NIU professors and students, high school teachers and community members volunteered to judge students’ projects at the 51st annual Regional History Fair. The fair featured projects, performances and documentaries created by students from more than 25...
The Green Paws Environmental Alliance (Green PEA) is working on getting bike lanes installed in and around campus and its H2O to Go initiative. “The university would do well to have bike lanes and try to have a more sustainable campus here,” said...
Career Service’s Internship Fair offered students the chance to meet with prospective employers in a familiar environment on Tuesday. The Convocation Center was transformed into an Internship Fair with more than 90 businesses on hand to meet with students...
A new menu is available at Ellington’s as they reopen for the semester today. The restaurant is run by students of family, consumer, and nutrition science (FCNS) class 320. The restaurant has more than 100 reservations for today. A three-course meal...
The College of Law Moot Court Society’s 31st installment of the Prize Moot Court Competition allows teams of two to gain as close to real-world appellate court experience as possible. The competition completed the preliminary round of oral arguments...
Aikido Club offers students techniques to diffuse tricky situations. This club teaches students the basics of the ancient Japanese martial art. The club meets regularly from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Chick Evans Field House. There is...
The NIU Formula SAE team designs, builds and will enter a concept race car in competition this May. Every year, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) hosts a number of international collegiate design contests. The idea behind the contest is that a...
The community reacted to Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement to step down as news from the Vatican City reached the rest of the world this week. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected the 265th pope of the Roman Catholic Church in April 2005 and assumed...
The registration for the Explore Government & Politics in Washington, D.C. is coming to an end on Feb. 18. Political science professors Artemus Ward and Matthew Streb will lead a spring break seminar in Washington, D.C., to study politics and network...
Kevin D. Knight Leadership Awards applications are due Feb. 14 for the awards ceremony on April 28. The annual ceremony awards committed undergraduate and graduate leaders. The awards, presented by Student Involvement and Leadership Development (SILD),...
Twelve Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike) fraternity members have court appearances in the next two weeks in regard to hazing charges related to the November 2012 death of freshman David Bogenberger. All 22 members of the Pike fraternity charged in December 2012 have...
