DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday that one additional student and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and three students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, six students and four employees are...

DeKALB – NIU Police Chief Tom Phillips will retire in mid-April after seven years of service, according to a Wednesday news release. Deputy Chief Darren Mitchell, a 21-year veteran at the department, will step in as acting chief of the NIU Police Department.  “I...

DeKALB – The Student Government Association recognized Turning Point USA as an official student organization on Sunday, despite pushback from students at the meeting.  Turning Point USA’s mission is to identify, educate, train and organize students...

DeKALB – Kappa Delta Chi’s Beta Upsilon chapter will host a fundraiser from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday at Chipotle, 1013 W Lincoln Highway A, in order to raise money for their sorority. Kappa Delta Chi is a sorority at NIU committed to the professional...

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

DeKALB – DeKalb teacher Maddi Bodine of Kingston Elementary School is one of 32 finalists from a field of 708 nominations statewide for the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. “Every year since 1986, Golden Apple has selected master...

DeKALB — NIU announced Monday that one additional student and no employee have tested positive for the coronavirus, and 11 students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Monday, 12 students and four employees are currently...

DeKALB – Gas prices continue to rise across the country. The average price of gas in Illinois on March 15 was $3 per gallon, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 4,378 stations in the state. That is a 10.7 cents per gallon increase from last week...

DeKALB – Over the years, it seems as if snowfall has increased during March. Is climate change to blame, or is this common for northern Illinois?  The normal amount of snowfall for Chicago during March is 5.6 inches, according to weather.gov. The...

DeKALB — The week of March 15 will see several chances for precipitation including snow and will remain in the low to mid 40s until the weekend. Forecast data was provided by the National Weather Service.    Monday Monday will be breezy...

DeKALB – In 1972, students and faculty began a planning committee for a Women’s Studies Program at the university. In 1981, the plan was approved and the first Women’s Study course was offered during the fall semester. As of 2020, NIU began to offer...

Monday Huskies Get Hired Tips and Tricks: Career Services will host a Huskies Get Hired workshop to help students find job openings at 10 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. Contact Brian Pillsbury at [email protected]  for more information. Engineering...