DeKALB - Edible Campus is a program at NIU that converts empty spaces around campus into areas that grow food. You may have even consumed this food before in the dining halls.
The program was started to address issues such as food insecurity and a...
By Ashley Vargas, Opinion Columnist
| October 20, 2023
One challenge new college students face is how to keep themselves fed. Whether it means setting up a meal plan through school, learning the best take out options or discovering to budget groceries, we all learn something new in our first year away from...
By Devin Oommen, Senior News Reporter
| October 2, 2023
DeKALB – NIU has proposed a sustainability plan to do its part in the efforts to slow the effects of climate change.
In 2022, NIU President Lisa Freeman signed the Second Nature President’s Climate Leadership Carbon Commitment. The commitment...
DeKALB – A new campus initiative called Edible Campus plans to make fresh produce readily available for students, faculty and staff on campus.
The project has several goals, such as addressing food insecurity, educating on sustainable food systems,...
