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...
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...
