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Record executive will share experience at Diversity Day

By Ryan Nickel | April 30, 2014

Students can learn about entrepreneurship, leadership development and career readiness from a record and brand marketing executive at Diversity Day.Check-in for the event is 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the Holmes Student Center. Amir Windom, who has worked...

Assault awareness focus of walk

By Ryan Nickel | April 30, 2014

Locals marched to downtown DeKalb to raise awareness for sexual assault victims at Take Back the Night Tuesday.Safe Passage held Take Back the Night at the Congregational United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St. Participants, who carried signs, were...

Cars drive on Peace Road Saturday near Bethany Road in Sycamore. The County plans to reshape shoulders, fill potholes and repaint dividers on Peace Road. These improvements are expected to be made during the fall.

$1.5M to be spent on Peace Road improvements, changes

By Ryan Nickel | April 29, 2014

Cars drive on Peace Road Saturday near Bethany Road in Sycamore. The County plans to reshape shoulders, fill potholes and repaint dividers on Peace Road. These improvements are expected to be made during the fall.

Brian Balika, of DeKalb, prepares to test drive a Ford Focus Wednesday in the parking lot of DeKalb High School, 501 W. Dresser Road. Ford Motor Company donated $20 per test drive to DeKalb High School’s music programs.

Ford raises $2,600 for music boosters

By Ryan Nickel | April 20, 2014

Brian Balika, of DeKalb, prepares to test drive a Ford Focus Wednesday in the parking lot of DeKalb High School, 501 W. Dresser Road. Ford Motor Company donated $20 per test drive to DeKalb High School’s music programs.

Chessick shares path to success with speech

By Matt Carlson | October 28, 2013

As a way to give back to his alma mater, Kenneth Chessick talked to students and faculty about his life and the things he did that helped him be successful Thursday evening at the Barsema Hall auditorium.His lecture, How an Ordinary Guy Can Do Extraordinary...

Recreation Center struggles with funding

By Jack Manning | September 29, 2013

Members of the Student Association are trying to increase the funding the Recreation Center receives and make the facility self-sustaining.In a spring student referendum, 914 voters said making improvements to the Rec should be made a priority, while...