Students had fewer fees to pay this year due to a change in transit by the Huskie Bus Line System.Joe Frascello, director of mass transit, said new bus routes saved students $135,000.“We managed to save money while slimming down the route,” Frascello...
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections has acquired the manuscripts of science fiction and fantasy author Lois McMaster Bujold.The acquisition was the first of several expected installments from Bujold, a five-time Hugo award winner. The...
An action-packed movie, Naked juice and Kiss FM will all be in Central Park Thursday.The Campus Activities Board will provide free festivities from 7 to 10 p.m. at Central Park on the west side of campus. The main event is a showing of "Fast and Furious...
Tom Phillips will be NIU's new chief of police starting Sept. 16.Phillips, who was not available to comment Wednesday, was a deputy chief at the University of Chicago Police Department. He will be introduced to the Board of Trustees as its meeting Thursday....
Students can get discount tickets to the game against Iowa on Saturday.The game will be held in Kinnick Stadium. The tickets will be available until 10 p.m. Thursday and can be purchased online at NIU.universitytickets.com.Tickets are $25 for the game...
Sheryl Crow will sing her way into DeKalb come late October, and tickets are available Thursday.The singer will be accompanied by Gary Allan when she performs at the Convo on Oct. 26. Tickets to the performance cost $55 go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday....
It’s your chance to listen to the music of champions.Jim Cornelison, who sings the “Star-Spangled Banner” for the Blackhawks, will sing from noon to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Barsema Hall. He will “fire up students for the coming semester,” according...
NIU’s Naperville campus will play host to a morning forum on immigration reform today.The forum will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Business, education and faith leaders will urge “movement on common sense immigration reform.”NIU President Doug Baker...
The Student Involvement Fair had more space than ever to showcase student organizations this year.Brandon Hunter, graduate assistant for Leadership & Student Organizational Services, said Sunday was the first time the fair was in the Regency Room...
A little advice for students moving in Thursday: Bring an umbrella.Move-in day featured frequent, heavy rains, and the effects of it split Huskies: guide Jose Hurtado, a junior electrical engineering major, said the weather "kinda kills the mood," while...
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.July 22• At...
Structural improvements are being made across campus, from major renovations like Gilbert Hall’s to smaller improvements like better parking lot lighting.According the NIU’s website, there are 64 major buildings on the main NIU campus in DeKalb. The...
