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Members of the Student Veteran Association paint a window at the Holmes Student Center. The Student Veteran Association offers support to any student who is military connected. (Courtesy of Diego Torres)

Veteran Association creates a space for community

By Yari Tapia, Lifestyle Writer | October 28, 2024

NIU’s Student Veteran Association provides support for students Military and Veteran Services created a space for military students in the Peters Campus Life Building, Room 160, as of January 2020. That space also holds meetings for NIU’s Student...

Left to right: Jordyn Crosby, Tashay Brown, De’Aushea Usher, Amaiya Bailey, Tyler Lawson. S.I.S.T.E.R.S organization's purpose is to empower and inspire women.

Student organization meets to empower young women

By Ellie Craighead, News Reporter | March 8, 2022
S.I.S.T.E.R.S is a student organization open to all female students and is a safe space where they can feel empowered and inspired.
Senate Speaker Dallas Douglass (left) sworns in Jonah Stuckey (right) at the Feb. 27 SGA meeting

SGA petitions to push NIU to add official grief policy

By Ellie Craighead, News Reporter | February 28, 2022
At SGA's meeting Sunday, they approved a new senator, signed a petition, passed a new resolution and recognized a new club.
Signs on the door of 1215 Blackhawk Drive ask authorities not to remove equipment from the building. The location, once the home of both Reilly's and Tequila Roadhouse, has reportedly been operating as a nightclub for private functions. With no liquor or food license, however, the club, known as "Exposure," may be violating several city ordinances.

Alleged parties at former Tequila Roadhouse location shrouded in mystery

By Chris Krapek | January 26, 2011

The building at 1215 Blackhawk Drive appears to be vacant. The spot, previously occupied by bars Reilly's and Tequila Roadhouse, is desolate. Notes are stuck to the door, demanding equipment inside not to be removed. A sign for Chicago Real Estate hangs...

Healing injuries in club sports can get creative

By Korey Peterson | November 29, 2010

Injuries are an inevitable part of the sports world. Athletes from pee wee to professional leagues use their bodies for competition, making these injury risks unavoidable. As players get older, faster, bigger and stronger, injuries become regular, if...

Waterskiing outlasts summer

By Korey Peterson | September 23, 2010

Summer may be ending, but the water skiing season doesn't have to just yet. The NIU waterski and wakeboard team still has at least one more tournament to compete in during the fall season. While the club does have a competitive team, it is open to all...