DeKALB — The top stories from the week of Sept. 11 to Sept. 15 are highlighted by the electric performance of Northern Star Athlete of the Week, Rocky Lombardi.
Sept. 11: SGA appoints new senators, other roles
The Student Government Association appointed...
DeKALB — At their Sept. 12 meeting, the DeKalb City Council approved the initiative to widen Peace Road and improve safety within the area of construction. Peace Road will be widened to four lanes from the tollway to Macom Drive.
This is the first...
DeKALB — The Newman Catholic Student Center has a new resident priest who is ready to preach to the NIU student body.
Rev. Sean Grismer, the new priest in residence, has been living at the Newman Center since mid-June. Prior to being here on campus,...
DeKALB — The NIU Center for Black Studies and RAMP will host a presentation from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday in the Regency Room at the Holmes Student Center, 340 Carroll Avenue.
The presentation, Intersectionality of Disability and Race. will feature...
DeKALB — Some hard-working students at NIU are not being paid, and both students and parents are expressing frustration. There are many students with on campus jobs that have not been paid since early August, according to NIU as well as many students...
By Colin Kempsell, Assistant News Editor
| September 14, 2022
DeKALB — With NIU’s fall semester in full swing, an overall decrease in enrolled students for the year left the first-year student body to set a new record for enrollment. The student body decreased by 3.6% from Fall 2021, while first-year enrollment...
DeKALB — September is National Preparedness Month and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) wants families to review their emergency plans and build an emergency kit.
Director of the IEMA Alicia Tate-Nadeau released a statement regarding...
DeKALB — President Biden has introduced a financial relief plan that exhumes students of some student loan debt. This three-part plan is set to forgive students of up to $20,000.
What to expect
The first phase of the plan is an extension of the student...
DeKalb— Meet Riley, this week's pet of the week! She is a six year old shorthaired mix with lots of love to give. She has a beautiful brownish-orange coat and has previously been neutered.
Riley is the perfect size for any home and has all the training...
DeKalb — Northern Illinois University Art Museum will be hosting three virtual lectures in relation to their Children’s Illustrated Literature Suite written by Leonard S. Marcus.
Marcus co-created the "Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children's...
DeKALB — For the fourth time in less than three years, a large establishment will add numerous jobs to the ChicagoWest Business Center in DeKalb. The city had a meeting in August to approve the facility. It has been calling itself “Project Wildcat.”
“(ChicagoWest)...
