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E.B.O.N.Y. Women is a group on campus, founded in 2001, that aims to support, uplift and unify women on campus.

‘E.B.O.N.Y. Women’ focuses on self-love

By Nyah Nowakowski, News Reporter | September 29, 2022

Everyone is aware of how challenging it can be to simply love themself in a world where the media repeatedly makes it challenging for us to do so.  The student organization E.B.O.N.Y. Women is a group on campus, founded in 2001, that aims to support,...

The newest update to the student code of conduct was discussed on Wednesday by the faculty senate.

New student code of conduct discussed at Faculty Senate Meeting

By Evan Mellon, News Reporter | September 29, 2022

The new NIU student code of conduct was discussed during the Faculty Senate meeting on Wednesday.  The new student code of conduct, which has been worked on and refined since last year, has been adopted by the Office of Student Conduct as of Aug....

Fanny Ruth Patterson (left), NIU's first African American graduate, to be commemorated with the Fanny Ruth Patterson Complex (right).

Behind New Hall’s new name: Fanny Ruth Patterson Complex

By Eddie Drinkwine | September 27, 2022

DeKALB – On Oct. 7, the NIU community will hold a ceremony in honor of New Hall being renamed the Fanny Ruth Patterson Complex, which will contain Patterson Hall East and Patterson Hall West. The change is being made to honor Fanny Ruth Patterson,...

The Dark Art and Oddities Con will be from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Altgeld Hall Auditorium.

Board of Trustees, UPI reach bargaining agreement

By Evan Mellon, News Reporter | September 19, 2022

DeKALB — The NIU Board of Trustees reached a full collective bargaining agreement with the University Professionals of Illinois Local 4100 (UPI) on Thursday. This negotiation came to its conclusion after several months of picketing and protests organized...

NIU's new CFO has years of experience in education finance, according to the board's meeting report on Nov. 10, 2022.

Some student workers aren’t getting paid on time, according to NIU

By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter | September 14, 2022

DeKALB — Some hard-working students at NIU are not being paid, and both students and parents are expressing frustration. There are many students with on campus jobs that have not been paid since early August, according to NIU as well as many students...

NIU’s Fall 2022 semester shows a downward trend in overall student enrollment.

NIU’s student body shrinks, record amount first-year enrollment

By Colin Kempsell | September 14, 2022

DeKALB — With NIU’s fall semester in full swing, an overall decrease in enrolled students for the year left the first-year student body to set a new record for enrollment. The student body decreased by 3.6% from Fall 2021, while first-year enrollment...

Columnists look forward to 2022 by making their New Year's resolutions.

Fill in the blank: My New Year’s resolution is . . .

By Opinion Staff, Parker Otto, and Summer Fitzgerald | December 31, 2021

… be more of service  Parker Otto | Columnist I’ve always been willing to take the time to give back to my community. However, during college and the pandemic, I have found myself regressing into my studies and focusing on my career. But I...