DeKALB – Coming off a difficult 5-0 loss Saturday against Saint Mary’s College – California, the men’s soccer team has a chance to regroup 6 p.m. Tuesday when it faces Eastern Illinois University in front of a home crowd at the Soccer and Track...
NIU should increase its hour cap from 20 hours per week for student-employees so students can earn living and tuition expenses easier.The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was fully implemented in 2015, and as a result, all hours for part-time...
NIU and three other Illinois universities saw a downgrade in their credit ratings on Monday because of their “high reliance on the State of Illinois for operating funding,” according to a report issued by Moody’s Investor Services.Moody’s is a...
Football lived up to its motto Saturday night when it defeated Eastern Illinois at Huskie Stadium, 43-39, “the hard way.”The Huskies (3-0) quickly found themselves facing their biggest deficit of the season, 20-0, in the middle of the first quarter....
In its final non-conference matchup, men’s basketball was defeated 59-47 at the hands of Eastern Illinois on Saturday. It was a competitive first half, as the Huskies and Panthers traded the lead 11 times. The Huskies jumped out to an early 5-0 lead,...
Eastern Illinois University has been awarded the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education for its efforts in support of student veterans, according to a Tuesday news release from the Illinois Department of Veteran’s Affairs (IDVA). EIU was selected...
NIU men’s and women’s tennis will both hit the hard top this weekend.The women’s team will travel south to Carbondale for matches against Arkansas State and Southern Illinois.The Huskies (5-2) opened the season with a loss, but have turned their...
Amanda Owens, senior sociology major at Northeastern Illinois University, said she forgot colleges have slogans. "Can you tell me what [the university slogan] is?" Owens said. Northeastern's slogan is "Learn in the City, Lead in the World." Recently,...
Before NIU Sgt. Alan Smith crosses from one side to the other on the sidewalk, he always looks over his shoulder. "I've almost been hit several times just walking down the sidewalk," Smith said. "You have to turn around because the bikes just fly through."...
Since fall 2006, NIU has seen a decline in enrollment by about 5.8 percent. Although NIU is not the only four-year Illinois public institution to suffer a dip in enrollment between fall 2006 and fall 2010, other schools have grown over the past four years....
DeKALB | State Representative Dennis Reboletti, R-Elmhurst, has proposed a bill that would create a public murderer database. Rebolettri's bill was proposed over outrage of the murder of an Eastern Illinois student in 1998. Justin Boulay strangled Andrea...
In the weeks since the disappearance and murder investigation of NIU freshman Antinette "Toni" Keller, campus safety and security has been a concern for NIU students and the surrounding community. In a letter sent home to parents and family members of...
