NIU’s Nature Writing course is giving students the opportunity to explore their passions of both nature and writing in an outdoor class.
This is the first semester that the class has been offered at NIU. The class is held outdoors and is hosted at...
No. 5: ArtArt majors are constantly being told there’s no money in their field.They are to live only as “starving artists,” forced to sacrifice a financially stable life in pursuit of their art. If that’s the case, why do students continually...
Sell a little green, make a little green. Environmental studies students sold plants to raise money during Campus Sustainability Day on Wednesday. They are trying to raise money to fund educational displays about sustainable landscaping, gardening equipment,...
A critical mass is the minimum amount of material (fissile, if you want to be technical) needed to maintain a nuclear chain reaction. Without enough fissile material, nuclear energy cannot be produced.In the cycling world, a critical mass is an event...
NIU now offers two new majors in environmental studies and community leadership and civic engagement. Both majors are geared toward individuals who strive to make a difference in the world around them, according to an NIU Today article. "The community...
Melissa BurlingameProgram Coordinator of Environmental Studies After getting settled in from the first week of classes, some students may be wondering what can be done to support the Three Rs: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. The possibilities to practice...
