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Greek Row gears up for Tugs

Greek Row gears up for Tugs

By Keith Hernandez | April 16, 2014

Everyone has their reasons for tugging.Tugs is a weeklong tug-of-war competition between fraternities and it will start on April 21.Alpha Kappa LambdaJunior economics major Matt Cavanaugh, Alpha Kappa Lambda president and tugger, said his team is ready...

Sam Swafford, Phi Kappa Theta Tugs captain, leads Phi Kapps members during Tugs training Tuesday night in front of the fraternity’s house.

Tugs rivalry flares: ‘This year, we want it all’

By Keith Hernandez | April 2, 2014

Sam Swafford, Phi Kappa Theta Tugs captain, plans to end his second and final year of Tugs competition with victory.Phi Kapps is one of eight teams competing in the annual Tugs tournament April 21 to 26 in the East Tailgate field at Huskie Stadium. The...

Phi Kappa Theta to host toy drive through end of semester

By Lauren Dielman | November 27, 2011

Phi Kappa Theta will host a toy drive until the end of the semester for the Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Kevin Malone, sophomore English major and philanthropy chair for Phi Kappa Theta, said the drive began Nov. 1 and encourages all students...

Greek Row sits empty on a night in October. Policing Greek Row has been a contentious topic, whether the status quo should stay or if the university and police should take control.

How should Greek Row be policed?

By The Editorial Board | May 2, 2011

Within the past two years, there have been two high-profile gun incidents in DeKalb involving members of NIU's Greek community. On Feb. 19, 2010, NIU student Zachary Isaacman shot another student, Brian Mulder, outside of Stevenson Towers. At the time,...

Junior business major Joe Moczydlowski, a member of Phi Kappa Theta, explains the fraternity's security system at their house 910 W Hillcrest.

Recent crimes cause concern on Greek Row

By Dave Gong | April 26, 2011

Recently, there have been a number of concerns regarding the safety of the DeKalb First Ward, notably the Greek Row area between Hillcrest Drive and Greenbrier Road. Three recent incidents have involved suspects with ties to the NIU Greek community. Former...

Delta Zeta raises $4K with Dream Man and Greek Goddess event

By Leah Spagnoli | March 8, 2011

DeKALB | Over $4,000 was raised in the 16th annual Dream Man and Greek Goddess philanthropic event Delta Zeta sorority hosted the event Tuesday night in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium in the Holmes Student Center. Andrew Cinelli of Delta Chi was named the...

Members of the DeKalb Fire Department and NIU Police participate in an Emergency Response Drill Thursday evening as members of Phi Kappa Theta and Alpha Phi participate as student actors for the event.

Annual mock DUI staged

By Alex Fiore | October 14, 2010

NIU and DeKalb Police Departments provided students with an all-too-realistic reminder of why drinking and driving is a poor decision Thursday evening in front of the Convocation Center. NIU staged its annual mock DUI, which is a homecoming tradition...