10 students and one employee test positive for COVID-19
September 28, 2020
DeKALB — NIU announced Monday 10 students and one more employee have tested positive for COVID-19, and nine students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Monday, 83 students and three employees are currently positive for the coronavirus. The dashboard’s cumulative testing...
County COVID-19 cases rise to 1,613
September 27, 2020
DeKALB — The DeKalb County Health Department announced Friday the number of positive COVID-19 cases increased to 1,613. Among those who’ve tested positive for the coronavirus, 272 are younger than 19, 489 are in their 20s, 215 are in their 30s, 198 are in their 40s, 173 are in their 50s, 105 ar...
NIU community now has access to Adobe Creative Cloud
Bisola Bello, Reporter
September 25, 2020
DeKALB — NIU students and faculty now have access to a new and improved Adobe Creative Cloud. Adobe Creative Cloud will be available to NIU students and faculty on all seven campuses starting this Fall. The creative content development app has returned to campus after a brief hiatus. Adobe Cre...
14 students and one more employee now COVID-19 positive
September 25, 2020
DeKALB — NIU announced Friday 14 students and one more employee are now COVID-19 positive, and four students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Friday, 82 students and two employees are currently positive for the coronavirus. The dashboard’s cumulative testing stats show a total of 270 Hu...
NIU announces end to 2-week ban on in-person undergrad classes, student activities
Ahyen Labanan, News Editor
September 25, 2020
DeKALB — NIU’s two-week ban on in-person undergraduate courses and activities will end Monday, according to a Friday email from NIU President Lisa Freeman. “During this pause, we identified new cases within our student surveillance testing population on Sept. 18 and were immediately able to quar...
NIU to implement saliva-based COVID-19 testing
Ahyen Labanan, News Editor
September 25, 2020
DeKALB — NIU is conducting contractual negotiations to set up a lab with Northwestern Medicine to implement saliva-based COVID-19 testing as part of its surveillance testing plan, Barrie Bode, chair of the NIU biological sciences department said. The saliva-based testing is part of the University of I...
Four more students now COVID-19 positive
September 24, 2020
DeKALB — NIU announced Thursday four more students are now COVID-19 positive, and two additional students and three employees recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Thursday, 72 students and one employee are currently COVID-19 positive. The dashboard’s cumulative testing stats show a total of 255 Huskies who have tested positive for the coronavirus, and 182 Huskies have recovered. As of Thursday at 7:06 p.m...
NIU to host Flu Shot Clinic
Bisola Bello, Reporter
September 24, 2020
DeKALB —The DeKalb County Health Department, the NIU Employee Assistance Program, and the NIU Nursing Assistance Clinic are hosting a flu shot clinic Thursday from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. at the Holmes Student Center, Duke Ellington Ballroom. The clinic is free and open to the public. Participants are encouraged to sched...
Protesters march to Center for Black Studies
James Krause, Reporter
September 23, 2020
DeKALB — Roughly 200 protesters marched Wednesday afternoon in support of the Center for Black Studies following a racial slur being spray-painted on the building last week. The march and protest was put together by several organizations including the Black Student Union, the NIU chapter of the NAACP...
One more student now COVID-19 positive, 2 students recover
September 22, 2020
DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday one additional student is now COVID-19 positive, and two more students have recovered from COVID-19, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Tuesday, 48 students and three employees are currently COVID-19 positive. The dashboard’s cumulative testing stats show a total of 226 Huskies who have tested positive for the coronavirus, and 175 Huskies have recovered. As of Tuesday at 3:50 p.m., ...
Career Services to host virtual STEM fair
Bisola Bello, Reporter
September 22, 2020
DeKalb — Career Services will host a virtual STEM fair event Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m. via Huskies Get Hired for students interested in a career path in science, technology, engineering and math. Participants will be able to network with potential employers. Students can participate by using Google Chrome or Microsoft ...
DREAM Action NIU offers ally training workshop
September 21, 2020
DeKALB — DREAM Action NIU in collaboration with the Office for Undocuemented Student support will host an ally training for students workshop 6 p.m. Wednesday via Zoom. Email DREAM Action NIU at dreamactioniu@gmail.com or direct message their Instagram at dreamaction_niu to receive the Zoom Link. ...
