Come on in. Sit back, relax and listen to some smooth jazz. The Sam Hight Sextet will host jam sessions at 8 p.m. every Tuesday in the Holmes Student Center Diversions Lounge. The only day the sextet will not perform is Sept. 25. The band begins the session...
The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Sept. 17, 2012...
Students curious about majors or minors may want to visit the Exploring Majors Fair Monday. The seventh annual Exploring Majors Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Duke Ellington Ballroom in the Holmes Student Center. The fair began in 2005...
NIU will be hosting fairs for students seeking job employment or enrollment in graduate school this fall, according to NIU Today. Staring Oct. 2, a graduate and professional school fair will be held for students wanting to attend graduate school or learn...
A disclaimer: I love Subway. The breads, the condiments, even the bagged avocado—I love it all. The story you’re about to read is a contemplation on a real phenomenon about which I remain conflicted. I am not endorsing that any student abstain from...
Student employment is in high demand at NIU, with close to 3,000 students working at the university every year. The largest employers on campus are Housing and Dining, the Holmes Student Center and the Campus Recreation Center, said Steve Cunningham,...
Pat Siebrasse is retiring after 50 years at NIU. Siebrasse is the longest-serving employee at NIU and did all of her work in the school of family, consumer and nutrition sciences as an Office Manager. She said she remembers the Holmes Student Center was...
Pointing high up in the sky, this building can’t be missed. Whether it was for orientation or to wait impatiently for the Huskie Bus, a student has been here at least once. With its first two floors built in 1961, the Holmes Student Center might just...
Students who want to get cash back for their textbooks have a number of places where they can do so. The NIU bookstore in the Holmes Student Center has a buyback event going on. Though the bookstore buys books back year round, is it offering more incentives...
While the semester is ending for college students, learning opportunities are only beginning for junior high and high school students. Starting June 1, NIU will offer numerous summer camps for junior high and high school students. The camps are set up...
Cancer has touched the lives of the Delta Chi Fraternity men. Member Justin Larsen said students in the fraternity feel connected with each other because many, including him, have had family members die from cancer. For that reason, Delta Chi has organized...
“You know it’s a party when the police arrive!” That was one response to security being called when an audience member got on stage and booed one of the Prism Gay Jam performers off-stage 7 p.m. Saturday in the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg...
