By Evan Mellon, News Reporter
| September 21, 2022
As visibility of the LGBTQ community has risen over the years, the concern of the wellbeing of LGBTQ students in universities has become an ongoing discussion. NIU was given a 5 out of 5 on the Campus Pride Index, a measurement and evaluation of a university’s...
By Sarah Rose, Lifestyle Writer
| September 20, 2022
DeKALB - The Cultural Sisterhood Summit will take place on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center at 231 N. Annie Glidden Road.
The event is free of charge and will offer free lunch to those who attend....
DeKALB — An NIU student was struck by a vehicle in front of the New Residence Hall at about 12:20 p.m. on Monday.
The person who was hit by the car has been released from the hospital, according to Deputy Chief Jason John and the NIU Police Department....
By Evan Mellon, News Reporter
| September 19, 2022
DeKALB — The NIU Board of Trustees reached a full collective bargaining agreement with the University Professionals of Illinois Local 4100 (UPI) on Thursday.
This negotiation came to its conclusion after several months of picketing and protests organized...
DeKALB – Co-ed Latino fraternity Alpha Psi Lambda kicked off Latino Heritage Month with El Grito on Thursday, the annual event to celebrate pride and independence among Latino Americans. Latino Heritage Month takes place from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
El...
DeKALB — The Newman Catholic Student Center has a new resident priest who is ready to preach to the NIU student body.
Rev. Sean Grismer, the new priest in residence, has been living at the Newman Center since mid-June. Prior to being here on campus,...
DeKALB — The NIU Center for Black Studies and RAMP will host a presentation from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday in the Regency Room at the Holmes Student Center, 340 Carroll Avenue.
The presentation, Intersectionality of Disability and Race. will feature...
DeKALB — Some hard-working students at NIU are not being paid, and both students and parents are expressing frustration. There are many students with on campus jobs that have not been paid since early August, according to NIU as well as many students...
By Colin Kempsell, Assistant News Editor
| September 14, 2022
DeKALB — With NIU’s fall semester in full swing, an overall decrease in enrolled students for the year left the first-year student body to set a new record for enrollment. The student body decreased by 3.6% from Fall 2021, while first-year enrollment...
