At NIU’s Experiential Learning Lab, students and teachers alike are putting their heads together to develop new ways for children to learn. The Experiential Learning Lab is a branch of NIU’s Digital Convergence Lab (DCL). The DCL was started in 2009...
Carol Sibley, coordinator of preventive medicine at Health Services Sibley said some people don’t seem to have allergies at all, while some can have mild allergies. “And others, usually the ones we see doing allergy shots, they’re just miserable...
Students interested in engaging in LGBT discussion over lunch have the option every Thursday through events hosted by the LGBT Resource Center and the LGBT Studies Program. The LGBT Resource Center hosts Northern Pride Lunches from noon to 1 p.m. in the...
A look into a different way to fund the Campus Recreation Center was reported to the Faculty Senate Wednesday. Austin Quick, Student Association Senate Speaker, told the Faculty Senate he was working with the university administration to create a dedicated...
A local support group aims to help parents with special needs. ParentsWithPromise (PWP), 810 South Fourth St., is dedicated to supporting parents with special needs and helping them in court cases in which they may have their parental rights terminated,...
The following was taken from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Monday At 8:21 a.m.,...
On April 10, the NIU community will have a historic opportunity to participate in the only remaining form of pure democracy that still exists. If you are a registered voter in the City of DeKalb, you will have the chance to vote to place three very important...
Band concerts and dance parties rarely go together. But the Latin Jazz Ensemble works hard every year to bring a cultural experience to the campus rather than a sit-down concert. The LJE and the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies will host the...
In May, the NIU Police Department’s Office of Emergency Management and Planning will teach representatives from other colleges and universities how to put together emergency response plans. “NIU is a great choice for hosting this course and other...
Some individuals with limb differences may have problems with psychological and social development depending on the severity of their limb difference, according to the research done by Courtney Halas, freshman clinical laboratory science major. A “limb...
38 miles of I-88 will be under construction in a project which began April 1. The project aims to extend the life of the tollway by resurfacing 38 miles of road as well as rehabilitating 16 bridges between Illinois Route 56 in North Aurora and Illinois...
The DeKalb and Sycamore Chambers of Commerce partnered up for the third annual Community Expo Tuesday. The Community Expo was created as a collaboration between the two towns to promote local business. “The big focus that the DeKalb and Sycamore Chambers...
