Fees and fines for parking on campus have increased for the 2011-2012 academic year. According to a May 10 NIU Today article, the increase in fees for parking passes and fines for parking violations began July 1. The article stated NIU Parking Services...
The NIU community mourns after philosophy professor William Tolhurst died Thursday at the age of 64. Tolhurst was a professor in philosophy at NIU for 33 years and served as the Philosophy Department's Chairman from 1990 to 1998. Tolhurst retired on Sept....
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. Thursday At...
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. Friday At 3:36 a.m., the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office received...
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) refused to let Sunday's rain spoil its fly-in breakfast.As is "aviation tradition," EAA Chapter 241 President Dan Thurnau and Vice President Kevin Frank, along with other EAA members and their children, served...
Residents of DeKalb got to show RAMP how they rolled Saturday at the 11th annual Wheel-A-Thon. RAMP, 115 N. First St., is a local organization that helps people with disabilities. RAMP's main goal during the event was to help participants understand more...
Poor weather conditions did not deter over 250 fundraisers from walking through Hopkins Park Sunday morning to raise $26,000 for Alzheimer's research. Kelly Schultz, special events manager for Walk to End Alzheimers, said everything went as planned despite...
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...
