Student Association Senate passed a resolution to provide $8,925 in supplemental funding to the Black Student Union at Senate’s Sunday meeting.The BSU is an umbrella organization that supports at least 22 organizations on campus.“We focus on unity...
Students can share their ideas on bettering Late Night Ride at a forum hosted by Student Association senators 5 p.m. Wednesday.Late Night Ride is a free door-to-door car service that gives rides to students, staff and faculty. The service is run by the...
Chukuka Enwemeka, a candidate for executive vice president and provost, will be at NIU Thursday and Friday.Faculty may meet with Enwemeka in an open forum 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center Ballroom.University staff and...
Students debated the causes of and solutions to NIU’s student retention issue in a town meeting Wednesday.Janice Hamlet, associate professor of COMS 220: Rhetoric and Public Issues, said she uses what she calls town meetings to teach the class. After...
NIU President Doug Baker discusses his trip to the State Senate, at which he and other university administrators testified about how a 12.5 percent or 20 percent budget would affect the university, during Wednesday’s University Council meeting in the...
A grievance policy that will give students guidelines to resolving issues with faculty members was passed with 50 votes by the University Council Wednesday.Student grievance policyThe student grievance policy has been a heavily discussed issue for more...
Students and faculty kicked off LGBTQ Awareness Month with a discussion of the passage of the Civil Rights Act Wednesday.The lecture — Race, Gender and the Civil Rights Act: An Historical Perspective — was presented by Patricia Sullivan, history professor...
Locals can learn how to manage their money and plan for the future during Money Smart Week.The College of Business is hosting Money Smart Week April 5-12. NIU’s Financial Literacy Collaborative is partnering with the DeKalb County Cash Coalition to...
Sam Swafford, Phi Kappa Theta Tugs captain, plans to end his second and final year of Tugs competition with victory.Phi Kapps is one of eight teams competing in the annual Tugs tournament April 21 to 26 in the East Tailgate field at Huskie Stadium. The...
Kimberley Buster-Williams has accepted the role of associate provost for Enrollment Management at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va.Buster-Williams has been the acting associate vice president for Enrollment Management at NIU since...
Project site leaders and kick-off volunteers are needed for NIU Cares Day.NIU Cares Day, an annual day of community service, is April 12.Project site leaders are in charge of project sites and assist with communication between volunteer teams and supervisors...
With sentimental objects and a ridiculous amount of knick-knacks, the sociological aspect of hoarding was explored Tuesday in Altgeld Hall to support the hoarding art exhibition.According to the Self-Storage association, America has more than 52,500 storage...
