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Late Night Ride Services provide travel accommodations Homecoming weekend

By Northern Star staff | October 14, 2011

On Friday and Saturday Late Night Ride Services will only provide travel within the following boundaries: Dresser Road (North), Taylor St. (South), Fourth St. (East) and President's Blvd. (West).  Late Night Ride Services will be using more vehicles...

Police report indicates DeKalb is getting safer

September 14, 2011

According to the DeKalb Police Department's Annual Report, from 2009 to 2010, sex offenses and burglary have both dropped 8 percent, theft dropped 13 percent and criminal sexual assault dropped 2 percent."As time allows, we have tried to focus on being...

NIU’s Late Night Ride service has fewer restrictions than other colleges

By Kyla Gardner | May 4, 2011

DeKALB | During a September weekend in 1988, NIU's Late Night Ride Service provided transportation for seven people. The next weekend, it transported four. Last weekend, from April 29 to May 1, the service provided rides for 1,159 people. In a September...

NIU’s Late Night Ride Service abused by students, DeKalb residents

By Northern Star Editorial Board | February 13, 2011

NIU's Late Night Ride Service is a glorified taxi. Nobody in charge of the service wants you to think so, but it is. That's what it has become. According to an article in Friday's Northern Star, 992 rides were given by LNRS between the dates of Nov. 6...