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Newest residential hall complex opens to all students in fall of 2012

Newest residential hall complex opens to all students in fall of 2012

By Juliana Leprich | October 24, 2011

Confusion has been put to rest about the new residence hall complex. The belief that the new residence hall will house only first-year students is a misconception, university officials have said. Initial press releases referred to the hall to as the "new...

Project leaders for NIU's new residence hall break ground on site Monday afternoon, located north of Lincoln Hall. The hall is expected to be completed for the Fall 2012 semester.

Groundbreaking ceremony starts production of new residence hall

By Danny Ciamprone | April 18, 2011

DeKALB | NIU President John Peters led the groundbreaking ceremony Monday for what he called the “most important project” in the school’s history. Production has now started on the 1,000-bed residential facility for first-year students located north...

Ground breaking ceremony for new residence hall

By Shaun Zinck | April 17, 2011

DeKALB | Though demolition has already begun, the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new first-year residence hall is scheduled for noon today. President John Peters will break ground on the 1,000-bed facility at the construction site, which is...

Construction on Lots J, F to begin in spring 2011

By Leah Spagnoli | November 15, 2010

In the spring of 2011, construction on the new residence hall will begin. Lots J and F are going to be taken out to make room for the three new buildings. These three buildings will consist of two residence halls and a cyber cafe. Building Services will...

Pass/Fail: Monday, Aug. 30

By David Thomas | August 29, 2010

New Residence Hall: PASS. We’re giving NIU a passing grade to the new residence hall they want to build. Let’s face it: NIU cannot mark its housing as its strong suit. No prospective freshman is going to go back home and rave to their parents, “I...