Peter Olson, Assistant Director of the NIU Art Museum, hosted a gallerly talk for the 'Vice and Virtue' art show in Atgeld Hall on Saturday. This exhibition explores the dynamics of "deadly sins" and "heavenly virtues" as seen through the eyes of a multitude...
The Vice and Virtue curator gave insight into the reasoning for his designed exhibition, which includes artwork from more than 45 local and famous artists, on Saturday at the NIU art Museum in Atgeld Hall. The curator, Peter Olson, who is also the assistant...
The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety.
Sunday
On Oct. 2 at 10:46 a.m., an officer was dispatched to the NIU Police Department in regard to a report of fraudulent use of a debit card. The officer met with the complainant and took a report. On Sunday, the case was administratively closed due to a lack of leads.
A new 458-acre housing development project is set to be discussed at a special meeting of the DeKalb City Council at 6 p.m. today. The Council met Monday for its regular bi-monthly meeting, during which it passed an overhaul of the city’s liquor code...
The NIU Community School of the Arts’ Steelband meets from 7 to 7:55 p.m. Mondays. Students ages 14 and up learn to play the steelpan in an ensemble setting. Yuko Asada, graduate of the NIU School of Music, teaches the class. For more information, contact...
Private lessons and classes are available through the NIU Community School of the Arts. Classes and the ensemble meet on Wednesdays beginning Jan. 30 in the Music Building. Quentin Dover teaches and directs the ensemble. Private guitar lessons are offered...
The General Education Visioning Task Force has been established by Provost Raymond Alden to begin revising NIU’s General Education Program. Faculty, staff and students will re-evaluate the general education goals and outcomes and work in close consultation...
A successful retrieval of clean, whole samples from an Antarctic subglacial lake were collected for the first time by a group that included NIU researchers. The researchers drilled through Antarctic ice sheet to sample waters of Subglacial Lake Whillans....
Five NIU students received the 2013 Forward, Together Forward scholarships. Taylor Bogan, Caitlin Cavannaugh, Guadalupe Lopez, Sarah Pollack and Evan Wittke each received a one-time scholarship of $4,000 for the 2013-2014 academic year. The scholarship...
The NIU Ukulele Ensemble meets from 7 to 7:55 p.m. on Monday evenings. Beginning and intermediate level students are invited to bring a ukulele and participate in the ensemble. Eric Schroeder is the ensemble director. For more information about the class,...
Sometimes you’re just looking for any excuse to throw a party. Super Bowl XLVII is Sunday, and the Super Bowl is a reason to throw a party, if there ever was one. The pageantry! The spectacle! The athleticism! But what if you’re not particularly into...
The month of January is National Blood Donor Month and NIU Human Resource Services will host a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. The blood drive will take place in the Heartland mini-coach, which will be parked outside the Human Resource Services...
