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        5 Things to Know Today: Jan. 15, 2014

        Redshirt senior quarterback Jordan Lynch carries the ball against Purdue Sep. 28 in West Lafayette, Ind. Lynch threw for 2,892 yards and 24 touchdowns and rushed for 1,920 yards and 23 touchdowns in his Heisman campaign.

        Redshirt senior quarterback Jordan Lynch carries the ball against Purdue Sep. 28 in West Lafayette, Ind. Lynch threw for 2,892 yards and 24 touchdowns and rushed for 1,920 yards and 23 touchdowns in his Heisman campaign.

        By Northern Star Staff
        January 15, 2015

        1. Jordan Lynch signs with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.


        2. Obama calls upon Congress, states and cities to create paid leave measures for millions of workers.


        3. Free climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson complete a 19-day free climb of the 3,000-foot Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.


        4. DeKalb residents still concerned about business-friendliness of inspection ordinance.


        5. Five men are released from Guantanamo and resettled in Estonia and Oman.

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        • tommy caldwell
        • yosemite national park
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        The Board of Trustees sits at their meeting on March 20. The construction of two new buildings and energy improvement investments at NIU were presented at the first Board of Trustees meeting of the semester on Thursday. (Naomi Kelly | Northern Star)

        Trustees provided updates on 2 major NIU construction projects

        2
        Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a podium during a press conference at the Illinois State Capitol on Jan. 11, 2021. Pritzker helped launch the One Click College Admit program on Aug. 19, which automatically enrolls students in public Illinois universities and colleges as long as they meet the minimum GPA requirement. (Associated Press)

        Illinois students gain automatic college admission with new initiative

        3
        Students order lunch on Thursday at the Huskie Den. The Huskie Den and QDOBA no longer accept meal swipes starting the fall semester. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

        On-campus dining changes made for 2025-26 school year

        4
        NIU redshirt senior running back Chavon Wright (10) falls into the end zone for a 2-yard touchdown as he's brought down by The College of the Holy Cross junior linebacker Cam Santee (21) during the fourth quarter of NIU's season opener on Saturday at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb. The score was the Huskies' first offensive touchdown of the 2025 season. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

        NIU PFF grades: Veterans, transfers shine in nail-biter with Holy Cross

        5
        A recreational pool is pictured from beneath its surface. A new NIU student swimming group, “H2O Huskies,” is making its debut this year. (Getty Images)

        Student-led ‘H2O Huskies’ swim club debuts at NIU

         

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