Bill Nicklas, vice president of Operations and Community Relations, speaks about the Student Association resolution passed unanimously to urge the administration to cease its consideration of a second-year residency requirement for the residence halls...
Biology professor Virginia Naples speaks during the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday. She said students should be educated about the negative effects of feeding geese. Naples’ comments were prompted by a discussion on the use of the Goosinator to get...
Nathan Dettman resident of DeKalb and DeKalb Community Gardens volunteer helps sort seeds Tuesday at the Sycamore Library, 103 E State Street during their first seed bank collection and potluck. The seeds will be supplied to the community to begin food gardens with; the seed librarys' goal is to collect seeds after the crop, to promote seed diversity, and healthy eating. The dekalb Library will be holding another seed library and potluck on April 8th.
Historian Valerie Gugala speaks about Mary Todd Lincoln and the spiritualist movement Tuesday at the DeKalb Library, 309 Oak St. Topics included Lincoln’s interest in spiritualism and conducting séances in the White House after her son Willie passed...
Local vendors, artists and organizations displayed their work for sale at the indoor Farmers’ Market Saturday in the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 158 N. Fourth St. The Farmers’ Market also hosted acoustic guitar players and bands from the area...
(From left to right) Kelsey Ferguson, freshman elementary education major, and junior psychology major Ashley Howell take donations at the Relay For Life fundraiser table as part of Alpha Phi Omega’s silent auction fundraiser Wednesday at the Newman...
Students, staff and professors formulated ideas and solutions to campus topics, including student retention, research and technology Oct. 23 during the Bold Futures Workshop in the Holmes Student Center’s Heritage Room. NIU President Doug Baker is urging...
Grant residents (from left) junior marketing major Mike Ramos, freshman undecided major Patrick Ryan and freshman chemistry major Frank Gil dine at Grant South in September 2012. Students may be required to live in the residence halls for two years if...
People walk past a row of shops and businesses in downtown Sycamore along State Street. The Sycamore Architectural Review Committee has agreed to offer grants to downtown businesses. The committee would like to maintain the city’s appearance by investing...
Katrina Caldwell, Student Affairs assistant vice president, speaks about the importance of women of color in history. Her talk, Shifting Faults & Negotiating Pathways: The Challenge & Opportunities in Connecting Cross-Racial Women’s Alliances,...
Senior marketing major Laine Smid (left) and sophomore accountancy major Chloe Pooler (right) converse with Rok Teasley of the Peace Corps Monday at Careers for a CAUSE. The Peace Corps was one of several organizations and businesses that attended Careers for...
