Olive Goyle gets a new head

By Paul Skager

Olive Goyle, the headless grotesque sitting outside Altgeld Hall, received a new head over the weekend, with work done by Vanguard Sculpture Services. Goyle was hit by lightning and fell from Altgeld in 1966. Goyle was placed back on Altgeld in 1967 until she was struck again after being repositioned on the roof. In 1996, her head was chiseled off, and until now it has been an NIU tradition to decorate the stump with creative replacements.