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City clerk election holds four write-in candidates

By Ryan Chodora | April 7, 2013

Aside from electing a new mayor, DeKalb residents have another vote to cast on Tuesday: city clerk. The names of the four candidates--Lynn Fazekas, Steve Kapitan, Leonard LeGrand and Liz Peerboom--will not appear on the ballot, as each are running as...

Student Association President Jack Barry

Students choose new CAB, SA representatives

By Robert Baird | March 28, 2013

Voter turnout for the Student Association (SA) and Campus Activity Board (CAB) elections more than doubled this year. More than 1,500 students voted in the elections held Tuesday and Wednesday. About 750 students voted in 2012, and there were 1,189 votes...

Mayoral candidates reflect on the city budget

By Ryan Chodora | March 27, 2013

Tax increment financing (TIF), the city budget and the new city manager are all big topics in the current mayoral race. “I want to see us stay on the strong fiscal path that we’ve been on the last few years,” said Jennifer Groce, mayoral candidate...

League of Women Voters host candidate’s forum

By Erin Kolb | March 20, 2013

The League of Women Voters of DeKalb County hosted a candidate’s forum Wednesday night at City Hall’s Council Chambers, 200 S. Fourth St., giving attendees a chance to learn about the candidates behind the yard signs. Kay Shelton, president of the...

NIU President John G. Peters gave his annual State of the University Address in Altgeld Hall on October 11, 2012. In his speech he announced his resignation.

Presidential search currently not open for public forum

By Robert Baird | March 17, 2013

NIU has changed up its presidential hiring process. The final four candidates to succeed NIU President John Peters will meet with the Board of Trustees for off-campus interviews on Friday, according to a university news release. The candidates were selected...

Margie Multon (right), Dekalb election judge of ten years, assists senior family and child studies major Jesmine Goins in the voting process for last year's presidential election. The voting took place at the St. Paul's Episcopal church on Normal Road on November 6, 2012.

DeKalb sees increase in early voting

By Erin Kolb | March 17, 2013

The number of early voters in DeKalb County is rising every year. John Acardo, DeKalb County clerk and recorder, said early voting, which is open for 40 days before Election Day, is beneficial to everyone involved. Acardo said there are many places to...

Margie Multon, Dekalb election judge of ten years, assists senior family and child studies major Jesmine Goins in the voting process for this years presidential election. The voting took place at the St. Paul's Episcopal church on Normal Road on Nov. 6.

Early bird gets the election: Early voting on rise in County

By Erin Kolb | March 7, 2013

The number of early voters in DeKalb County is rising every year. John Acardo, DeKalb County clerk and recorder, said early voting, which is open for 40 days before Election Day, is beneficial to everyone involved. Acardo said there are many places to...

Senator Rebecca Clark speaks about Tuesday's Internship Fair at the SA Senate meeting on Monday. The Internship fair allows NIU students to apply for internships during the summer or school year and speak to employers.

SA Senate discusses voter turnout

By Erin Kolb | February 17, 2013

The Student Association (SA) Senate met Sunday in the Holmes Student Center Sky Room to discuss issues in the structure of undergraduate council committees and lack of student participation in SA elections. According to Senate Speaker James Zanayed, the...

Politicians are walking advertisements

By Cody Laplante | January 27, 2013

“Yes We Can.” This was the phrase plastered across televisions in 2008. These three words were at the center of Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign. However, do these words give the voting population any indication as to the policies Obama...

Top 10 reasons to vote

By Erica Wood-Bedi | October 28, 2012

1. Your parents raised you right: You weren’t raised to sit in a corner and let everyone else make decisions for you. They told you to stand up for yourself, right? Well, that hasn’t changed just because you’re an adult. Instead of standing up for...

Celebrity endorsements can sway the elections

By Holly New | October 23, 2012

Glitz, glamour and... tour bus? Hollywood and politics have mixed for years. Celebrities have a long history of endorsing politicians, from Marilyn Monroe’s support of John F. Kennedy in 1960 to Frank Sinatra backing Ronald Reagan in 1980, and this...

Opinions have no place in news coverage

By Holly New | October 17, 2012

This is the end. Almost. Election season is reaching its conclusion: The American voter population is probably making final decisions, and with only one presidential debate left, there isn’t much time left for candidates to sway voters. Unfortunately,...