Today’s final home game for football will kick off with a costume contest for students, marking the first time this has been done to boost student engagement and game attendance.The idea for a costume contest occurred to Morris White, assistant director...
Joshua Nixon, promoter of the water bottle initiative H2O 2Go, is proposing an optional $5 sustainability fee for students to contribute to fund the project in the future.Nixon, senior energy and environmental technology major, began going from store...
Full-time undergraduate students living on campus may see a reduction in the cost of attendance next year if the Board of Trustees approves committee recommendations.The Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee approved recommendations at a Thursday...
Chief Information Officer Brett Coryell asked Student Association senators if they would like to render an opinion about changes to the student printing quota at SA Senate’s meeting Sunday.Coryell said a decision was made a few years ago to centralize...
Wednesday1. At 3:30 a.m., obstructing identification was reported to have occurred at 800 W. Lincoln Highway. This case was referred to another agency.2. At 9:15 a.m., domestic battery was reported to have occurred at 830 Greenbrier Road. This case was...
Gabrielle Bergmann said she wants to help people face to face rather than work behind the scenes.Bergmann, junior public health major, plans to switch her major to nursing because she said she realized she wants to work in the field rather than in an...
Student Association President Joe Frascello said at University Council Wednesday that he would like to see more affordability for student organizations that host events at the Holmes Student Center.During the SA’s report for University Council, Frascello...
NIU President Doug Baker said he is not sure what a “blue legislature” and “red governor” mean for NIU and the state at Wednesday’s University Council meeting.Ibrahim Abdel-Motaleb, professor and chair of the Electrical Engineering Department,...
Katherine Zuidema said her belief that students need to focus on school and not hunger and homlessness led to the creation of the Huskies Student Food Pantry.The food pantry, Grace Place Campus Ministry, 401 Normal Road, opened March 20, but Oct. 6 marked...
The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety.Friday1. At...
Republican Bruce Rauner’s win over Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn in the gubernatorial race could mean funding changes for NIU.Rauner, who got about 51 percent of the vote Tuesday, won over Quinn, who has yet to concede. Rauner’s budget plan includes...
University Council will hear a presentation on NIU PLUS, a general education reform program hesitantly endorsed at an Oct. 29 Faculty Senate meeting.NIU PLUS recommendations include a reduction of up to 11 credit hours of undergraduate requirements if...
