DeKalb | The Saturday opening of college football was capped off around 3:35 a.m. Sunday morning local time when NIU lost 40-34 in a thrilling, triple-overtime game versus the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming.The game ended when Wyoming’s sophomore...
DeKALB | The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, is set to reopen Oct. 1 as “The House” under the new management of Mark and Martha Robinson, owners of Martha’s Kitchen, 302 Van Buren St. in Malta.The Robinsons are both graduates of NIU’s music...
Ice cream and coffee lovers, rejoice! It’s National Coffee Ice Cream Day on September 6.Students can visit Gilbert, Neptune, New Hall, or Stevenson from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. to eat special coffee flavored ice cream. These dining...
DeKalb Police reported a “suspicious package” found late Sunday in an apartment complex was nonthreatening to residents.After a resident at 408 N. Annie Glidden Road called police about a “bomb looking device” he/she found in the building, residents...
The Convocation Job Fair will be 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in the NIU Convocation Center.There are part-time positions open in parking, conversions/stagehands and event staffing.Applicants must be 18 years old, able to work flexible hours and bring necessary...
Pass: Corn Fest bring college and community togetherCorn Fest is DeKalb's annual free festival ended this past weekend in downtown DeKalb. With all the basics of a fun festival — carnival rides, live music and greasy, fried foods — the fest has...
NIU volleyball team will have six of its matches premiere live on ESPN this season.The first of the six will be the team’s first match of the season against DePaul University at 7 p.m. Friday along with NIU versus Iowa 2 p.m. Sunday.The remaining...
DeKALB | The 2016 NCAA volleyball season begins Friday for the Huskies as they host Iowa, Loyola and DePaul for the annual NIU Invitational at Victor E. Court.The Huskies will face DePaul at 7 p.m.The tournament will continue Saturday with NIU versus Loyola...
NIU did not practice inclusion when it hand picked which parking permit prices would increase this fall because the justification for increasing certain permit prices is not applied equally.Reserved parking permits will see a $172 price increase, if the...
DeKALB | NIU subscribed to an extended maintenance program for its information technology equipment rather than replacing the out-of-date systems, potentially causing the IT department to increase its debt.NIU was unable to spend the money required to...
