Geese are often associated with NIU. These campus icons receive mentions on social media and the geese even have their own Twitter page, @NIUGeese. [View the story "NIU Geese" on Storify]The popularity of geese was an entirely different story 25 years...
DeKALB — Since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, “repeal” has been met with anger by some NIU students who have grown to rely on provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare,...
DeKALB — The construction delay of the Stevens Building resulted in nearly $2 million in unexpected costs.The project, which is managed by the Illinois Capital Development Board, was delayed from June 2015 to July 2016 because of the state budget impasse....
DeKALB — Students interested in running for Student Association Senate and Executive Board started the process by attending the first candidates’ meeting.SA Elections Commissioner Jamilah Dodd and Kayla Sorensen, SA Board of Elections chairwoman,...
Students can summon the luck of the Irish at St. Patrick's Day-themed bingo and bowling.The $1 bingo and bowling event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. March 6 in the Huskie Den. Winners will receive prizes.Holmes Student Center Events will host the event....
DeKALB | First and Second Year Experience will host a police panel from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today in Stevenson Towers South smart classroom 175. The panel will feature three to four officers from the DeKalb Police Department who will discuss their daily lives,...
DeKALB — Department of Homeland Security memos regarding enhanced enforcement of President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order sparked a call to action by local activists and NIU students the past week.The memos, published Feb. 20, outline...
Gov. Bruce Rauner recommended $77,465,000 in state appropriations for NIU in his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018.The proposed budget, issued Feb. 15, comes following two years in which NIU did not receive full state appropriations because of an inability...
DeKALB — As his confirmation hearings approach, students have developed opinions about President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch.Gorsuch was nominated to the Supreme Court by Trump Jan. 31. Confirmation hearings will begin March...
