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Incoming SGA Senate speaker hopes to advocate for LGBTQ+ students

Incoming SGA Senate speaker hopes to advocate for LGBTQ+ students

April 19, 2021
Week of April 19 gas update: Prices rise 1.6 cents a gallon

Week of April 19 gas update: Prices rise 1.6 cents a gallon

April 19, 2021
(From left) Mikayla Voigt, women’s basketball sophomore guard, senior gymnast Megan Greenfield, Austin Pauga, sophomore men’s basketball guard and Hope Schmelzle, senior track and field runner were all named to the winter sports Distinguished Scholar-Athlete team. NIU gave 14 student-athletes the award. 

Two sport-related minors to be added in fall

April 14, 2021
Nursing students were involved with distributing the COVID-19 vaccine at the Convocation Center.

NIU nursing students step up to help with vaccine distribution

April 12, 2021
DREAM Action NIU hosts 8th annual Coming Out of the Shadows

DREAM Action NIU hosts 8th annual Coming Out of the Shadows

April 8, 2021
Tails pet of the week: Wynona Jean

Tails pet of the week: Wynona Jean

April 5, 2021
Floral vase DIY perfect for spring

Floral vase DIY perfect for spring

April 1, 2021
Tails pet of the week: Rusty and Nona

Tails pet of the week: Rusty and Nona

March 22, 2021
Gender and Sexuality Resource Center hosting Womanist Wednesday

Gender and Sexuality Resource Center hosting Womanist Wednesday

March 17, 2021
Snow on the Central Quad sculpture begins to melt away.

Snow in March isn’t uncommon for Illinois

March 15, 2021
Former director Lois Self teaching students in 1989.

Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality celebrates 40 years

March 15, 2021
NIU sign on Oct. 13.

Huskies win big at Illinois Intercollegiate Forensics Association State tournament

March 9, 2021
Week of March 8 gas update: Prices jump 4.8 cents a gallon

Week of March 8 gas update: Prices jump 4.8 cents a gallon

March 8, 2021
Where to get Girl Scout cookies in DeKalb

Where to get Girl Scout cookies in DeKalb

March 1, 2021
Panelists at Tuesday's

University, health department answer COVID-19 vaccine questions

February 24, 2021
A pedestrian walks down Lucinda Ave. as snow blankets NIU's campus In January.

Weekly weather update for Feb. 22

February 22, 2021
DeKalb County sees decline in allocated COVID-19 vaccinations

DeKalb County sees decline in allocated COVID-19 vaccinations

February 20, 2021
ACCESS, PAL and the Writing Center will merge into the Huskie Academic Support Center located in the Founders Memorial Library Learning Commons.

ACCESS, PAL, Writing Center merge to provide accessible support

February 10, 2021

Galentine’s Day: Take some time to treat your closest girlfriends

February 9, 2021
Classes will not meet and university offices will be closed on Thursday.

No classes to be held Thursday due to administrative closure

February 8, 2021
COVID-19 Response Grant application open until Feb. 26

COVID-19 Response Grant application open until Feb. 26

February 4, 2021
NIU Biological Graduate Student Association will sell succulents for  Valentine’s Day until Feb. 11 to establish travel and research grants. 

Graduate students sell Valentine’s Day succulents

February 3, 2021
Boomer is a 6-year-old domestic longhair male cat.

Tails Humane Society’s Pet of the Week: Boomer

February 1, 2021
Buses lined up at the Holmes Student Center Monday. The COVID-19 pandemic has put a restraint on drivers and passengers.

Bus driver shortage, COVID-19 lead to reduced Huskie Line service

January 27, 2021
(Left) Darius Jackson, member of Four Poets, One Mic, and Trinity Felton, senior communication media studies major, at the Center for Black Studies town hall Monday.

Black students call for increased safety, equality on campus

January 19, 2021
A NIU decorated fire hydrant sits grounded on the sidewalk at the intersection of First Street and Lincoln Highway in DeKalb.

Freeman, Weffer join new Illinois Board of Higher Education committee

January 14, 2021
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