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...
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...
DeKALB – The information in this report is compiled from the NIU Police Department’s Daily Crime Log.
Any case defined as “unfounded” was not included in this list. Any case “closed by exception” means the case is closed due to circumstances...
DeKALB – Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Lauren Underwood provided an update on the $1 million in funding for the Advanced Electronics Initiative and the $1.5 million in funding for a new microchip fabrication lab in the College of Engineering and Engineering...
Editor's note: This piece has been corrected to reflect that Eric Wasowicz retained his position as the chair of the Board of Trustees and Montel Gayles as board member. The building of the new nursing building will also not be completed by Fall 2023.
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DeKALB – NIU School of Law’s lecture and mural unveiling took place on March 31 in the second floor atrium of Swen Parson Hall. The two display cases show NIU law students who are now part of the judiciary of the state and federal government.
This...
Dream Action NIU will be hosting its 10th annual Coming Out of the Shadows (COS) event at 5:30 p.m. on April 12 in the Martin Luther King Memorial Commons.
“Coming Out of the Shadows” is a statement of defiance against the rhetoric that seeks...
Editor's note: This piece was updated at approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday to include more information.
DeKALB – With a historic push on higher education, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker emphasized the funding that his proposed fiscal year 2024 budget...
By Evan Mellon, Assistant News Editor
| April 2, 2023
DeKALB – Following its recent elections, the Student Government Association has announced its plans to prepare a special election due to a lack of senators elected to the senate.
While the elections did result in 11 senators being elected to the...
By Evan Mellon, Assistant News Editor
| April 1, 2023
DeKALB – Just as the Student Government Association elections came to a close, a coalition of four SGA candidates received a sanction as a result of a mass-email campaign on behalf of their ticket.
An email was sent by student trustee candidate Tim...
DeKALB – The Student Government Association elections closed Wednesday. The winners were announced Friday on SGA’s Instagram.
Voting was open for the executive branch positions of president, vice president, treasurer and trustee.
Voting was...
