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Alpha Sigma Alpha will be hosting the Dance Competition, Do It To The Crowd, 7 p.m. Monday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. All proceeds go to The Special Olympics.

Dance Competition arrives on campus

By Amy Geldean | April 15, 2019

Alpha Sigma Alpha will be hosting the Dance Competition, Do It To The Crowd, 7 p.m. Monday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. All proceeds go to The Special Olympics.

Campus gets a taste of style with fashion show

By Edwin Kelso | April 7, 2019

The Nine to Five Fashion Show sponsored by Kohls was held 7:30 pm Saturday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom located in the Holmes Student Center .The show was put on by students in the Fashion Merchandising program and was produced by the Fashion Industries...

Fashion show brings style to student masses

By Parker Otto | April 3, 2019

Walking down the runway 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom at the Holmes Student Center is the Kohls-sponsored Nine to Five Fashion Show. The show, presented by the Fashion Merchandising department and produced by the Fashion Industries...

Ryan Agee holds his head in his hands as his mother, Kimberly
Agee, checks in on him during a memorial ceremony for his brother,
Steven Agee II, who was killed on Nov. 23 in an off-campus
shooting.

Campus honors shooting victim at vigil

By Chelsey Boutan | November 29, 2011

As a slideshow played showing pictures of Steven Agee II, some students started crying when the last two slides appeared. "We will never forget 11-23-11...and though we must say goodbye we will never forget you," they read. More than 600 members of the...

William Baker, junior undecided major, dresses in drag as Ana
Dior at the D.R.A.G. Show Thursday night in the Duke Ellington
Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center.

Wigs off to the drag show

By Aurora Schnorr | October 21, 2011

The Duke Ellington Ballroom's disco ball hung proudly Thursday night as Campus Activity Board hosted the D.R.A.G Show as one of many events on campus in honor of LGBT History Month. The university has shown acceptance and support of its lesbian, gay,...

NIU alum Scott Bolzan speaks to students about how he relearned
the events of his life after suffering retrograde amnesia.

Alumnus recalls not remembering: Scott Bolzan speaks to students about his book ‘My Life, Deleted: A Memoir’

By Chelsey Boutan | October 6, 2011

Imagine waking up in a hospital and not knowing what your name was, let alone that you have a wife, son and daughter. NIU alumnus Scott Bolzan was 46 and had no memory, from proposing to his wife on NIU's campus to raising his children. Scott, along with...

The NIU Study Abroad Fair gives students the chance to learn about opportunities for studying abroad as well as speak with individuals who have previously traveled abroad.

Study abroad fair valuable for interested students

By Katie Zak | September 20, 2010

Karina Miranda was looking for a way to make the most out of her major. She found her answer in studying abroad. "I'm a Spanish major and it will definitely look good on my resume," Miranda said. "But the overall experience of living in a challenging...