DeKALB – NIU’s school colors are black and cardinal red, but a new student organization thinks green should be considered.
Go Green, Go Clean is an environmentalist organization that was founded to protect the environment of NIU’s campus. The...
DeKALB – After nearly four years of service, Speaker Dallas Douglass has announced his plans to step down as speaker of the Student Government Association.
Serving as speaker of the senate since March 2021, Douglass announced his departure at Friday's...
DeKALB – “Undocumented and unafraid!” were the words chanted during DREAM Action NIU’s 10th annual Coming Out of the Shadows event to encourage fearlessness and strength for undocumented students.
DREAM Action NIU is a student-led organization...
On the fourth day of the 2023 Northern Star Treasure Hunt NIU students Hunter Mason, a junior geology major, and Cole Phillips, a senior geology major, found the hidden paperweight.
“I found it outside of Montgomery Hall in the parking lot between...
DeKALB – The NIU School of Theater and Dance is opening the curtains for the new director Roxanna Conner who will begin her position on July 1.
Conner was selected from her vast involvement in the theater world with nearly two decades of experience...
DeKALB – The ENGL 203 course has been incorporating innovative changes to its research project for years. This year’s projects are no different, but the students are taking an active shift to go beyond just a good grade.
NIU’s annual Showcase...
DeKALB – New technology may be introduced to NIU classrooms in the upcoming years following the University Council meeting addressing Gov. J.B. Priztker’s proposed budget for Illinois universities.
BUDGET UPDATE
While addressing the budget update,...
Clarification: The public comment by Jacob Berg was submitted as an email and read by Speaker Dallas Douglass.
DeKALB – The usual calm of the Student Government Association senate’s weekly meeting was disrupted by an alum’s public comment,...
Editor’s note: This article will be updated each day to include the most current clue for the 2023 Northern Star Treasure Hunt.
DeKALB — The annual Northern Star Treasure Hunt returns to campus starting Monday, April 10. Find the Northern Star...
DeKALB – In 2021, NIU decided the hospitality and tourism management major would be shifted from the College of Health and Human Sciences to an emphasis in the College of Business.
Students previously enrolled in the program are set to graduate in...
By Michael Mollsen, Former Written Managing Editor
| April 6, 2023
DeKALB – Since COVID-19, NIU students have experienced a pandemic-hangover. Its cure doesn’t involve greasy cheeseburgers, but rather a need for attendance in classes.
Students may have also noticed messages from the NIU app or posters around campus...
DeKALB – NIU’s Recreation Center is seeking to revive an old tradition – shooting hoops with faculty and staff.
NIU faculty and staff are encouraged by NIU Recreation to take part in basketball pickup games at noon Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays...
