DeKALB – DeKalb residents took to the streets Sunday, marching with a message of unity in opposition to anti-immigrant sentiment that has fueled political discourse since January.
From 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. a crowd marched from the NIU parking garage...
DeKALB – When junior psychology major Ellie Papandria first heard about the Polar Plunge being held at Huskie Stadium, she and her friends were immediately intrigued, but skeptical of the concept.
“It was kind of a joke at first,” Papandria said....
DeKALB- In a newly approved initiative, DeKalb police officers will begin to patrol on Huskie buses.
This year, the Federal Transit Administration gave the city a $50,000 grant to cover the cost of additional bus-patrol shifts for DeKalb police officers.
The...
By Joseph Ndu, Senior News Reporter
| February 11, 2025
DeKALB - The DeKalb City Council discussed limiting the amount of retail tobacco stores in DeKalb on Monday.
RETAIL TOBACCO STORES
The City Council considered setting a limit on the number of tobacco stores able to operate in the city.
After...
By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
| February 7, 2025
The College of Visual and Performing Arts held their annual Jazz Day event where high school jazz bands and their directors from all over the Midwest performed for students from other high schools, parents and the faculty of the NIU School of Music.
Roosevelt...
By Alex Lockwood, Lifestyle Writer
| February 6, 2025
Esports is a profession and hobby that has been growing steadily over the past few years and features some pretty popular games.
An esport is a competition where several video game enthusiasts compete in heavily competitive tournaments with popular...
NIU women’s basketball (9-12, 3-7 MAC) was blown out by the University at Buffalo Bulls (19-2, 8-2 MAC) by a score of 84-58 on Saturday.
While the Huskies limited their turnovers to beat Central Michigan University on Wednesday, NIU failed to do...
By Joseph Ndu, Senior News Reporter
| January 28, 2025
DeKALB - The DeKalb City Council met on Monday and residents discussed a proposed plan to allowing police patrolling services on public transit.
POLICE OFFICERS ON PUBLIC TRANSIT LINES
DeKalb residents voiced their concerns over the proactive patrolling...
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
| January 25, 2025
DeKALB – In the early hours of Saturday morning, NIU men’s basketball head coach Rashon Burno got the news that junior forward Ethan Butler would be unavailable for the team’s game against Ball State University later that day.
The University...
DeKALB - Some students say they are on edge after a plan was leaked over the weekend for ICE raids to happen in Chicago.
On Saturday, student affairs sent a university-wide email with resources to aid student success.
The email included resources...
