Entering the world of independence can seem like a huge step from four years of knowing what to expect from teachers, students and family members.Everyone has been through different experiences and learned different lessons. Now that you have left the...
One of the most challenging aspects of college life for students can be living with a roommate. Some students, like freshman business major Kevin Ohren, get along with their roommates without previously knowing them. "It's been fun, and I enjoy being...
Wednesday At 10:33 p.m., DeKalb Police officers on bike patrol in the 1000 block of Blackhawk Road noticed a parked car with three people inside. The officer identified them and found one man, Nathan R. Chavis, 19, of DeKalb, had a valid failure to appear...
Dekalb | When a student needs to get somewhere outside of Dekalb, there are transportation options available.The Huskie Bus line is available to students for free and makes various stops around NIU's campus. Though its main routes go around Dekalb and...
The Student Association will host a Pep Rally for the football season opener between NIU and the Army Black Knights on Sept. 1 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Central Park.There will be free food, a DJ and free t-shirts. Cheerleaders, Huskies football players and...
Three NIU Board of Trustees committees will meet today.The Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Personnel Committee will meet at 9 a.m. The committee will discuss, among other things, a proposal Fiscal Year 2011 external funding for research.The Finance,...
A recent study by the National Center for Veterans' Studies and Student Veterans of America found that nearly half of military veterans enrolled in a college or university have contemplated suicide. Sheryl Frye, Assistant Director of Counseling for Military...
The DeKalb Township will partner with Cell Phones for Soldiers to help provide soldiers overseas with prepaid calling cards so they can stay in touch with their loved ones.Sarah Merritt, public relations representative for Cell Phones for Soldiers, said...
Junior Daniel Cruz said when he sees clusters of people around campus, he just runs up to them and starts talking."I just tend to go up and strike up conversation," Cruz, a manufacturing engineering technology major, said. "As long as you don't have any...
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. Tuesday At 12:13 a.m., DeKalb Police, responding to the 700 block of...
The new Chicago White Sox permanent Illinois license plate was unveiled Tuesday, according to a press release from the Illinois Secretary of State.The license plate, on display during a press conference at the James R. Thompson Center Tuesday, is black...
Students seeking both on-campus and off-campus employment have several resources at their disposal.Steve Cunningham, vice president of Administration and Human Resources , said the most efficient way to search for and apply for on-campus employment is...
