On Sunday, the annual CROP hunger walk will take place at the First United Methodist Church, 317 N 4th St. Sign in starts 1 p.m. The walk starts at 2 p.m.Students, employees, and the community can register at the event or register online at www.crophungerwalk.org/dekalbil.The...
Communiversity Prairie Garden held a volunteer event to weed Goldenrod and other invasive plants 4 p.m. Monday between Grant Towers and Stevenson Towers on Stevenson Drive.This is typically done twice a year, once in the spring — around Earth Day —...
The Free Application For Federal Student Aid is open. It's best to apply early, according to the Office of Financial Aid.FAFSA is an opportunity for all eligible students to receive financial aid for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year. According to FAFSA's...
The Student Association Senate continued to fill senator positions and SA Treasurer Devohn Hall gave his first executive report at Sunday night’s meeting.All cabinet and executive members must report to the Senate at least once a month, according to...
Student cell phone numbers, personal addresses and emails are available by default through NIU’s directory, after an update last week.NIU updated its online directory, making student information only available to those with a university login, but revealing...
MondayHow Can I Make Technology Accessible?: Katharine Whitelaw, information technology accessibility officer, will present a workshop for faculty and staff on making electronic documents and technologies accessible for individuals with disabilities 10...
Award-winning novelist Richard Powers found himself back in his one-time home, after 20 years.Powers is the author of 12 novels, his most recent being 2018’s “The Overstory,” which won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He visited the DeKalb Public...
For the first time, NIU Police and Public Safety are offering weekly S.A.F.E. training for women on Thursdays. Training takes place in the residence halls on a rotational schedule, and so far there has been little enrollment.Approximately 10 students...
DeKALB — NIU will sell the Art Annex building, located behind 2211 Sycamore Road, pending a buyer.NIU is planning to sell real estate holdings the administration has deemed surplus. This is decided according to guidelines set by the State Property Control...
A fire in the 800 block of West Hillcrest Drive displaced the tenants of one apartment, Deputy Fire Chief Bart Gilmore said.No one was injured, and the fire is under investigation, Gilmore said.Representatives from Husky Ridge, owners of the property,...
Richard Powers, multiple award-winning author and graduate of DeKalb High School, will be at a meet-and-greet 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. He will read an excerpt from his 2018 novel "The Overstory." The novel won the Pullitzer...
The DeKalb City Council voted in favor of an additional bus line to Elburn train station at last night’s regular City Council meeting. The bus will operate seven days a week and could be expected to start as soon as Oct. 7, according to a proposed transit...
