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Adam Smith, a junior mechanical engineering major, looks down at the pins getting ready to deliver the ball down the lane. The Graduate school of NIU hosted a Bowling and Billiards event for students on Monday. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

Graduate School takes over Huskie Den

By Jonathan Shelby, Assistant Lifestyle Editor | April 1, 2024

While it may have taken place on April 1, the event hosted in the Huskie Den for NIU’s graduate students was no joke.  To kick off graduate student appreciation week, the graduate school of NIU rented the second floor of the Huskie Den from 4 p.m....

Huskies Den opens to student body

By Edwin Kelso | November 15, 2019

DeKALB — Fresh, new and exciting are some of the key words students and faculty have been using to describe the newly renovated Huskie Den. The long-awaited renovations to the Huskie Den, located in the first floor of the Holmes Student Center, opened...

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Get Involved on Campus!

By Ashley Hines | August 30, 2018

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The Holmes Student Center’s Huskies Den partnered with Star Worlds Arcade to bring vintage arcade game experiences to the student hot spot.

Arcade classics hit Huskies Den

By Cris Rojo | February 1, 2018

The Holmes Student Center’s Huskies Den partnered with Star Worlds Arcade to bring vintage arcade game experiences to the student hot spot.

3 ways to eat free on campus this week

3 ways to eat free on campus this week

By Northern Star staff | October 18, 2016

1. All students are welcome to Chai Chat 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday in Campus Life Building, Room 100. There will be free tea and international snacks.

2. Second-year NIU Law students are invited to a brief pancake breakfast 8 to 11 a.m. Friday in Swen Parson Thurgood Marshall Gallery.

3. Students can enjoy free caramel apples 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday in the Holmes Student Center Promenade Lounge.

Anthony Baca, Freshman Finance major, tugging for Phi Sigma Kappa on the second day of Tugs.

Weekend Guide April 23

By Northern Star staff | April 23, 2015

Anthony Baca, Freshman Finance major, tugging for Phi Sigma Kappa on the second day of Tugs.

Some NIU services still open over summer

By Lauren Dielman | May 6, 2012

The Academic Advising Center, Founders Memorial Library, Career Services and the Huskie Den are among the many places on campus open for students to enjoy over the summer. The Academic Advising Center is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through...

Campus spots prove perfect for date nights

By Hailey Kurth | November 9, 2011

Looking for a place to keep warm with your boo on those cold nights? There are a number of places on campus to take a date when you're looking for a night of romance. Here are some key locales to keep in mind when you're planning your perfect date night:...

NIU hosts junior billiard championship

By Brian Belford | July 12, 2011

DeKalb | The most prestigious junior billiard event in North America, the Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) Junior National 9-Ball Championships, took place last weekend at NIU's Holmes Student Center Huskie Den.From Wednesday to Sunday, the Huskie...

NIU summer camps give a campus experience to middle school and high school students

By Shelby Devitt | July 12, 2011

DeKALB | NIU students taking summer classes are sharing the campus with younger guests.NIU is hosting several summer camps for middle school and high school students through the end of July. These camps include day camps for the youngest kids and week-long,...