![A tabby cat named Miles lays on an open notebook. NIU permits students to have service animals live in the dorms. (Isabel Cambray | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_8018-900x1200.jpg)
ESA’s in resident halls, dorm delight unveiled
By Isabel Cambray, Lifestyle Writer
| February 25, 2024
![After hearing the sound of the cameras shutter, Chase, a three-year-old therapy dog for Counseling and Consultation Services, runs up to the lens and sniffs it with curiosity. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/MG_0077-900x600.jpg)
IN PICTURES: Students meet NIU’s newest fluffy friend
By Sean Reed, Photo Editor
| March 22, 2023
![Chase, a new therapy dog working for NIU, being pet by students at the first Chilling With Chase event on Wednesday in the Counseling and Consultation Services office. Chase was employed by NIU to help students deal with stress. (Nathan Kyriazopoulos | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Nathan-Kyriazopoulos_Chase-Therapy-Dog_March-8-2023-600x900.jpg)
Chase, your friend in tough times
By Joseph Howerton, Video Editor
| March 8, 2023
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