DeKALB — The FBI issued a warning to students about a recent campus bookstore credit card scam that broke out at multiple universities and colleges.Officials at various universities reported their bookstores lost thousands of dollars because of the...
Bookstores are now accepting buybacks. Here is a list of textbook buyback times and locations:Holmes Student Center BookstoreEarly bird buyback:•8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Center Cafe corridor, bus stop entrance•8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday at...
Pass: Blue book exams save print feesAs the cost of printing passes from the university to the student body, it’s a good thing not every student has to pay seven cents a page to take an exam.Many students are beginning to take their first round of exams....
Buying textbooks doesn’t have to empty a student’s wallet.Jody Boardman, general manager of the Village Commons Bookstore, said she receives complaints about textbook prices, and some student employees moan and groan because of the cost.“I’m annoyed,...
Internet sales prove popular for the NIU Bookstore and Village Commons Bookstore around the holidays. Paul Palian, director of media and public relations, said sales are usually twice as high for the NIU Bookstore, 340 Carroll Ave., and the Village Commons...
Students who want to get cash back for their textbooks have a number of places where they can do so. The NIU bookstore in the Holmes Student Center has a buyback event going on. Though the bookstore buys books back year round, is it offering more incentives...
As the semester draws to a close, many students look to sell textbooks. Local businesses like Copy Service, 1005 W. Lincoln Highway, Village Commons Book Store, 901 Lucinda Ave., and the NIU Book Store, 340 Carroll Ave. offer new and used textbooks to...
Circuit Judge Robbin Stuckert denied a bond reduction motion Monday for one of the men charged in connection with the Sept. 28 shooting in the Village Commons Bookstore parking lot. The attorney for Luther Teagues, 18, requested bond be reduced to $100,000...
Two men arrested in connection with the Sept. 28 shooting on Lucinda Avenue appeared in court Friday for a bond hearing, said DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler. Spangler said bond was set at $750,000 for Eric Sims, 20, of Evergreen Park and Ventreal Lewis,...
There have been no arrests in connection with the Wednesday night shooting at 901 Lucinda Ave., said DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler. Spangler said several people were detained following the shooting, but were released after police determined they were...
UPDATE (10:35 a.m.): No arrests have been made in relation to the late Wednesday shooting near Lucinda Avenue, said DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler. Police are still looking for suspects. UPDATE (5:33 a.m.): DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen said the victim...
As textbook prices rise ever higher, college students have turned to more affordable options. However, according to a survey released by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, some students are becoming unable to buy them at all. The survey, released...
