DeKALB – Students on campus have job opportunities within and around NIU or side hustles run by them, including braiding hair and cooking. NIU students can use Huskies Get hired to find a job on or near campus, but might not find a job that works with...

DeKALB – Shae McCabe, a sophomore musical education major, does not have time to run to the closest dining hall. But as a vegetarian with anemia, she said her choices of finding high-protein non-meat items on campus are already slim. McCabe is enrolled...

DeKALB – To support Gaza and educate students, several NIU organizations came together to host a panel addressing questions regarding the Israel–Palestine conflict.  The panel, hosted by the Arab Students Association, Muslim Students Association...

DeKALB – At the Holmes Student Center, a table was set up with markers, postcards, a photographer and one goal: to celebrate Women’s History Month.   From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday in the HSC, the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center hosted...

DeKALB – NIU’s Childhood Development and Family Center maintained gold, the highest ranking, from the ExceleRate Illinois Gold Circle of Quality which ranks childhood programs in Illinois. The CDFC provides care for the children of NIU students,...

DeKALB – The information in this report is compiled from the NIU Police Department’s Daily Crime Log. Any case defined as “unfounded” was not included in this list. Any case “closed by exception” means the case is closed due to circumstances...

DeKALB – The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center has temporarily moved from Arndt House to the third floor of the Health Services Building at 385 Wirtz Drive.   The initial reason for the move was to address leaks in Arndt House’s roof, but...

DeKALB – The First Nations Native Alliance provided public comment at the Student Government Association’s Senate meeting, pushing for a sponsorship from the SGA for their petition for an Indigenous Resource Center. “A land acknowledgement is...

DeKALB – When students are sick at NIU, they can go to Health Services and see a health professional, or go to Huskie Books and Gear and get medication, but there is also the option of home remedies. “Many of the home remedies have good effectiveness...

DeKALB – Thirty students crowded the Huskie Den, laughing and smiling, while celebrating black history month with the Center for Black Studies.  The second annual bowling night hosted by the Center for Black Studies was held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m....

DeKALB – New strategies to combat budget offsets and increase revenue and enrollment following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed higher education budget for fiscal year 2025 were discussed at University Council Wednesday.  In November 2023, the Board...

DeKALB – Mythical spirit animals are giving library-goers a scare, but unlike Disney’s “Coco,” nobody has to go to the Land of the Dead to find them. Colorful creatures called “Alebrijes” have found a home among the rows and floors of the...