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NIU students and DeKalb residents are able to utilize fitness equipment at the Rec Center and other fitness centers on campus.

Gym memberships aren’t worth it

By Ally Formeller | January 26, 2022
Keeping your New Year’s resolution and staying fit doesn’t have to be expensive.
In Focus: What are your plans, goals and advice for winter break?

In Focus: What are your plans, goals and advice for winter break?

By Perspective Staff | December 7, 2014

Blake GlossonOver break, I will do job shadowing, prepare to lead a young adult’s ministry at my church and I might even do some laundry once or twice.But, let’s be honest, what would I actually accomplish by describing my winter plans to you? Unless...

Use break to plan for improvement

By Gina Lorusso | December 2, 2013

This semester has come with its ups and downs, academically and otherwise. No matter the case, classes are just about over and there were probably things we would all have liked to do differently.Whether we have regrets from classes we could’ve done...

Look fit and fashionable

By Olivia Rajska | January 22, 2013

A popular New Year’s resolution is working out more and staying fit, but most resolutions are not followed through the whole year. According to ProactiveChange.com, only 46 percent of New Year’s resolutions are maintained after six months. So what...

In Focus: What is your New Years Resolution?

In Focus: What is your New Year’s Resolution?

As a culture, we like to think that every year is a new opportunity to start fresh. Whether it's trying to lose weight, quit smoking, or be better people overall, as soon as the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1, 2011, we make a resolution to improve our...