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Sycamore has weekend dedicated to resident’s sweet tooth

By James Maahs | December 2, 2010

Shoppers with a sweet tooth for chocolate might want to stop by downtown Sycamore this weekend. The annual Chocolate Weekend sponsored by Discover Sycamore will take place Friday through Sunday. Chocolate treats, chocolate-themed giveaways and chocolate...

Workers sort through sweet potatoes Friday at Vick Family Farms in Wilson, N.C. The humble sweet potato staple of Thanksgiving dinners and Southern cooking for generations has recently gone cosmopolitan, thanks to a booming appetite for the vegetables in Europe, where they were all but unknown as recently as 10 years ago.

Americans see 50 percent increase in cost of Thanksgiving dinner

By James Maahs | November 22, 2010

It might be a small Thanksgiving for more families this year. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation the average price for Thanksgiving dinner has seen a 50 percent increase since 1987. Assistant economics professor Jeremy Groves, explained...

Elburn Shuttle tickets disappear quickly

By James Maahs | November 7, 2010

Students looking for a ride to the Elburn Train Station may consider using the Elburn Shuttle to get there. This shuttle service offers students another option to get to Chicago. The Elburn Shuttle is available to students every Friday and Sunday to and...

Wikileaks provides a public service

By James Maahs | November 3, 2010

DeKALB | Wikileaks has been in the news at various times the past few years, most recently for leaking sensitive documents from the Pentagon about the Iraq War. Even with this most recent news, many students still do not know what Wikileaks is and why...

The student’s vote?

By James Maahs | October 31, 2010

The general election is only one day away and some NIU students have already decided not to vote. Rebecca Hannagan, assistant political science professor, said she believes voter apathy among college students is due to a lack of information. She doesn't...