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The goose outside Chick Evans Fieldhouse, named Boris chases a student away from his nesting area.

Fieldhouse goose’s response to pedestrians is more fight than flight

By Kyla Gardner | April 18, 2011

DeKALB | “The bus was late, I overslept, my printer broke:” all cliche excuses college students use for tardiness. But Travis Dillavou has a novel reason: goose attack. “I was heading to my C++ class, and I was trying to get by [the goose by the...

Ice skating at the Chick Evans Fieldhouse without the ice

By Alex Fiore | January 20, 2011

A winter wonderland is coming to NIU, and students will be able to enjoy it without having to withstand single-digit temperatures. The Campus Activities Board is sponsoring an ice skating gala, where students can ice skate indoors at the Chick Evans Fieldhouse...

Rockford Rage Roller Derby member Melissa May Q. Hurt Bland participates in an informational event hosted Saturday at the Chick Evans Field House.

Roller derby burst into Chick Evans Field House

By Maryjo Kratochvil | September 12, 2010

DeKALB | The Rockford Rage Roller Derby rocked the Chick Evans Field House Saturday. The roller derby team paired up with the Women's Resource Center to show students of NIU the skills it takes to play roller derby. With names like Killswitch and May...

Cadets Denna, Scott, Zastany and Reo race to the finish of the third challenge during last years ROTC Confidence Course Aug. 27, 2009.

ROTC kickoff event sure to be a challenge

By David Matz | August 24, 2010

Don't be surprised to see people climbing across a single rope bridge over the creek in front of Cole Hall this Thursday; it's just the first challenge in NIU's ROTC Challenge Course. From the Chick Evans Field House to the East Lagoon, parts of campus...