DeKALB – A 25-year-old St. Charles driver is in critical condition after colliding with an NIU Huskie Bus on Sunday.
Around 8:39 p.m. Sunday, Kane County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to an accident at Francis Road in Virgil Township near Illinois...
By Michael Mollsen, Former Written Managing Editor
| March 19, 2023
DeKALB – Starting Monday, NIU OneCard holders will be able to ride the Huskie Bus Line 12 to the Elburn Metra Station for free.
The general public’s fare will be reduced to 50 cents per ride.
DeKalb’s Frost Lot, located on East Locust Street...
Huskie Buses 1 and 2 are not running today because campus is closed for safety reasons, said Brett Williams, Student ASsociation director of Mass Transit.Break Service will run on the No. 11 bus from at least 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Williams said.Huskie Safe...
“Manspreading” and improper commuter etiquette has not gone unnoticed by some Huskie Bus riders.Manspreading refers to when people spread their legs and put their belongings on vacant bus seats. This results in a lack of seats on crowded buses.Though...
While students may not know about them or think they’re useful, the Huskie Pups are actually pretty cool.The Huskie Line Pups are one of the additions NIU President Doug Baker debuted as a feature of his Master Plan Thesis. The plan includes lessening...
The Student Association Senate passed a resolution to approve NIU Progressive Learning in Undergraduate Studies, a general education reform program, Sunday.Brandon Phillips, a member of the NIU PLUS task force; Anne Birberick, vice provost of Academic...
Students wait on Normal Road in front of the Holmes Student Center for Huskie buses. The bus turnaround, which was relocated to the east side of the Holmes Student Center over the summer, is being moved back to the west side. Pedestrians have complained...
Huskie buses are being moved back to the turnaround on the west side of the Holmes Student Center due to pedestrian safety concerns after “a few near-misses.”The bus turnaround was moved to a strip east of the Holmes Student Center on Normal Road...
Kevin BarteltThe sexual assault prevention task force should have transparent goals by the start of the school year.It’s great news that the school is taking a stand against sexual assault. Although the task force is new, the members should be open...
The Board of Trustees voted to demolish Douglas Hall, extend Lucinda Avenue and plant 2,018 trees by the fall semester as the first part of a campus renovation at Thursday’s meeting.NIU President Doug Baker’s consultant, Ron Walters, presented the...
More convenient transportation is needed at NIU outside of just campus and DeKalb-based needs.Last week, Zipcar, a car sharing company, extended its services to give students the option of renting and using a car.NIU can stand to learn from Zipcar’s...
We’ve all been there: at the bus stop, the wind blowing, the temperature dropping, the clock slowly showing that you are late for class and the bus is no where in sight. And when the bus does come, your relief is short-lived as you cram yourself between...
