DeKALB – Nov. 20 is a day to honor those in the transgender community killed by violence.
This year, the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center and the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality will be hosting a remembrance vigil as part...
DeKALB – NIU officials are helping students hack their futures with the development of a cybersecurity degree program.
The university already has a cybersecurity certificate program at the master’s degree level, but according to Interim Executive...
DeKALB – The heat in Ellington’s kitchen can be difficult, but the restaurant’s students can take it.
Ellington’s Restaurant, located in the Holmes Student Center, is a buffet-style dining establishment. Unlike other NIU dining services, it...
DeKALB – It’s not uncommon for youths to raise money with a lemonade stand, but one NIU student has chosen to take it a step further.
Madison Wescott, a junior political science major with an emphasis in law, has been managing a food truck for...
DeKALB – Coffee drinkers can experience a taste of DeKalb’s community after a NIU alum was inspired to create a mug that reflects the city.
Ashley “Ann” Klockenga, an NIU alum, created a mug that displayed the history and essence of DeKalb’s...
DeKALB – Getting a tattoo can be a common rite of passage for 18-year-olds looking to assert their newly gained status as adults. However, getting a tattoo can be a costly regret without proper consideration.
First-year finance major Nick Neagle...
DeKALB – Mission II took a final bow during this week’s football game against Western Michigan University. He trotted around the Huskie Stadium one last time before entering a relaxing life of retirement and allowing Mission III to take over.
Mission...
DeKALB – At 2 a.m. Tuesday in Patterson Hall, an alarm sounded, waking up students and evacuating them out of the residence hall. When students flooded outside, they realized it wasn’t a drill but an actual emergency.
A steam valve had ruptured,...
DeKALB – Scooters, bicycles, skateboards and more powered by electricity are becoming a popular form of transportation for students to slide around campus.
E-vehicles are an alternative method of transport students are using to get around campus....
DeKALB – The SGA rejected its proposed statement regarding the Israel-Hamas war written in response to Muslim students’ safety.
The association rejected a similar petition, which would have recommended NIU provide educational and mental health...
DeKALB – An $18 million operating deficit for the fiscal year 2023 was reported by NIU’s Finance, Audit, Compliance, Facilities and Operations Committee.
The deficit of $18,563,414 is in part the result of the university earning $4.6 million...
DeKALB – If you listen close while walking the corridors of DuSable Hall, you can hear the sound of higher education, and it sounds like a lecture.
Lectures have been used to educate since the time of Socrates and Plato, but modern students, like...
