Members of the community can soon view presentations on multicultural issues given by faculty and staff from a range of disciplines, including nursing, history, business and education.Presentations are held from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday in the Holmes...
Huskie Stadium is usually known for its football team, but this Halloween it will serve up a different type of scary as the new location of Haunted Huskies, a haunted house sponsored by Neptune Hall Council.Typically, the haunted house takes place in...
Tuesday marked the first of three free self-defense classes for women taught by Rape Aggression Defense-certified instructors from NIU.Course instructor Jennifer Kirker-Priest, director of the Anthropology Museum, said one in five college-aged women is...
The Asian American Center and Rotaract Club paired up to help displaced people in Zamboanga Tuesday.The Asian American Center held a charity talk for students and community members who were interested in learning about the Zamboanga crisis. The center...
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.Thursday•...
Alumna Suzanne Jackiw is taking her video gaming to the next level by raising money for children hospitals.Jackiw and thousands of others will spend 25 straight hours playing video games for charity on Saturday. The gaming marathon is an international...
NIU is looking to improve student retention and enrollment by making sure students are aware of the opportunities available to them.Eric Weldy, vice president for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, said more research needs to be done to figure...
Nearly one in five women in the U.S. has been raped or suffered an attempted rape, according to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, and NIU hopes to change those numbers.Monday, Lesley Rigg, associate dean of research and graduate...
Athletics had more to celebrate than football’s win Saturday, as the Chessick Practice Center was also unveiled this weekend.The Kenneth and Ellen Chessick Practice Center was opened to the public, marking the end of the two-year project. Kenneth Chessick,...
While people are gearing up to collect candy, students went out to collect canned goods for those in need.The Trick or Treat So Others Can Eat collection was arranged with Feed’em Soup, 122 S. First St., a community project that provides food to people...
As a way to give back to his alma mater, Kenneth Chessick talked to students and faculty about his life and the things he did that helped him be successful Thursday evening at the Barsema Hall auditorium.His lecture, How an Ordinary Guy Can Do Extraordinary...
Police Chief Gene Lowery addressed the DeKalb Police Department’s relationship with students at the Student Association Senate meeting Sunday.Lowery, a guest speaker at the meeting, commended senators on the efforts they put in creating a connection...
