By Ahyen Labanan, Assistant News Editor
| November 17, 2019
DeKALB — Fourteen students sat together quietly in small groups as Math 110 began early one Wednesday morning.
Math professor Lance Vobornik started class by asking if students had questions about material that was recently covered. Later, he...
According to a Nov. 14 Illinois e-News release, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported a fourth Illinois resident has died following hospitalization with a lung injury associated with the use of e-cigarette or vaping products (EVALI). 179...
DeKALB — After two years of negotiations, tenured and tenure-track faculty will receive across-the-board salary increases, layoff protections and workload guarantees. The United Faculty Alliance’s contract was ratified Thursday at the Board of Trustees...
DeKALB — As prospective students and their families tracked snow into the Convocation Center, Director of Admissions Quinton Clay bounced between check-in tables set up in the lobby and greeted his staff.“I’m a morning person, and I’m caffeinated,”...
DeKALB — Mayor Jerry Smith has begun working on the list of demands that protesters delivered to him and Interim Police Chief Petragallo on Saturday during a rally and march to the DeKalb Police Department.On Saturday, protesters marched to the DeKalb...
DeKALB — The DeKalb City Council looks to “stay business friendly,” passing an amendment to a proposed cannabis ordinance at the Nov. 12 city council meeting.According to meeting documents, those interested in cannabis businesses other than dispensaries...
DeKALB — The SA mass transit committee plans to clear sidewalks, maximize parking and ensure on-time bus arrivals, the newly confirmed Director of Mass Transit Kyle Jacobson said.The SA Senate voted unanimously to confirm Jacobson during Sunday’s...
DeKALB — Sisters Interacting Soulfully through Thoughts Emotions and Realism to attain Self-awareness will host the 41st annual Tribute to BLAK Men 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. The event will be held in the Duke Ellington Ballroom at the Holmes Student Center,...
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on Nov. 20 to honor the memory of the transgender people who lost their lives from anti-transgender violence in the past year. Each year, the campus remembers those lost, honors resilience...
DeKALB — Chief of Staff Matt Streb discussed NIU’s participation in the Democracy Challenge, a bipartisan approach to increasing voter registration and voting turnout, Friday in the Holmes Student Center Capitol Room for the Huskies Vote luncheon.The...
DeKALB — Shared governance continues to be in progress, and more information may be available during the next University Council meeting in December, Richard Siegesmund, chair of the Rules, Governance and Elections Committee, said.“The specific changes...
DeKALB — In spirit of Veterans Day, NIU will serve its veteran community by hosting a Veterans Job Fair Tuesday in the Community Outreach Building.The fair will give all veterans and active duty service members in the DeKalb area a chance to see other...
