Monday• At 10:21 p.m., an officer went to Stevenson Towers North for a report of pot. The officer took a report. This case is closed.Tuesday• At 5:03 p.m., an officer stopped a car in the 900 block of North Annie Glidden Road. The officer smelled...
Students will be able to give feedback on their Douglas dining experiences through an online survey.The survey, which will be released later in the month, is designed to allow customers to be heard, share concerns or see how things are going in regard...
The Faculty Senate hopes to give NIU personnel a voice in pension reform.At a Wednesday Faculty Senate meeting, Senate President Alan Rosenbaum motioned for the Faculty Senate to endorse a pension resolution in response to pension issues in the state...
Students took a stand Wednesday night against violence and sexual assault.Organizations came together to host Take Back the Night at NIU during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Take Back the Night is an event where people come together and march to...
Bennie Starks, who served more than 20 years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit, emphasized that students should seek truth during a campus performance Wednesday.Starks was wrongfully convicted 27 years ago, and after serving 20 years in jail was...
Athletics will induct its 31st class into the Hall of Fame.On Oct. 11, seven people will be inducted into the hall of fame at 7 p.m. at the Duke Ellington Ballroom inside the Holmes Student Center. Former head football coach Joe Novak, NFL veteran and...
You don’t have to go far to experience the Olympics.On Oct. 16 and 17, six-time Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee will visit NIU. Joyner-Kersee will speak to groups across campus and the community.Joyner-Kersee has had a successful career. She won...
Saturday• At 11:06 p.m., an officer patrolling New Hall East met with a person in regard to pot. Marissa L. Mazur, 18, of Homewood, was arrested for possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia.Sunday• At 1:28 p.m. Sept. 24, an officer...
By Kelly Bauer & Anthony Szudarski
| October 2, 2013
A government shutdown may not have an immediate impact on students, but it could affect them as it continues.The government’s failure to meet a budget deadline Monday night meant some departments would not be funded and hundreds of thousands of federal...
The General Education Visioning Task Force is looking to change “outdated” general education requirements as soon as next fall.The task force plans to make recommendations to overhaul general education requirements so they focus on skill-based classes....
Student groups and employers switched roles for NIU’s first Reverse Career Fair.The Tuesday event gave employers the chance to interview student organizations on criteria that companies are looking for. About 20 student organizations and nine businesses...
CHANCE will celebrate its 45th anniversary this weekend with an awards reception and gala.Started in 1968, CHANCE is a program that allows students who don’t meet all the requirements for student admission to attend NIU. CHANCE will mark its anniversary...
