Some students choose to pay extra for off-campus gym memberships, while access to the Student Recreation Center is included in tuition and fees. Erik Calmeyer, senior operations management and informations systems major, said he holds a membership at...
Some area businesses have stopped selling scented potpourri and incense containing synthetic cannabinoids. Huskie's Tobacco, 1023 W. Hillcrest Drive, pulled all related products from its shelves in direct response to police action in Rockford, said owner...
Donald Schoo was drafted into the United States Army in April 1943. Six years later, he had accumulated two dozen medals, survived D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge, worked with the French Underground, met General George Patton and liberated a German...
Casey's General Store in DeKalb placed second in the nation for the most money earned for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, throughout the Casey's organization. The Dekalb location also placed first in participating mid-western states.Casey's General...
In a room filled with some of the most accomplished individuals in the area, the city honored women who live and work around DeKalb with the 22nd Annual ATHENA Award Tuesday night.Jane Levinsky was this year's recipient of the ATHENA Award.According to...
Friends, only three things scare me in this world, the first being sharks. A short-fin Mako can jump 20 feet in the air and has been clocked at 22 mph. Neither trait is OK when you consider the average human swims at a rate of 3.5 mph. To a shark, a surfer...
After Muammar Gadhafi's death Thursday, NIU students and faculty spoke about what the future holds for Libya. Gadhafi's death brings in a new era of uncertainty for Libya, said Christopher Jones, political science professor and associate vice provost...
Over the past two years, several bills passed through the Illinois state government banning synthetic Marijuana, yet the drugs remain on store shelves. Rep. Bob Pritchard (R-Hinckley) said the problem lies with both FBI regulations and the producers of...
DeKalb's long-standing, late-night food staple, Lukulo's, is moving to a new location. Located at the corner of Lincoln Highway and Annie Glidden since January 3, 1997, Lukulo's is no stranger to pulling up roots. This will be the fourth move and fifth...
By Dee Garay and Orientation & First-Year Experience
| August 26, 2010
What at excellent piece by Dan Martynowicz! I felt like I experienced that B-17 ride, too. I thoroughly enjoyed his writing style and personal account of this experience. Next year I’m there in that B-17! My dad was in the nursing home (off of Annie...
Safety on a college campus is paramount to ensuring a healthy learning environment for students. With the fall semester in full swing and the campus once again buzzing with activity, DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler gives several tips to stay safe for...
Residents may have noticed a fighter plane flying the skies around DeKalb. Paul van den Heuvel has been flying a Russian built MiG-21UM jet fighter plane for the last six years. An airline pilot for United Airlines, van den Heuvel has no military background...
