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Darren Mitchell, acting NIU chief of police, recounts Sept. 11 as a patrol officer in 2001. “It was constant conversation the whole night; students didn’t even go to bed,” Mitchell said.

20 years later: NIU faculty, staff reflect on 9/11

By Ashley Dwy and Kierra Frazier | September 8, 2021

DeKALB — NIU is teaching two generations of students about Sept. 11, 2001, as a moment in history rather than an event that occurred in the students’ lifespan. Sept. 11 was 20 years ago, which seems so far away. In reality, students, faculty and staff...

A face mask lays in the grass along the sidewalk along Lincoln Highway.

7 students, 1 employee test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | September 7, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday that seven additional students and one employee have tested positive for the coronavirus, and 23 students and four employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Tuesday, 28 Huskies are currently...

This year school starts on Jan. 18, which is the fourth week of the month. This is because the first week in January 2022 is only a day long.

Weekly events: Week of Sept. 6

By Northern Star Staff | September 6, 2021

Monday Huskie Conversation Podcast Season 3 Episode 3 Release: The Social Justice Education Department will continue their Conversations That Matter about Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. Host J Pappas will discuss the 2021 NIU Common Read Experience...

The Social Justice Education Department is located in the Health Services Building, Room 408.

Social Justice Education promotes open dialogue, cultural competence

By Gabriel Fiorini | September 5, 2021

DeKALB —  The Social Justice Education Department, established in 2016, continues to provide students with anti-discriminatory resources and ample avenues of social change. The department hosts many events and workshops to promote open dialogue and...

De Mujer a Mujer meets Wednesdays at the Latino and Latin Studies Resource Center.

De Mujer a Mujer becomes an independent organization

By Greg Gancarz | September 4, 2021

DeKALB – De Mujer a Mujer, a student group based around support for Latina women attending NIU, is one of the newest official student organizations. De Mujer a Mujer, Spanish for “from woman to woman,” was founded in 2002 as a program under the...

The DeKalb County Health Department's mobile vaccine clinic administered vaccines to students from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the Martin Luther King Commons.

Mobile clinic administers 74 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Huskies

By Gabriel Fiorini | September 4, 2021

DeKALB一 Between Wednesday and Thursday, 74 people received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The DeKalb County Health Department partnered with NIU to administer complimentary Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to students,...

15 additional students test positive for COVID-19 and one student recovers.

5 students, no employees test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | September 3, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Friday that five additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and four students and one employee have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Friday, 47 Huskies are currently...

A mask is taped to NIU's Olive Goyle statue next to Altgeld Hall June 3.

1 student, no employees test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | September 2, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Thursday that one additional student and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and no students or employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Thursday, 47 Huskies are currently...

4 additional students test positive for COVID-19 and 27 recover.

6 students, 2 employees test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | September 1, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday that six additional students and two employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and two students and two employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, 46 Huskies are...

The DeKalb County Health Department's mobile vaccine clinic administered vaccines to students from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the Martin Luther King Commons.

COVID-19 mobile vaccine clinic to come to NIU

By Aidan Bengford | August 31, 2021

DeKALB — The DeKalb County Public Health Department will administer free COVID-19 vaccinations from noon to 3 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday at the Martin Luther King Commons. Getting the vaccine is completely free, and there is no need to set up...

COVID-19 signs posted in the Holmes Student Center.

7 students, 2 employees test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | August 31, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday that seven additional students and two employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and three students and no employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Tuesday, 32 Huskies are currently...

Chairperson Dennis Barsema responds to public comments at a Board of Trustees meeting.

University debt decreases by $4 million

By Aidan Bengford | August 31, 2021

DeKALB – The net position of the university decreased by $38 million, and the university’s debt decreased by almost $4 million for FY20, the Board of Trustees announced Thursday as they reviewed the audit of the university’s FY20 internal budget. It...