DeKALB – At the first Student Government Association meeting of the 2024-2025 academic year, in a 12-0-1 vote, Sen. Nathan Gonzalez was voted as the SGA Deputy Speaker. The first SGA meeting of the 2024-2025 academic year was held at 4 p.m. Friday...

DeKALB – NIU’s 10-day Fall 2024 enrollment numbers show slight decreases in undergraduate and graduate student populations but increases in transfer students and law students. NIU released its 10-day enrollment which contained how many students...

DeKALB – NIU’s plan to rejuvenate Greek Life takes a step forward as the sale of land for the $18 million Greek Life Center is set to close on Oct. 21. The City of DeKalb agreed to sell the land to the NIU Foundation at a council meeting July 22. The...

DeKALB – To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Lincoln Lecture series, Clint Smith, award-winning poet and writer, visited NIU for a conversation about the history of slavery in America. NIU partnered with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,...

Correction: This piece was updated at 2:34 p.m. Monday Sept. 16, to remove incorrect information regarding the host of the event on Oct. 24. The event will be hosted by the Coalition for Transforming Higher Education Funding, not the Partnership for College...

DeKALB – Around 90 attendees filled the Huskie Den at the Holmes Student Center on Tuesday to watch the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris and to participate in a panel discussion on topics such...

DeKALB – On Aug. 28 the United States Supreme Court rejected the Biden administration’s new Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, affecting the more than eight million people already enrolled in the program. The SAVE plan sought to lower...

Correction: This piece was updated at 12:32 p.m. Wednesday to change incorrect information regarding the email address for students who want to be a member of Huskies Vote. The email is [email protected]. DeKALB – In the midst of another important election...

DeKALB – Clint Smith, award-winning writer and poet, is coming to NIU to discuss the history of slavery in America. The lecture will be centered around his book titled “How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America”...

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 “closed by exception” case is closed due to circumstances outside of...

DeKALB – The NIU Student Nurses’ Organization is partnering with the Red Cross to host a blood drive at NIU.  The blood drive will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 16 in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Participants can...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The responses in this report have been lightly edited for clarity and brevity. DeKALB – A National Guard and United States Army veteran, James Innis, senior accountancy major, was elected the Student Government Association vice president...