Tippecanoe and rent one, too. At NIU, students have the chance to get out and have an adventure instead of spending the summer indoors. Outdoor Adventure, a branch of Recreation Services, is located in the Outing Centre inside the Rec Center, and students...
DeKALB | In the hot summer of DeKalb, NIU students need to find ways to cool off. One place is the Gabel Hall pool.The pool is open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m, and some students would like to see the hours increased.Jaimie Cox, sophomore...
DeKALB | NIU students taking summer classes are sharing the campus with younger guests.NIU is hosting several summer camps for middle school and high school students through the end of July. These camps include day camps for the youngest kids and week-long,...
DeKALB | NIU launched NIU Mobile, a new free application for smartphones, in anticipation of the upcoming school year.The NIU Mobile website allows users to select their type of phone to view a list of the features included in the new app and previews...
DeKalb | Google has released its very own social networking site called Google Plus. For now, this free site is in an invite-only field-testing phase, allowing for only a small number of people to join and use it. This is to allow Google time to work...
NIU Vice Provost Earl "Gip" Seaver announced five appointments on Thursday, the university stated. Elizabeth Tovar, from Ohio State University, will serve as the director of the Student-Athletic Academic Support Services. Michelle Pickett will serve as...
One of the former NIU students charged in the April 5 shooting of NIU linebacker Devon Butler appeared in court today for arraignment. Mark Orozco, 23, plead not guilty to nine total charges in connection with the April 5 shooting at 1009 Aspen Court....
The best thing about the summer for Lydia Nieves is the ease of parking on campus. Nieves, senior health and human sciences major, is one of the few students who elects to stay on the NIU campus between spring and fall semesters to enroll in summer classes....
June 12 At 10:09 p.m. NIU Police received a report that a computer had been taken from the Holmes Student Center. An investigation is pending. June 14 At 10:34 a.m. NIU Police received a report of criminal damage to property at Founder’s Memorial Library....
Fire Chief Bruce Harrison said that the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house has "dramatically improved their premise already" since being condemned nearly a month ago. Harrison said the next inspection will be in early July, around the time the rest of the...
The NIU Board of Trustees approved a motion to increase tuition by 6.8 percent for incoming students during a meeting Thursday.NIU President John Peters said the new rate will not affect returning students, which make up 72 percent of the student body.Peters...
By Jasmine Willett and Kyla gardner
| June 9, 2011
During the spring semester, students may have been awakened by the sounds of drilling and forced to reroute a familiar way to class because of closed-off areas on campus. Although these changes might have been an inconvenience, they are an effort to improve...
