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Northern View Community to hold blood drive

By Northern Star staff | September 22, 2016

The NIU Northern View Community is hosting a blood drive with Heartland Blood Center 3 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 in the Northern View multi-purpose room.Appointments are encouraged to schedule a preferred donation time.Schedule appointments on the Heartland...

Freshman sociology major Jacklyn Wimmer donates blood during a blood drive hosted by Delta Sigma Theta Monday in the Stevenson Multipurpose Room. With blood banks being low due to cold weather and lack of awareness, the Heartland Blood Center is in need of blood donors.

Cold keeping blood donors away

By Carlos Galvez | February 27, 2014

Multiple blood drives have been held at NIU recently, but only a small amount of students are showing up to donate.With blood banks being dangerously low due to cold weather and lack of awareness, the Heartland Blood Center is in need of blood donors....

Mammadu Diallo, then first-year mechinal engineering major, gives blood
at the blood drive hosted by the National Society for Black
Engineers at the Rec Center.

Blood drive theme inspired by Twilight

By Felix Sarver | November 1, 2011

In anticipation of the new Twilight movie, the National Society for Black Engineers hosted a Breaking Dawn blood drive Tuesday at the Campus Recreation Center. NSBE President Passion Burcy said the blood drive would be a great way for the society to get...

Blood drive honors slain NIU students

By Zachary Brictson | February 10, 2011

Salem Lutheran Church will host a blood drive in honor of the NIU students who died in the Feb. 14, 2008 shootings. This will be the third year the church has held the event, said Judy Bergeson, diaconal minister of Salem Lutheran Church. The drive will...