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MyNIU faces technical difficulties Tuesday

By Jessica Wells and Ryan Felgenhauer | January 17, 2012

Ryan FelgenhauerCity EditorDeKALB | Some NIU students experienced problems accessing their class schedules through MyNIU Tuesday.Walter Czerniak, associate vice president of Information Technology Services said this is a campus-wide problem, but individual...

NIU launches its first smartphone app

By Shelby Devitt | July 12, 2011

DeKALB | NIU launched NIU Mobile, a new free application for smartphones, in anticipation of the upcoming school year.The NIU Mobile website allows users to select their type of phone to view a list of the features included in the new app and previews...

Online records make us more vulnerable to identity theft

Online records make us more vulnerable to identity theft

By Nathan Fulkerson | April 17, 2011

The Internet is a useful tool for social interaction, business, education and any number of purposes. However, this increasing use of the Internet for every aspect of our lives puts a lot of our personal information into online storage, which in turn...

Degree Progress Report needs to change

Degree Progress Report needs to change

By Aaron Brooks | November 15, 2010

Why are advisors so busy during Thanksgiving? Because students do not know what the hell they are suppose to take for classes. The Degree Progress Report, located on MyNIU, frustrates students' enrollment processes. It misrepresents class necessity: technological...