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Nihya Walker

Nihya Walker, News Reporter

Nihya Walker is a freshman at NIU majoring in nursing with a family and child studies minor. Nihya was born in Bermuda, and her entire family is from there other than her little sister. Outside of class, she likes to read, listen to music and go out with friends.

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Several instruments rest on a small table at MLK Commons. Since the launch of the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Instrument Donation Project in 2024, the DeKalb community has donated 84 instruments to students. (Northern Star File Photo

Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s KID Project donates instruments to DeKalb County students

By Nihya Walker, News Reporter
October 8, 2025
The DeKalb County Health Department sits on a clear day. The DeKalb County Health Department began accepting walk-in flu vaccinations on Sept. 29. (Austin Lamb | Northern Star)

Health Department begins accepting walk-in flu vaccinations

By Nihya Walker, News Reporter
October 8, 2025
The welcome sign for the Pottenger House, which houses the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, sits on a cloudy fall afternoon. The Center for Southeast Asian Studies hosted Reuven Pinnata, an assistant professor in the department of English, as the latest speaker in their fall lecture series Friday. (Northern Star File Photo)

Reuven Pinnata explores language, theory in latest Center for Southeast Asian Studies lecture

By Nihya Walker, News Reporter
October 1, 2025
A Rooted for Good sign stands at 2280 Bethany Road in DeKalb. Rooted for Good is a nonprofit organization offering access to healthy and sustainably-sourced foods through its mobile food pantry. (Austin Lamb | Northern Star)

Rooted for Good brings groceries to DeKalb through food pantry truck

By Nihya Walker, News Reporter
September 26, 2025
Flowers sit in front of marble headstones in a burial plot. Associate Professor Vera Lind centers her research around the topic of death. (Getty Images)

NIU professor who devoted her life to learning about death

By Nihya Walker, News Reporter
September 16, 2025
A row of garden beds on the west side of Founders Memorial Library grows a variety of plants. The first Sustainability at NIU event was held Tuesday at the Founders Memorial Library. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

NIU hosts first fall sustainability event

By Nihya Walker, News Reporter
September 15, 2025
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a podium during a press conference at the Illinois State Capitol on Jan. 11, 2021. Pritzker helped launch the One Click College Admit program on Aug. 19, which automatically enrolls students in public Illinois universities and colleges as long as they meet the minimum GPA requirement. (Associated Press)

Illinois students gain automatic college admission with new initiative

By Nihya Walker, News Reporter
September 3, 2025
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