Get the most out of Homecoming week with this list of events at and around NIU.TodayHomecoming starts with a kick off rally noon to 2 p.m. in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons. Students can listen to music and eat barbeque as the Homecoming royalty is...
The following was taken directly from the NIU Police Department. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The NIU Police Department provides police reports online at niu.edu/publicsafety/.Tuesday1. At 11:34 p.m., possession...
University employees must complete ethics training by 5 p.m. Nov. 13.The State Officials and Employees Ethics Act requires full-time and part-time, regular and temporary faculty, staff, graduate assistants, extra help and student employees complete online...
More than 25 percent of first-year students have not completed required sexual assault education programs.First-year students are required to complete two online programs: AlcoholEdu for College and Haven — Understanding Sexual Assault, to create...
The Student Association Senate approved a new cabinet position, director of Environmental Affairs, with 29 of 30 senators voicing approval Sunday.The position was proposed by SA President Nathan Lupstein, after he introduced it to the senate in his executive...
The DogHouse food truck is hiring students from all majors for various jobs on the truck.The DogHouse — absent a truck — was introduced during the 2014 Homecoming game by alumni Jordan Delegal, Keith Otis and Elliot Echols. Gourmet grilled cheese...
The Division of Marketing and Communications is in the process of performing a multi-stakeholder benchmark survey, said Harlan Teller, Interim Vice President for Marketing and Communications.Teller told the Board of Trustees Enrollment Ad Hoc Committee...
NIU President Doug Baker’s plan for a 10-minute campus will soon be a couple blocks closer with the completion of the Lucinda Avenue extension.The project, intended to create a direct route to Stevenson Hall and the Convocation Center by extending Lucinda...
The following was taken directly from the NIU Police Department. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The NIU Police Department provides police reports online at niu.edu/publicsafety/.
Saturday
1. At 12:49 a.m., illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor was reported to have occurred at Stevenson North. This case was closed by exception.
2. At 1:10 a.m., illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor was reported to have occurred at Neptune North. This case was closed by exception.
3. At 1:45 p.m., fraud was reported to have occurred at the East Tailgate. This case was closed by exception. At the same time and place, Fabio A. Schmelzle, 18, of Chicago, was charged with illegal possession of alcohol by a minor.
4. At 2:05 p.m., Tristan J. Funk, 19, of New Lennox, was charged with illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor reported to have occurred at Stadium Drive East and Stadium Drive South.
5. At 3 p.m., criminal sexual assault was reported to have occurred at Delta Chi, 908 Greenbrier Road. This case was referred to another agency.
6. At 1 p.m., battery was reported to have occurred at East Tailgate. This case was suspended.
Monday
7. At noon Aug. 1, motor vehicle theft was reported to have occurred at the Convocation Center. This case was opened Monday.
8. At 3:30 a.m., obstructing identification was reported to have occurred at Gideon Court Apartments, 1325 W. Lincoln Highway. This case was referred to another agency.
9. At 9 a.m. Sept. 12, theft $500 and under was reported to have occurred at the Holmes Student Center. This case was suspended Monday.
10. At 1:25 p.m., Robert B. Phillips Jr., 73, of Wonder Lake, was charged with an in-state warrant reported to have occurred at Castle Drive and College Avenue.
11. At 9 a.m. Sept. 21, deceptive practices were reported to have occurred at 615 Lucinda Ave. This case was opened Monday.
12. At 7 a.m. Sunday, credit card fraud was reported to have occurred at 7-Eleven, 930 N. Annie Glidden Road. This case was opened Monday.
13. At 9:30 p.m., possession of cannabis 30 grams and under and possession of drug equipment were reported to have occurred at Neptune North. This case was closed by exception.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) reintroduced a bill last week that could save higher education students millions of dollars in textbook costs.The Affordable College Textbook Act would encourage universities to support pilot programs that create digital...
The Division of Administration and Finance plans to have a three-employee contract office up and running within the next month, said Alan Phillips, Vice President of Administration and Finance.The contracts office will handle the procurement process,...
