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Several fans dry the carpet of a Stevenson B hallway. This is one of several floors that was affected by flooding as the result of a pipe bursting on Jan. 21. (Katherine Follmer | Northern Star)

Stevenson B Residence Hall expected to be finished drying this week

By Isabella Froh, News Reporter | February 7, 2025

DeKALB - Two weeks after a burst pipe required students to relocate from their dorms, NIU has completed work to ensure conditions are safe for students to return. On Jan. 21, a pipe burst in Stevenson B Residence Hall caused unsafe conditions for the...

An image shows water freezing on the outside of the Stevenson Residence Hall after a burst pipe caused some floors to flood on Jan. 21. Students on certain floors have been asked to move to the Holmes Student Center Hotel while the University continues attempts to dry the water. (Katie Follmer | Northern Star)

Stevenson residents asked to move to Holmes hotel for the weekend

By Mariestrella Corral, News Reporter | January 30, 2025

DeKALB - Students were asked to relocate from Stevenson Towers Residence Hall to the Holmes Student Center Hotel for the weekend to speed up the drying process in the affected areas of the building because of flooding that happened last week. On the...

Students gather in the lobby of the Stevenson B dormitory around 8:23am. A pipe burst in the dorm requiring the dorm to be shut down Tuesday morning. (Katie Follmer | Northern Star)

Pipe bursts in Stevenson Tower B Residence Hall

By Devin Oommen, Katie Follmer, Isabella Froh, and Austin Lamb | January 21, 2025

DeKalb – Students in Stevenson B Tower Residence Hall were left stranded Tuesday morning as a sprinkler pipe burst which caused fire alarms to go off. Students reported that fire alarms had been going off since 6:45 a.m. which forced them to evacuate...

The south side of Patterson Hall East after flooding occurred earlier in the hall. (Daija Hammonds | Northern Star)

Approximately 35 students forced to relocate after flooding in Patterson East

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor | December 6, 2022

DeKALB – At around 10:30 a.m. Monday, approximately 35 students living in Patterson Hall East were displaced by flooding from a burst pipe in the fire alarm system, according to a statement by NIU. The university has provided students with free lodging...

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