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RHA president, SA chief resigns

By Rikki Cottrell and Shaun Zinck | November 18, 2010

The Student Association chief of staff and RHA president resigned Thursday after being arrested and charged Wednesday night with possession of cannabis. Jonathan Kite, 21, was arrested at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday after NIU Police were called to Neptune North...

Barsema awarded Purpose Prize

By Rikki Cottrell | November 16, 2010

DeKALB | NIU's Allan Barsema has been named one of Civic Ventures' 10 winners of this years' Purpose Prize. According to an NIU Today press release, the Purpose Prize is the only recognition for social entrepreneurs over the age of 60, and awards a prize...

Community gathering held in honor of Antinette ‘Toni’ Keller

By Rikki Cottrell and Amy Kreeger | October 26, 2010

As students filed into the Duke Ellington Ballroom Tuesday night, they were handed candles with Dixie cups, ribbons and key chains to prepare for the community gathering held to honor Antinette "Toni" Keller. Keller's disappearance was declared a homicide...

DeKalb residents express concern for safety in Prairie Park

By Shaun Zinck and Rikki Cottrell | October 25, 2010

Sections of Prairie Park, south of Lincoln Highway, remain taped off from the public as the Antinette “Toni” Keller death investigation continues. This section includes half of the frisbee golf course on Pearl Street, holes six through nine, back...

Women’s Resource Center receives $300K grant

By Rikki Cottrell | October 18, 2010

The Women's Resource Center was awarded a $300,000 grant Monday that will allow it to hire a full-time victim advocacy coordinator. According to a NIU Media Relations press release, the award was announced by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and will be...

Ellington’s hosts ‘Farmer’s Market’ in Holmes Student Center today

By Rikki Cottrell | September 28, 2010

Ellington’s will host its first day of service today from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The menu theme is “Farmer’s Market.”The students in charge of Ellington’s have been working for five weeks to find recipes and perfect them, said Joan Quinn, Coordinator...

Enrollment down this semester

By Rikki Cottrell | September 8, 2010

The numbers are in, and enrollment is down. NIU released enrollment numbers for the 10th day count, which includes all students currently enrolled for the Fall 2010 semester, said Brad Hoey, team leader for media relations and internal communications....