DeKALB — NIU offers merit scholarships for first-year students ranging from $1,000 to $7,000. To receive a merit scholarship, incoming students need a GPA between 3.0-4.0.
“We saw a large increase in students with 3.8 and above,” said Sol Jensen,...
DeKALB — A Dekalb woman’s dog died as the result of an accidental kitchen fire on Wednesday, according to a DeKalb Fire Department news release.
Heavy black smoke began billowing out of a third-floor apartment unit at the Amber Manor Apartments...
DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday that five additional students and one employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, and one student has recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, 14 students and one employee are currently...
DeKALB — For the first time this year, mosquitoes collected in a trap in Sandwich have tested positive for the West Nile Virus, according to a DeKalb Health Department news release.
Nearly 42 counties in Illinois have reported mosquito samples...
DeKALB - DeKalb County Health Department, 2550 N. Annie Glidden Road, will be administering free walk-in COVID-19 Pfizer booster shots for people who are eligible Monday through Friday 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m.
Eligible people include those...
DeKALB — The Huskie Food Pantry will now be opened an additional day of the week. The pantry will also be available to both students with and without a meal plan.
Jeanne Baxter, assistant director of civic and service learning, oversees the pantry...
DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday that no additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and four students and no employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Tuesday, 11 students and one employee...
DeKALB — The weather for the week of Oct. 6 will see cloudy skies with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Forecast data was provided by the National Weather Service.
Wednesday
Wednesday will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 75 degrees. Wednesday...
DeKALB — Illinois gas prices have risen by 5.6 cents per gallon in the past week according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 4,378 gas stations in Illinois.
Prices are currently an average of $3.32 per gallon, $1.09 more than it was last year. The...
DeKALB — In Summer 2021, there were a total of 5,325 students enrolled in courses at NIU, 149 fewer students than were enrolled in Summer 2020. Of these students, 2,566 were undergraduate students, 2,657 were graduate students and 102 were law students.
This...
DeKALB — NIU announced Monday that seven additional students and one employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, and six students and one employee has recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Monday, 15 students and one employee...
DeKALB — Ben Hickey, a sophomore engineering major, was appointed and sworn in as a new senator for the Student Government Association Senate at Sunday’s meeting.
Hickey discussed his goals and qualifications in a speech, which was followed by...
