An official report from the OneCard office shows a turnout decline of 11 voters for Student Association Senate elections since last fall’s election.The report, issued Thursday, shows the SA Senate elections saw 739 registered voters: 382 voters on Tuesday...
At least 720 students voted in the Student Association Senate elections on Tuesday and Wednesday, a slightly smaller turnout than last fall’s 750.Joe Palmer, SA Public Affairs director, said the SA will receive an official number for turnout by today....
The soft launch of a system that will enhance student organizations’ ability to communicate with the campus is underway in Student Association.Collegiate Link, a $22,000 software purchased and renamed Huskie Link by SA, will provide a student organization...
Student Association President Jack Barry said breaches to SA bylaws spurred controversy in a supplemental funding case, according to a statement Wednesday.On April 6, SA Senate voted to allocate the Black Student Union $8,925 in supplemental funding....
Ryanne Mace would be 24 years old today and Julianna Gehant would be 37. Catalina Garcia, Gayle Dubowski and Daniel Parmenter would be 25. Their stories and their lives have been chronicled, cherished and shared over the past five years. This time has...
A single car accident in the western suburb of Lombard claimed the life of NIU student Kyle Kacirek.
Kacirek, 26, was the passenger in a car driven by his friend, Adam Smith, 24, that hit a tree at what police called "an extreme speed," according to the Chicago Tribune’s April 16 article.
The accident occurred shortly before 1 a.m. April 15 on residential Maple Road. Both men died instantly.
Kacirek was a senior English major at NIU. His long-time friend Rich Cummings, a junior English education major, described him as very intelligent and upbeat. He was always having fun, Cummings said.
Cummings also described Kacirek
as caring, especially when it came to his family.
"He has very dedicated to his parents," Cummings said.
No one was hurt in a fire reported at 10:37 a.m. today at 921 Normal Road. Fire Chief Eric Hicks said the DeKalb Fire Department responded to the call with its full complement of service vehicles and had assistance from Sycamore, Cortland and Malta fire...
NIU played host to a four-legged furry hero during “The Other Forgotten Veteran,” a program sponsored by Save-A-Vet. Save-A-Vet is an Illinois-based non-profit whose mission is to rescue retired canines who have served in American military or police...
A new 458-acre housing development project is set to be discussed at a special meeting of the DeKalb City Council at 6 p.m. today. The Council met Monday for its regular bi-monthly meeting, during which it passed an overhaul of the city’s liquor code...
The City Council discussed changes to the liquor code and drug violation fines at a meeting Monday. The Council read through a proposed series of amendments to the city’s liquor license and renewal processes in hopes of streamlining the code for potential...
“It was a great experience. We gave it our all and our fans were incredible.” That’s what junior quarterback Jordan Lynch had to say to all the NIU students, alumni, professors and DeKalb residents who lined up in the cold to welcome the Huskies...
