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...

DeKALB — Associate professor Katy Jaekel and senior Ronan Kaiser were presented with the Howard and Millie Eychaner Award during the 25th Annual Pride Dinner and Awards Banquet for their advocacy on LGBTQ+ issues on campus.The event is sponsored by...

NIU is currently working on a draft for the inclusion of more gender-neutral restrooms on campus and expects it to be ready by the end of the semester.Gender-neutral does not refer to either sex but only to people in general. The benefits to these restrooms...

This past Fourth of July was the first for legal gay marriage in the United States and it shows progress for the LGBTQ community, but more must be done.We celebrate freedom on the Fourth of July because freedom is supposed to be the best part about living...

Students will now be able to sign up this fall for the first LGBTQA Living Learning Community at NIU, as part of a project that began last spring.Living Learning Communities are programs sponsored by Housing and Dining and program-specific academic units,...

Allies are necessary factors in any kind of social justice movement, and it is vital they are recognized.Nominations for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning Ally Awards are being accepted until Feb. 28. The effects of positive recognition,...