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Residence halls catch up with fire safety

By Katherine Orr | September 14, 2010

The residence halls are finally catching up with fire safety as sprinklers are installed in the rooms. Dave LaBanc, director of facilities and operations , said sprinklers have been installed in three out of the five residence halls. "The residence halls...

NIU athletes travel from far and wide to get to DeKalb

By Katie Leb | September 14, 2010

While many NIU athletes have grown up in Illinois, not every player call this state home. In fact, Huskie athletes come from as far as Kericho, Kenya. Sophomore cross country runner Nancy Maritim traveled over 8,000 miles to be a student athlete at NIU....