University officials have revealed another facet of campus safety this semester. The NIU Police Department and Media Relations developed a new system of advising the NIU community of possibly harmful situations.  The system is a counterpart to the text...

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...

A malfunctioning fire alarm is suspected to have caused an alarm in McMurry Hall to go off late Wednesday afternoon. NIU Police Sgt. Alan Smith said no fire was detected in the building. The alarm disrupted at least one class taking place on the third...