New Year’s resolutions are one’s commitment to set a self-improving goal starting on New Year’s Day. These goals are notorious for having similar themes such as eating healthier, hitting the gym or saving for an extravagant trip. Students may have...
DeKalb Police will hold a community demonstration and discussion about the use of lethal force by police officers.The event will be from 1-4 p.m. March 12 at the DeKalb Police station, 700 W. Lincoln Highway, and will feature discussions on threat levels,...
Battle of the Bands 2016 sign up is now open, according to a news release.Battle of the Bands is an annual competition between bands. The event will be 7 p.m. to midnight April 9 in the Holmes Student Center, Duke Ellington Ballroom.Students interested...
Kappa Phi Lambda will hold their 9th annual Health and Beauty Fair 2-6 p.m. Wednesday in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room.The fair will feature many interactive and health inspired beauty tables, as well as complimentary beauty services.Kappa Phi Lambda...
Georgetown University Professor Marcia Chatelain discusses her book, "South Side Girls: Growing Up in the Great Migration," for Women’s History Month on Tuesday in Reavis Hall, Room 103. Other events this month include a conference for high school-aged women going to college March 11, a music-themed STEM Divas program March 12, a meet-and-greet with author Julia Alvarez March 22 and a lecture led by E. Patrick Johnson March 30.
Feed’em Soup Community Project is searching for $35,000 in funds and donations to reduce the possibility of closure.Feed’em Soup, 251 E. Lincoln Highway, offers buffet-style food services free of charge to the public. It also hosts a pop-up food pantry...
Human Relations Commissioners Lisa King (left) and Larry Apperson discuss the ordinances regarding unlawful assemblies during a Feb. 18 Human Relations Commission meeting.
By Alexander Chettiath and Satta Kendor
| March 3, 2016
Despite being vetoed, a bill that would have fully funded the Monetary Award Program grants with $379 million had its veto overridden by the Illinois Senate on Wednesday but died in the House of Representatives by two votes.Senate Bill 2043, sponsored...
More than 50 students have applied for the volunteer program prioritization student task forces with the application going live Monday.Program prioritization, which began in 2014, uses task forces to create reports that review 223 academic programs and...
The Give Something Back Foundation donated $1 million in scholarship money to NIU to enroll 50 Pell Grant-eligible students, starting with 12 students in 2019.The Give Something Back Foundation awards scholarships to students of modest means and believes...
The Office of Assessment Services will hold the 9th annual Assessment Expo 9-11 a.m. April 1 in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room.The expo will showcase 11 program assessment practices during an informal poster session, according to a flier.Light refreshments...
