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Student fast raises funds for shelter

By Jack Manning | November 24, 2013

Students fasted Friday in honor of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, raising about $400 for Hope Haven, a shelter in DeKalb.Members of the Muslim Student Association, the Anthropology Club and Student Involvement & Leadership Development organized...

Thanksgiving

Offer time, money to community for holiday

By Jackie Nevarez | November 20, 2013

Thanksgiving is a time to show gratitude, and with just a week until the big feast, students have many opportunities to give back to NIU and the surrounding community.It’s important for students to take the time to look around campus and find volunteering...

Fast held to raise awareness of hunger

By KeAndre Worthy | November 20, 2013

Students will go hungry Friday to raise awareness of homelessness and the hardships that come with it.The Muslim Student Association and the Anthropology Club are signing up students to fast from sunrise to sunset Friday for Fast-A-Thon. Participants...