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Feeding the fans: Eateries prepare for the NFC championship game

By Alex Fiore | January 20, 2011

With the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers meeting in the playoffs for the first time since 1941 on Sunday, people around DeKalb are getting prepared for the game. Restaurants and bars around DeKalb are preparing for a hectic couple of hours. "The staff...

Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert comments on state budget issues

By Shaun Zinck | November 29, 2010

Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert was at NIU Monday, speaking to a political science class. After his presentation, Hastert spoke with the media and gave his opinion on the recent election night and issues facing the country. Hastert said, incoming...

DeKalb Fire Department continues ‘Red Wreath Program’

By Shaun Zinck | November 22, 2010

Beginning Thanksgiving Day the DeKalb Fire Department will display three wreaths at all three fire stations. The wreaths will have red bulbs on them, for every holiday related fire emergency firefighters will replace a red bulb with a white one. The "Red...

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...

ROTC students participate in a 21 gun salute during Veterans Day Ceremony on Thursday outside of Altgeld Hall.

NIU honors veterans with ceremony

By Ryan Griesmeyer and Shaun Zinck | November 11, 2010

From Nov. 2008 to Aug. 2009 NIU student Sgt. Dallas Full was stationed in Afghanistan for the Ill. Army National Guard. Every year, Nov. 11 is reserved to honor military men and women like Full who have served the country during wartime. NIU held its...

Students have a say in NIU branding

By Shaun Zinck | November 10, 2010

Current students can have a say in the future branding of NIU. A 45-person subcommittee headed by Kathy Buettner, vice president of University Relations, selected 12 tag lines, one of which will be used for recruiting future students. Buettner said she...

College of Education ranked low for teacher prep, study says

By Shaun Zinck | November 9, 2010

A recent study done by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) puts NIU's College of Education near the bottom when it comes to teacher preparation in the state of Illinois. As a whole, the average scores for Illinois education colleges were at...

Temporary power loss on campus

By Shaun Zinck | November 9, 2010

A faulty cable shortage is said to have caused temporary power loss to the east side of campus around 11:25 a.m. Tuesday. Bob Albanese, associate vice president of finance and facilities operations, said when the cable shorted out, it caused an underground...

Unity in Diversity speech competition to celebrate cultural differences

By Shaun Zinck and Amy Kreeger | November 7, 2010

The Unity in Diversity Team is hosting "Celebrating our Differences Together," an event on campus to increase awareness of cultural and racial differences tonight at 7 p.m. at the Holmes Student Center. "The students who compete come from a variety of...

Tobie DePauw, manager of North Central Cyclery, displays different types of bike taillights Thursday afternoon inside his shop at 534 Lincoln Highway.

Daylight saving time ends, puts spotlight on bike safety

By Shaun Zinck | November 4, 2010

Jeff Johnson started noticing a dangerous trend with bicyclists around DeKalb: inadequate reflective lights and clothing. Johnson, who works for North Central Cyclery, 534 E. Lincoln Highway, said it was two weeks ago when he witnessed several close calls...

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...

Grace period and early voting come to NIU

By Shaun Zinck | October 17, 2010

Starting today, the DeKalb County Clerk's Office will be on campus to register NIU students, faculty and DeKalb residents to vote in the county. Grace period and early voting will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the main level of the Holmes Student Center...