Ray Alden, vice president for International Affairs, has resigned effective March 31 and accepted the position of provost at Touro University Nevada in Henderson.Alden served as the vice president and provost at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas until...
Police are interviewing a person they suspect grabbed a woman's arm while she was showering Sunday in Neptune Hall, according to an NIU safety bulletin.The victim said she was in the shower of a third floor bathroom when a person grabbed her arm, according...
The Student Association Senate held a reading and discussion Sunday for a resolution to support lowering the entrance age to bars from 21 to 20 in DeKalb.Ben Donovan, Student Association director of Governmental Affairs, said the SA is aiming to change...
“Manspreading” and improper commuter etiquette has not gone unnoticed by some Huskie Bus riders.Manspreading refers to when people spread their legs and put their belongings on vacant bus seats. This results in a lack of seats on crowded buses.Though...
Adrian Smith reads a personal speech Thursday night at the Holmes Student Center's Duke Ellington Ballroom during a speech and concert performance. Thursday's event celebrated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and marked a close to the campus-wide Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Service week.
Police are investigating the attempted assault of a female student who was showering when a man in a ski mask touched her arm, according to an NIU safety bulletin.At 4:57 a.m. Sunday, an attempted assault on a female student was reported to have occurred...
NIU is looking for a student to be a featured presenter for its TEDxNIU Talks in April.The TEDx Talks will focus on "hidden superheroes" and will feature presentations from 9/11 first responder Tim Brown, motivational speaker Dale Spencer and author...
Campus Activities Board is hiring for two positions, according to a post on its website.Open positions include a coordinator for Educational Leadership and a marketing intern/coordinator.The coordinator for Educational Leadership will run the committee...
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 finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety.Monday1. At 9:17 p.m.,...
The DogHouse, which raised more than $20,000 through Kickstarter to become NIU's first food truck, hopes to open in April.In a message posted to Instagram, the truck's management team, which is composed of three alumni, said it has begun purchasing meetings...
Some Faculty Senate members questioned how NIU will implement a policy presented Wednesday to make the campus smoke-free.The Smoke-Free Campus Act, which goes in to effect July 1, prohibits smoking in indoor and outdoor areas of college campuses in Illinois....
NIU’s Department of Student Involvement and Leadership Development is using random compliance checks to ensure student organizations are following regulations that limit the size of off-campus parties, alcohol consumption and the length of parties, among other things. The random compliance checks started this semester.
