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Pass/Fail: Positive student activism; Community responses to student activism

By Lucas Skye | March 1, 2018

PassPositive student activismNIU student groups are doing an excellent job when it comes to raising awareness about campus issues. One of the most recent examples of this was the Feb. 22 diversity march that was composed of students from the Latino Student...

Members of the Latino Student Alliance and DREAM Action NIU march from MLK Commons toward Wirtz Hall Thursday. 

Students ask for diverse faculty

By Michael Urbanec | February 26, 2018

Members of the Latino Student Alliance and DREAM Action NIU march from MLK Commons toward Wirtz Hall Thursday. 

Students react to a six-part documentary series about Kalief Browder

By Batul Cutlerywala | February 5, 2018

DeKALB — The Center for Black Studies and the Latino Resource Center began Black History Month Tuesday with a documentary series about the Kalief Browder Story.The documentary series is an ongoing event that explores concerns about mass incarceration,...

Latin American students create a sense of community

By Haley Galvin | September 21, 2017

September is Hispanic Heritage month, providing a time for students to recognize their fellow Latino figures on campus and the role they play in providing a diverse and welcoming campus.Yvonne RodallegasLadies of Distinction coordinatorYvonne Rodallegas,...

Undocumented students deserve aid

By Ian Tancun | December 1, 2016

Sleepless nights, juggling one or more jobs while attending classes and the fear of deportation; these are the challenges an undocumented NIU student faces for wanting to pursue a college degree.“There are times when I’m in class and I’m just worrying...

Mario “Kayo” Martinez, of Rockford, finishes up his tag work for the Unity Celebration sign on campus.

Campus celebrated through new unity event

By Roxana Moraga | September 29, 2013

The weekend’s Unity Celebration showcased diversity across campus.The Latino Student Alliance hosted NIU’s first Unity Conference and Celebration in the hope that it would bring the student population closer. On Friday, a celebration was held in the...

Open mic celebrates LGBT history month

By Shelby Devitt | October 7, 2012

In celebration of LGBT History Month, CAB Café and the LGBT Resource Center presented Express Yourself, an open mic event that encouraged students to share their poetry and songs Friday night in the Diversions Lounge. Rockford slam poet Amelia Garcia...