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Enrollment can increase by encouraging students to start at NIU

By Jack Baudoin, Lifestyle writer | February 9, 2020

Going away to college is something a lot of people dream of. Every year, students around the world apply to and enroll at different universities. Despite this, NIU’s enrollment is dropping every year. If the university hopes to break this trend, it...

Point/Counterpoint: Illinois will stop giving high school juniors the ACT and replace it with the SAT.

By Perspective columnists | February 4, 2016

ACT not relevant todayKara MercerColumnistThe newly modified SAT will prove to be more beneficial to high school students applying for college.To have two standardized tests for high school juniors can be inconvenient. The new SAT is accepted by all U.S...

‘Timing’ not perfect, but backed by serious talent

By Heather Skrip | September 23, 2010

Sept. 23 served as opening night for a new production put on by the School of Theatre and Dance. "All in the Timing," by David Ives and directed by Josh Anderson, features five cast members in a series of six individual one-act plays. Hailed as a series...

Talking Heads tribute to start making sense

By Troy Doetch | September 23, 2010

Looking nervously around the shadowy stage, Charlie Otto looks just like David Byrne. Then again, it's hard not to with his bobbing head peaking out of the iconic bloated suit that's become a symbol of the Talking Heads' singer/songwriter. Still, the...