DeKALB — September is National Preparedness Month and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) wants families to review their emergency plans and build an emergency kit.
Director of the IEMA Alicia Tate-Nadeau released a statement regarding...
DeKALB — President Biden has introduced a financial relief plan that exhumes students of some student loan debt. This three-part plan is set to forgive students of up to $20,000.
What to expect
The first phase of the plan is an extension of the student...
DeKalb — Northern Illinois University Art Museum will be hosting three virtual lectures in relation to their Children’s Illustrated Literature Suite written by Leonard S. Marcus.
Marcus co-created the "Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children's...
By Colin Kempsell, Assistant News Editor
| September 11, 2022
DeKALB — The Student Government Association appointed two new senators on Friday, along with a new director of diversity, equity and inclusion, and an existing senator appointed to the position of clerk.
First-year Alexia Musgraves, sophomore Princess...
NIU’s Homecoming Concert this year will feature Waka Flocka Flame with DJ Whoo Kid.
Tickets go on sale starting at 8 a.m. Friday for students and guests, as each student can bring one guest. Faculty and staff tickets will go on sale starting Sept....
DeKALB — Dozens of faculty members gathered on Thursday in front of the Founders Memorial Library in their most recent rally for equitable income and better contracts from NIU.
Organized by the United Faculty Alliance of Northern Illinois University,...
DeKALB — Total enrollment at NIU has decreased by 3.6% compared to the Fall 2021 semester. Enrollment for Fall 2022 is 15,649 students.
Undergraduate and graduate enrollment decreased overall, which NIU said is thought to be due to pandemic-related...
DeKALB-- Outdoor Adventures is hosting Moonlight Kayak Paddle. If you love adventuring outdoors at night this will be the perfect thing for you and your friends to do.
It will be a guided moonlight kayak paddle on the East Lagoon. You will need to...
DeKALB — NIU’s Avalon String Quartet is set to perform an original theatrical performance Wednesday night at the Music Building Recital Hall.
The performance, “Seven Ages of Man”, is an original interpretation of a famous speech from the play...
DeKALB — The Legislative Branch of NIU’s Student Government Association appointed a new Deputy Speaker and Historian on Friday.
Senator Ethan DeMeuse and Senator Atlas Babcock were appointed to the positions of Deputy Speaker and Historian, respectively....
DeKALB — NIU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will welcome Presidential Historian Douglas Brinkley as their next guest in the Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series at 6 p.m., Sept. 15.
The Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series shows how the liberal...
Over the past couple of years, there has been an emphasis on creating a better environment and experience for LGBTQ+ college students. Campus Pride recently came out with a list of the best colleges for LGBTQ+ students and NIU made the list.
Campus...
