With temperatures looking to drop this week, NIU meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste said it is time to prepare for winter-like weather.Sebenste said days reaching up to 70 degrees are over for the rest of the year. Temperatures for this week will be around...
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.Wednesday1....
Christie Miksys (right), junior psychology and sociology major, talks about sexual assault while senior psychology major Alison Krauss listens Monday at the It’s On Us discussion in Neptune Central. The event was hosted by the Student Association and...
Community, university and student leaders gathered Monday to brainstorm ways to promote the It’s On Us sexual prevention campaign in time for the Week of Action, which starts Nov. 17.The Student Association announced its involvement with It’s On Us,...
NIU provided a home for Bill Nicklas when he said he needed it most, but at a Friday retirement party he said goodbye to his second family so he can focus on his children and grandchildren.Dozens formed a line to say goodbye to Nicklas, former vice president...
Student Association Senate has approved a bill to enforce neutral viewpoints among SA members, as in the selection of SA Senators.The bill, approved at Sunday’s SA Senate meeting, requires all SA officials involved in the Senate’s vacancy approval...
Transfer student Kaylei Halbert aspires to use what she is learning at NIU to help teens in therapy.Halbert, a junior majoring in psychology, transferred to NIU from Elmhurst College. She said she hopes to take what she has learned from her art and psychology...
Federal grants awarded to the Center for Southeast Asian Studies will go to fellowships and the center’s foreign language program.The center will use $2 million in grants, awarded Oct. 7, to provide Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships and...
Faculty Senate endorsed a program that will reform gen. eds, but its members also expressed concern about the program’s pace and implementation plan at a meeting Wednesday.Progressive Learning in Undergraduate Studies aims to reform general education...
NIU President Doug Baker told Faculty Senate at its Wednesday meeting that the university cannot raise tuition, so it must increase enrollment and cut expenses.Baker, who does not typically speak at Faculty Senate, addressed the faculty so he could answer...
The spread of Ebola in West Africa may delay a study abroad trip to Sierra Leone, with a decision on the trip’s fate to be made in mid-November.In March, doctors from the World Health Organization reported an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Guinea. From...
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.Monday1. At...
