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Deja Manuel, a sophomore undecided major, votes for the student senate elections Tuesday in the Holmes Student Center. Alberta Dequin, (center) a retired teacher and Kelli Bradley (right) from student affairs worked the voting booth next to the bus turn around.

Voter turnout speculation marks SA elections

By Brian Singer | September 25, 2012

Speculation of the voter turnout has marked the first day of the Student Association (SA) Senate elections. The SA opened the polls Tuesday for students to vote for senators to be in the SA Senate. The Senate is one of the three branches of the SA. The...

Men’s tennis ready to start season

By Jasmine Willett | September 7, 2011

NIU men's tennis is getting into the swing of things for its 2011-2012 season."Right now we are doing preseason chains by just getting up at six in the morning for conditioning workouts," said Patrick Fisher, Huskies men's tennis coach.This fall, the...

Huskies summer conditioning works on all aspects of the game to prepare players for the new season

By Jasmine Willett | July 19, 2011

DeKALB | NIU football has been under construction preparing for the 2011 season, with its opener against Army only two months away."It is going to be really cool playing a service academy," said Huskie right tackle Keith Otis. "They just have a different...

Huskie gymnastics finds a new coach to lead this season

By Jasmine Willett | July 12, 2011

DeKALB | Sam Morreale will lead the NIU gymnastics team this season as its new head coach. Morreale is no freshman to NIU, as he's been a Huskie for a considerable amount of time. "This will be my ninth season as a Huskie," Morreale said. "I volunteered...

STEM’s space programs land in LaTourette

By Jasmine Willett | July 5, 2011

DeKALB | STEM outreach blasted off Wednesday night with the first of its space events series, "Bon Voyage to the Space Shuttle."The presentation was led by Observatory Manager Matt Wiesner. The series was created to raise awareness of U.S. space shuttle...

Dekalb offers cooling centers to residents in summer

By Jasmine Willett | July 5, 2011

DeKALB | The City of DeKalb is taking preventative measures this summer to reduce heat-related illnesses by offering cooling centers around the city.These centers are the DeKalb Municipal Building, open 24 hours per day, and the DeKalb Public Library...