DeKALB – NIU will hold its annual moment of reflection for the students lost to the mass shooting on Feb. 14, 2008: Gayle Dubowski, Catalina Garcia, Julianna Gehant, Ryanne Mace and Daniel Parmenter.
Five bells will toll at 3:06 p.m. Tuesday to pay...
CORRECTION: This piece has been updated to clarify that the graduation application date of Feb. 14 is for graduate students. Feb. 1 was the deadline for undergraduates.
The Spring term might have just started, but graduation dates and deadlines are...
DeKALB – NIU Nutrition Coaching is hosting a Huskies in the Aisles grocery tour at Hy-Vee to teach students about effective and healthy grocery shopping.
Nutrition instructors will guide the free one-hour tour for planning out nutritious meals and...
DeKALB – What originally began as a group of faculty providing high-demand textbooks has expanded into a task force of librarians and staff working with professors to replace course materials with more affordable and accessible sources.
Dee Anna...
DeKALB – Through the NIU Library, the Northern Star’s older issues, dating back to 1899 (the first year the Northern Star began printing), are being digitized and will be available for the public to read online later this year.
Before the old print...
By Evan Mellon, Assistant News Editor
| February 5, 2023
DeKALB - Amid growing concerns of what it's calling NIU’s inactivity toward racism and lack of diversity on campus, the Student Government Association has proposed a petition to shed light on student concerns.
The proposed petition was co-authored...
DeKALB – A task force created by NIU President Lisa Freeman, dedicated to revitalizing and improving Greek life, gave its findings to the university after research and data gathering from various subcommittees during the 2021-2022 academic year.
According...
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DeKALB – A quartet of towers stand resolute between the West Lagoon and Central Park. Grant Towers are...
DeKALB – Data released by NIU shows enrollment numbers have continued to drop, but the amount of students staying for another semester has increased.
THE NUMBERS BREAKDOWN
Spring 2023 total enrollment hosts 14,364 students, 237 fewer students...
By Evan Mellon, Assistant News Editor
| February 2, 2023
DeKALB – The NIU University Council met to discuss the increase of re-enrollment rates and SGA funding.
Executive Vice President and Provost Beth Ingram said that the re-enrollment rate for full-time first-year students this spring semester is 88.3%,...
It’s time to vote for Best of DeKalb 2023!
Best of DeKalb gives you the opportunity to vote for your favorites in 27 categories such as Best Fraternity, Best Sorority, Best NIU Faculty Member, Best Pizza Place, Best Place to Watch Sports, Best Coffee...
By Colin Kempsell, Senior News Reporter
| January 31, 2023
DeKALB – NIU is missing a major mode of transportation: A commuter rail. This could change in the coming years as the city evaluates the possibility of a Metra train station and has already begun investing in one.
On Jan. 9, the DeKalb City Council...
