You see them around campus, but who are our student leaders? Friday With gives readers a glimpse into the personalities of the men and women behind the suites and ties. This week the Northern Star sat down with CAB President Byron Neal. Northern Star:...
NIU received a $68.5 million grant Tuesday for broadband network development, the largest grant in NIU history. The grant will affect NIU and DeKalb, as well as a substantial part of northwest Illinois. According to an NIU news release, the network will...
Students come to college to study, get good grades and graduate. In their spare time, they usually support their school - in this case, the Huskies. Besides a football team that can bring in over 20,000 fans a game, all other NIU athletics are suffering...
Last weekend the city of Sandwich celebrated its 123rd annual Sandwich Fair. Entertainment included harness racing, livestock judging, demolition derbies, truck and tractor pulls, and chart-topping country artists performing. Various venders from the...
Each year the city of DeKalb is flooded with old and new students anticipating the start of classes, seeing old friends and attending parties that may include alcohol. "Crime appears to be up this year," said University Police Sgt. Alan Smith. "One factor...
