DeKalb’s eighth annual Kite Fest will take place Sunday in NIU’s North 40 field, at the corner of Lucinda Ave. and Kishwaukee Drive by the bus turnaround.Kite-flyers and kite-builders will be at the event with many types of kites.Food, games, TAILS...

TAILS Humane Society, 2250 Barber Greene Road, is hosting its eighth annual Mutt Strut Dogwalk, Funfest and 5K-9 Run for the Rescues Saturday at Hopkins Park.The 5K-9 Run starts at 9 a.m. To register, visit www.tailshumanesociety.org/node/107. The Funfest,...

Junior communications major Richard Bennett is a finalist in the “Tribute for Heroes” campaign, according to NIU Today. Bennett served in the Army’s 101st Airborne Division. Bennett is being considered for shielding his platoon’s medic from enemy...

NASA has awarded geography professor Wei Luo a multi-year grant to further research how much water was on Mars to shape the surface of the planet. The grant totals $291,000, which will be used to develop algorithms and apply them to the latest data retrieved...

Ten alumni of NIU’s accounting program are raising money to create the Donald E. Kieso Endowed Chair in Accountancy. The group looks to raise more than $1 million. Kieso is currently the Peat Marwick Emeritus Professor in the College of Business and...

The resignation of Kevin Hadsell, University of Toledo cross country and track coach, was announced Jan. 24. Today, The Blade, a Toledo-based newspaper, reported, "Copies of text messages obtained by The Blade through the Ohio open records act show Hadsell...

Victim Advocacy Services will host One Voice: A Program of Expression from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Diversions Lounge of the Holmes Student Center. The program is being held in recognition of January as Stalking Awareness Month. Students will be able...

BioLife Plasma Services, 1455 County Farm Road, is accepting new plasma donors. Plasma donations are used to help people in a variety of ways such as use of treatment for disorders like hemophilia and immune system deficiencies. Donors who successfully...

A mountain climber who survived an accident will give a presentation to NIU students, said accountancy professor Don Tidrick in an email. Jim Davidson will speak to accountancy students at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the Barsema Auditorium. Davidson is...