DeKALB | Helping Hands is holding a “Girls Fight Back” self-defense program next week. Latasha Bennett, president of Helping Hands and coordinator of the program, said it is usually only held in the Stevenson residence halls but is going to be held...
About 25 people learned about the life of Malcolm X Wednesday night. The Muslim Student Association hosted "Life of Malcolm X" by Abu Atallah, Loyola University PhD graduate and Muslim convert. "It's interesting to see how much has [not] changed," Atallah...
DeKALB | Tuesday's Internship Fair saw one of its biggest turnouts (of businesses) in about 15 years. The fair had 75 companies attending this semester, which is a 15 percent increase in company attendance compared with last semester and several semesters...
DeKALB | Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn proposed a slight increase in education spending Wednesday but wants to save state money by pushing school consolidation and eliminating regional education offices — two ideas that have been soundly rejected over the...
DeKALB | The Women's Resource Center has some new leadership. The WRC's new director, Sheena Warren, stepped in this semester after previous director, Jill Dunlap stepped down. New to the university, Warren has more than 14 years of experience doing community...
This year, fourth-year seniors will be some of the last students who were on campus when a gunman entered Cole Hall and open fire three years ago. At the end of the day, five NIU students were killed and 17 were injured. Cole Lightfoot knew at least one...
DeKALB | The Campus Recreation Center is looking for people to get physical. A group instructor workshop is being held for any student interested in learning how to instruct an exercise class. Workshop director Eric Appiah said the initial meeting day...
DeKalb is in the middle of a bona-fide blizzard. "This is not a snow storm, this is a true blizzard," said NIU meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste. "It will go down as the worst ever in modern history." The accumulated snowfall from Tuesday and Wednesday's...
Textbook stores are looking to expand the selections of books available for rent. The Village Commons Bookstore and the University Bookstore have launched rental programs to make getting books for the semester cheaper. "We have 50 titles and 1,000 books...
Students may soon have to find other means to pay for college. Kathleen Brunson, director of Student Financial Aid, said almost 6,000 students received the MAP grant last fall, and those who are receiving it this semester can expect a decrease. The average...
Students who receive the Illinois MAP grant will see their awards shrink by 5 percent this semester. An e-mail from the Financial Aid Office detailing the change was sent out to students on Jan. 6. "It stinks, but I understand why," said Jaimee Kartheiser,...
