Kristen Myers (left) and graduate teaching assistant Rhiannon Catherwood from the Women’s Studies program discuss program prioritization. “The process should involve a collaborative effort between departments,” said Myers, director of Women’s Studies. “Programs like ours help to recruit and retain a greater diversity of students on campus.”
Kathryn Voight (left), freshman history and German major, and freshman nursing major Alex Filippini donate to Goodwill Tuesday in the New Residence Hall Commons. The NIU Give and Go: Move Out 2014 donation drive is held to encourage students to donate unwanted items before summer vacation.
Fashion is constantly changing, but instead of going out to spend money on a new jacket, students learned how to upcycle Tuesday.When upcycling, participants take something old and used, like an old shirt or dress, and use that to make something new....
Guest speaker Carlos Velazquez addressed the problem of climate change Monday, talking about how it has caused the ice of the Arctic to melt Monday and focusing on the disappearing culture of the Inuit tribes.The event was organized by the Institute for...
At its last meeting of the semester, Faculty Senate discussed the academic summer session, a grade change proposal and online teaching evaluations. One of the most highly debated topics of the night was the academic summer session. Faculty Senate President...
Water usually doesn’t top the list of controversial topics. But the NIU Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability and Energy teamed up with Outdoor Adventures to reveal the hidden evils of bottled water. The group is sponsoring a free...
When it comes to safe drinking water, Joseph Zozzaro chooses bottled water over tap.The senior kinesiology major said he has yet to see a contaminated water bottle. Many of the water fountains offered on campus not only look rusted but taste rusty, he...
