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2 students, no employees test positive for COVID-19

University quarantine, isolation capacity surpasses 50%

By Northern Star Staff | September 4, 2020

DeKALB — NIU announced Friday 20 additional students have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Friday, 69 students and two employees are currently positive for COVID-19. The dashboard’s cumulative...

7 additional students test positive for COVID-19

7 additional students test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | September 2, 2020

DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday seven additional students have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, 39 students and two employees are currently positive for COVID-19. The dashboard's...

11 more Huskies, another employee test positive for COVID-19

11 more Huskies, another employee test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | September 1, 2020

DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday 11 additional students and one employee have tested positive for the coronavirus; one employee has recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Tuesday, 32 students and two employees are currently COVID-19...

SGA Senate The Student Government Association Senate unanimously approved its first senator for the semester at Sunday’s meeting.

SGA Senate meetings transition to virtual

By Ahyen Labanan | August 31, 2020

Student Government Association Senate meetings will be virtual this semester, Speaker of the Senate Brad Beyer announced in an Aug. 24 news release.  Meetings will take place Sundays on Microsoft Teams and the link to view the meeting will be available...

Music building sign stands in the grass along Lucinda Avenue in DeKalb.

Petition calls for diverse faculty, student safety

By Kierra Frazier | August 31, 2020

DeKALB — An NIU School of Music student is leading a petition calling for more support for Black, Indigenous and people of color at the school, the creation of a more diverse music faculty and support for keeping students safe during the pandemic.  Kee...

A mask on the ground of NIU's campus. As of Feb. 28, students and faculty are no longer required to wear masks indoors.

13 more students test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | August 31, 2020

DeKALB — NIU announced Monday 13 additional students have tested positive for the coronavirus; one additional student has recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Monday, 25 people in the NIU community have tested positive for COVID-19;...

11 Huskies now COVID-19 positive, one student recovers

11 Huskies now COVID-19 positive, one student recovers

By Northern Star Staff | August 30, 2020

DeKALB — NIU announced Friday two additional students have tested positive for the coronavirus. One student has recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 dashboard. As of Friday, 11 members of the NIU community have tested positive for COVID-19; two...

DeKalb County Health Department employee walks to her car with a mask on.

DeKalb County COVID-19 cases rise to 1136

By Northern Star Staff | August 30, 2020

DeKALB — The DeKalb County Health Department announced Friday the number of positive COVID-19 cases increased to 1,136. Among those who’ve tested positive for the coronavirus, 147 are younger than 19, 302 are in their 20s, 181 are in their 30s,...

A mask is taped to NIU's Olive Goyle statue next to Altgeld Hall June 3, 2020.

10 Huskies now COVID-19 positive

By Northern Star Staff | August 27, 2020

DeKALB — NIU announced Thursday two additional students have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Thursday, 10 members of the NIU community have tested positive for COVID-19; eight are students and two...

NIU President Lisa Freeman speaks during a Board of Trustee meeting Dec. 11, 2017.

Freeman: ‘Surveillance testing will start next week’

By Ahyen Labanan | August 27, 2020

DeKALB — NIU will implement surveillance testing, funded by the university, on campus next week for students in residence halls and face-to-face classes, NIU President Lisa Freeman said Thursday. NCAA testing for athletes will also continue. Surveillance...

Students walk by tables near Neptune Hall during the involvement fair in August 2020.

Eight Huskies now COVID-19 positive

By Northern Star Staff | August 26, 2020

DeKALB —  NIU announced Wednesday one additional employee and one additional student have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, eight members of the NIU community have tested positive for the coronavirus;...

NIU faculty and administration have been working hard to keep students safe. Students must keep the same integrity when following the university's COVID-19 guidelines.

Five students now COVID-19 positive

By Ahyen Labanan | August 25, 2020

DeKALB —  NIU announced Tuesday three additional students have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Campus COVID-19 dashboard. As of Tuesday, six members of the NIU community tested positive for the coronavirus; one is an NIU employee and...