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The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Junior history majors Ethan Patterson (from top), Liam Keller, and junior computer science major Tuwine Kevin lay side-by-side working on their land navigation training on Oct. 2 near the East Lagoon. NIU students enlisted in the National Guard are activated along with students from other Illinois State schools by order from the Trump Administration. (Andrew Young | Northern Star)

NIU students called to serve as National Guard presence grows

By Edison Miller, Editor in Chief | October 20, 2025

This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly as new information comes in. The last update was made at 12:59 p.m., Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. DeKALB – An unknown number of NIU students enlisted in the Illinois National Guard have been called...

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