DeKALB | College students spend hours at a time browsing the internet for side splitting videos to pass the time. NIU students can now follow some former Huskies who are attempting to make it in the movie business. Andrew Morris, former NIU student who...
Nominations for the Deacon Davis Diversity Award will be accepted through March 18.According to a press release, the Deacon Davis Diversity Award is presented annually to three individuals as voted upon by current NIU undergraduate, graduate and professional...
Students may have noticed wireless Internet access is weaker, and sometimes unavailable, around campus. Cindy Phillips, director of Information Technology Services, said NIU realizes a fully wireless campus is not only valuable but the direction in which...
NIU has named Jerry D. Blakemore as vice president and general counsel. Blakemore will succeed Kenneth Davidson on April 1, provided he is approved by the NIU Board of Trustees. According to a press release from NIU Media Relations and Internal Communications,...
NIU closed Black History Month Monday night in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. The event, titled "Black Pride Renewed, Refreshed, Redefined" was sponsored by the Center for Black Studies and Campus Activities Board. The program featured performances from...
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 At...
DeKALB | The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., has recently invested in a number of e-books that will be accessible to anyone with a library card. Dee Coover, DeKalb Public Library director, said the e-books can be downloaded to any computer for up...
DeKALB | NIU students will pledge to amend their vocabularies in Gabel Hall Wednesday as part of Best Buddies' "Spread the Word to End the Word" event. The national event is designed to help people eliminate the word "retard" from everyday conversation,...
DeKALB | Will Petsche, third year law student, began juggling when he was 14. For him, it was only natural to start a club at NIU. After advertising and garnering interest, Petsche created the NIU Juggling Club last fall. The group was recognized by the...
By Kyla Gardner and Jacqueline Evans
| February 27, 2011
The Student Association Senate voted to approve $3,300 in supplemental funding to two student organizations Sunday night. The Senate has $4,984 remaining in its budget, which is funded by student fees. The senators approved funding to the NIU Equestrian...
Tuesday At 3:18 p.m., a theft was reported at the Grant Towers South computer lab. A wallet was left briefly unattended, and a sum of currency was found missing when the owner returned to retrieve it. This case is pending investigation. Wednesday At...
