Registration for 2015 Homecoming activities, which are open to students, student organizations, faculty, staff and community members will end next week.This year will mark NIU’s 109th Homecoming, the theme of which will be “Huskies Light the Way.”...
This week marks National Hazing Prevention Week, and the Student Association is making sure students are aware of it by setting up an information station in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons.Three fraternities — Kappa Alpha Psi, Pi Kappa Alpha and...
Students will get a free, hands-on experience to observe a supermoon lunar eclipse through a telescope Sunday in the NIU Observatory.The combination of a supermoon and lunar eclipse will not be seen again until 2033, said NIU Observatory manager Greg...
Iota Phi Theta will hold a bone marrow registration drive Wednesday in an effort to help blood cancer patients find donors.There are very low rates of bone marrow donors in the national registry, said Collan Davidson, Iota Phi Theta Beta Nu chapter president.“People...
The Student Association will hold voter registration tables for National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday.A table can be found from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center, Diversions Lounge and 2-5 p.m. in the Founders Memorial Library lobby.Students...
The Board of Trustees has approved an interim $389 million budget for Fiscal Year 2016, due to the lack of an appropriation from the state.NIU President Doug Baker said it is an unusual situation that a budget has not been set at this time, as it usually...
Dillon Domke, Student Association Senate Speaker, said candidates will hand out flyers and attend student organization meetings as campaigning for the SA Senate elections enters its first full week.There are 40 seats available on the SA Senate, with just...
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/.Wednesday1. At 4:30 p.m. Sept....
The Board of Trustees approved a $388 million budget for Fiscal Year 2016 Thursday.The budget is an 8.6 percent reduction from FY 2015’s budget of $424.5 million. A state budget for Illinois has not been approved, but Gov. Bruce Rauner proposed a $29.3...
Insane Inflatable 5K will hold a five km race Saturday at the Convocation Center.The inflatable 5K is a mixed terrain 5K with an inflatable obstacle course throughout the race, according to Insane Inflatable 5K’s website. The race will be held in starting...
An Illinois agency has announced it is no longer able pay for state employee insurance claims without a state budget, a decision that could leave nearly 150,000 people to pay out of pocket for health care costs.The Illinois Department of Central Management...
The Board of Trustees will meet to vote on a proposed $388 million budget today.The Board of Trustees Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee approved the budget in a Aug. 27 committee meeting, according to a Sept. 1 Northern Star article. The proposed...
