotionally and psychologically unhealthy relationship, she still worried about...
SONG: "Road Signs Always Look Better Looking Over Your Shoulder" ARTIST: Defiance, Ohio ALBUM: Share What Ya Got WHY: Anytime the semester gets super stressful, this song gets put on repeat much more than I'd like to admit. Plus, I will never forget...
SONG: "Sappy" (aka "Verse Chorus Verse") ARTIST: Nirvana ALBUM: The No Alternative compilation WHY: Originally released as a hidden track on the AIDS benefit compilation album No Alternative, this little-known (and many-titled) Beatles-esque monster captures...
SONG: "There is a Light that Never Goes Out" ARTIST: The Smiths ALBUM: The Queen is Dead WHY: Morrissey and company's song is desperate, rollicking, gorgeous and angsty. In other words, it is the kind of love most of us will only feel once in a...
SONG: "Thugz Mansion" (Acoustic Version) ARTIST: Tupac Shakur feat. Nas & J. Phoenix ALBUM: Better Dayz WHY: Anyone who thinks hip-hop is nothing but songs glorifying grandiose materialism has clearly never heard this song. In this track, we find...
SONG: "Dirty Work" BAND: Halestorm ALBUM: Halestorm WHY: Lizzy Hale of Halestorm has a powerhouse voice that can not be described with words, and can not even be understood from a recorded song. I got to see this band live, and would do anything to...
SONG: "Tracing Circles"ARTIST: Daniel and the LionALBUM: Secret StuffWHY: A hidden track on the Wisconsinite folk duo's first EP, "Tracing Circles" drives a busy piano over a quick country snare beat. All while Jimmie Linville (the lion to Daniel Pingrey's...
