Most students who live on campus can relate to having a meal plan for dining in the residence halls.This year was my first year having a meal plan in my three years of college. My first week of school I was happy to see all the selections I could choose...
The Northern Lights Grill in Grant South felt more like the United Nations cafeteria than a college dining hall last week. Housing and Dining employees served up an array of global food options from Nov. 10 through Nov. 12 as part of Project RED (Residents...
Students moving into the renovated Grant C Tower will have an experience that is much different than that of people living in the other towers in Grant. Housing and Dining has listened to student feedback and has worked to incorporate ideas from students...
An explosion of color was the best phrase freshman nursing major Amy Wilson could use to describe her’s and Katie DeVita’s, freshman special education major, Lincoln Hall room.The room just kind of came together, Wilson said. She and DeVita did...
DeKALB | "You break it, you buy it" is the policy Housing and Dining follows when damages are made to any floor in the residence halls. "Our goal is to hold the responsible individual(s) accountable, and to educate them about appropriate behavior and...
In my first blog, I detailed my preliminary research in creating a broadcast outlet for students to showcase their talents, events, etc... My initial thought was utilizing Channel 20, which is currently the host for daily bulletins and Northern Television...
NIU Housing and Dining has made changes to some of the residence hall rules to limit the disturbances that can occur during homecoming weekend. The lobbies in the residence halls will be closed and locked two hours earlier, at 9 p.m. on Friday, Saturday...
NIU has taken steps to ensure that while there is an increase in bed bug incidents across the nation, it will not be a problem in the residence halls. "Over time we have had spotty incidents of bed bugs," said Michele Crase, the associate director of...
Residence hall students discussed problems between roommates and within the community Tuesday night. Housing and Dining hosted Conflict Management/Roommate Mediation program in the Lincoln Commons Room to help students know how to handle mediation situations....
"Walking up five flights of stairs everyday always makes me so tired," said Steven Libert, a freshman undecided major and a resident of B5 in Lincoln Hall. This is true, but he never seemed to realize that some people don't even have the ability to walk...
Grant Tower C will be reopened from renovations in Fall 2011. The renovations began in Fall 2009, reconfiguring the layout of the rooms. "The program calls for really a complete gutting of the tower and a restructuring of the room configuration within...
Housing and Dining is going through some changes that could benefit students living in the residence halls. Housing and Dining is putting a greater emphasis on working one-on-one with students for the Fall 2010 semester, said Housing and Dining executive...
