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Freshman nursing major Amber Black (right) hands sophomore education major Carsie Barnes a free T-shirt Monday at the Homecoming Kick-Off Rally in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons. The rally featured free T-shirts, hot dogs, burgers and ice cream made with liquid nitrogen. The rally also served as an opportunity for Homecoming Court candidates to introduce themselves to students.

Candidates for king, queen campaign at kick-off rally

By Harold Myers | October 6, 2014

Homecoming court candidates used the Monday Homecoming Kick-Off Rally as their campaigning platform in preparation for Wednesday’s elections.Homecoming Court candidates used the rally to generate awareness in the student body about the coming elections...

Pete Fraser, senior communications major and commuter student,
gets into his Jeep in the parking lot by DuSable to head home
Thursday afternoon.

Winter weather tough on commuter students

By Hailey Kurth | January 29, 2012

Allison East, freshman special education major, commutes 45 minutes to DeKalb to attend her classes.To save money, East said she opted out of living on campus; instead she departs from Naperville at 7 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday and stays on campus...