Wednesday• At 8:26 a.m., officers went to Stevenson Towers North for a report of a fight. The officers met with the people in question. Khadijah A. Holley, 18, of Chicago, was arrested for assault and battery. Holley was processed at the NIU Police...
Friday’s Homecoming parade featured more entries.This year’s parade featured the same route as last year’s, starting in Huskie Stadium, but there were new participants, more entries and more city organizations getting involved.“The parade was...
After a “successful” tailgate Saturday, the LGBT Resource Center hopes to hold a Homecoming tailgate next year and possibly make it an annual event.Charles Schumann, a member of the Presidential Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity,...
Students can apply for the university’s annual congressional internship program.This program is held in Washington, D.C., and is open to all majors. Four students will be selected to live and work in the nation’s capital. The program runs from late...
NIU President Doug Baker is inviting students across campus to submit their designs for the official 2013 NIU holiday card.Twelve winners will each receive $100 in scholarship money and will have their artwork featured on the university’s holiday cards....
A student-led movement at NIU, the Save Chicago Campaign, is seeking students interested in making Chicago a better place.One project in development for the group is NIU Cares About Chicago Day, which is similar to the annual NIU Cares Days that benefits...
Students have another chance to travel overseas.Anthropology professor Mitch Irwin is planning a 2014 study abroad trip to Madagascar. Last summer, Irwin led his first trip with NIU to the country. The trip is set to start in late May.Lodging will involve...
NIU’s top brass will see “sweeping organizational changes,” according to a university release.NIU President Doug Baker announced the creation of vice president for International Affairs, a spot that former Provost Raymond Alden will take on. Baker...
NIU President Doug Baker said student retention will be one of the university’s biggest keys to future success at Wednesday’s University Council meeting.Eric Weldy, vice president for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management, spoke about strategies...
NIU and DeKalb County are teaming up to take out “the bug.”To prevent influenza, the DeKalb County Health Department has implemented its The Flu Ends with U campaign. The campaign partners with NIU Health Services and encourages people to remember...
Students took part in a discussion about sexual assault and domestic violence Wednesday.The event, called Invisible Scars, was hosted by the LGBT Resource Center as part of LGBTQ History month and Domestic Violence Awareness month. Invisible Scars was...
Former assistant professor Robert Pearson died Saturday.Pearson worked at NIU from 1963 until his retirement in 1989, including in temporary and assistant professor spots in the biology department as well as NIU’s only pre-med adviser for many years....
