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The Arndt House, where the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center is located, sits at the edge of campus. The GSRC has temporarily moved from the Arndt House to the third floor of Wirtz Hall. (Sam Dion | Northern Star)

Repairs force temporary relocation of GSRC

By Brandon Clark, News Reporter | March 4, 2024

DeKALB – The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center has temporarily moved from Arndt House to the third floor of the Health Services Building at 385 Wirtz Drive.   The initial reason for the move was to address leaks in Arndt House’s roof, but...

Cutline: A progress pride flag flies outside the Holmes Student Center in November 2020. NIU was ranked #1 as the best LGBTQ+ campus in Illinois from BestColleges.com. (Northern Star File Photo)

NIU ranked No. 1 campus for LGBTQ+ students in Illinois

By Alyssa Berry, News Reporter | September 4, 2023

DeKALB – Students looking for a safe and welcoming environment need not look any further as NIU was ranked as the #1 campus in Illinois for LGBTQ+ students by BestColleges.com BestColleges.com is an educational resource for college students that...

Trevon Smith (right), president of Prism and senior women, gender and sexuality major, being awarded the Howard and Mellie Eychaner Award by Molly Holmes (left), Director of the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center. (Caleb Johnson | Northern Star)

27th Annual Pride Awards recognizes diversity

By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer | April 30, 2023

DeKALB – Colorful lights shined and the sound of applause filled the air as students and faculty gathered in celebration for the 27th Annual NIU LGBTQ+ Pride Awards.  The award ceremony takes place every year to honor the accomplishments of students...

Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group Student Health Center at NIU is offering monkeypox vaccinations on Monday by appointment.

On-campus monkeypox vaccine clinic to be held Monday

By Ethan Gonzales, Sports Editor | September 23, 2022

DeKALB – A Monkeypox vaccination clinic will be open on Sept. 26 at the Student Health Center. The clinic will be open to students, faculty and staff from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday only. Additional days to receive a monkeypox vaccination will be...

NIU President Lisa Freeman was in attendance Friday during the 25th Annual Pride Dinner in the Chandelier Room of Adams Hall. 

Annual Pride Dinner honors and awards LGBTQ+ advocates

By Kierra Frazier | April 14, 2019

NIU President Lisa Freeman was in attendance Friday during the 25th Annual Pride Dinner in the Chandelier Room of Adams Hall.

 

Hate crimes cannot be masked by the police and media

By Ashley Hines | February 11, 2019

The softened language used by the media when discussing hate crimes dilutes the discriminatory motivation behind the injury.To recognize the true heinousness behind hate crimes, they must be addressed as such. Calling hate crimes what they are will open...

Transgender rights should not be erased

By Lisa Lillianstrom | November 7, 2018

The Trump administration has announced on Oct. 22 that they are looking to rollback an Obama administration decision and define gender as a biological immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth, and this announcement is cause for alarm among...

LGBTQ student attributes bullying to election

By Sam Malone | November 28, 2016

DeKALB | On Nov. 9, the day after the presidential election, a senior transgender student was threatened by two boys who pretended to point a gun at him on his way home from class.After the incident, Sam, who didn’t want to disclose his last name and...

This gender-neutral bathroom is located in the basement of Neptune North. NIU is working on a draft for the inclusion of more gender-neutral restrooms on campus.

NIU looking to implement gender-neutral bathrooms

By Ashley Morse | April 4, 2016

This gender-neutral bathroom is located in the basement of Neptune North. NIU is working on a draft for the inclusion of more gender-neutral restrooms on campus.

Question ‘gender boxes,’ masculinity

By Ryan Lee | September 24, 2014

A lack of masculine discourse is being discussed at NIU due to the efforts of the renamed Gender and Sexuality Resource Center.Combining the Women’s Resource Center and the LGBT Resource Center into one facility, the centers were merged to make one...

Students walk outside of New Residence Hall West Sunday. New Residence Hall West will be adding a new LGBTQA floor that will be apart of a segment of the Living Learning Community.

Living Learning Community gives home to LGBTQA students in need

By Keith Hernandez | June 30, 2014

Students walk outside of New Residence Hall West Sunday. New Residence Hall West will be adding a new LGBTQA floor that will be apart of a segment of the Living Learning Community.