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Students should be more patient with campus tours

Students should be more patient with campus tours

October 24, 2011

Between the seventh and ninth week of school, students realize they are halfway done with the semester. After hearing someone in Neptune ask why they would have tours during midterms, I wondered if this was an appropriate time. At first, I thought tours...

SA Senate votes down bill, recognizes Social Media Consultants

By Felix Sarver | October 23, 2011

Greek governing councils will not be able to judge if a Greek organization is eligible for permanent Student Association recognition. The SA Senate voted down a bill Sunday in which governing councils would be able to approve an organization's eligibility...

Second annual STEMfest educates children of all ages on maths and sciences

October 23, 2011

Caitlin Giles, STEMfest volunteer and sophomore mechanical engineering major, said the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics festival held Saturday is important for children."I think it's important to teach little kids about math and science,"...

Some NIU departments need more variety

By Jack Baker | October 23, 2011

Sometimes, I feel like I'm paying to take the same class twice, and it sucks. Last year, I took Media Management (JOUR 449) where we talked a great deal about media convergence and media conglomeration and the effects they have had on media and society....

John Hersey High School uses old NIU Huskie logo

John Hersey High School uses old NIU Huskie logo

By Kelly Bauer | October 19, 2011

It seems NIU's fighting Huskie has moved from one school to another - the 1968 "fighting Huskie" logo is now being used unofficially by John Hersey High School. The logo was commissioned by then-Athletic Director John Brigham in 1968 and was used at NIU...

A group of girls explore the technology of a remote control car
at STEMfest 2010.

Second annual STEMfest comes to Convocation Center

By Linze Griebenow | October 19, 2011

Lasers, robots, holograms and a haunted laboratory.These are a few of the displays patrons can expect to find at the second annual STEMfest, a festival celebrating achievements in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The festival will...

Dining halls try to keep up with demand for healthy food options

By Lauren Dielman | October 19, 2011

Freshman OMIS major Nathan Soto said he thinks food options in the dining halls leave something to be desired. "I think they [need healthier options]," Soto said. "I'm a vegetarian, and all they really have for the grill is boca burgers; they will have...

Be more supportive of the LGBTQ community

By Aaron Brooks | October 18, 2011

A good vision for NIU would be continuing to educate students about LGBT history. My perception, as well as others, is that NIU could improve from good to great. I believe the next step for NIU is not the passive acceptance of all gender identities, but...

NIU volleyball extends winning streak to five matches

By Mike Romor | October 16, 2011

NIU volleyball extended its winning streak to five matches after going perfect this weekend on the road against a pair of MAC East foes, Akron and Buffalo.The Huskies (17-5, 6-2 MAC) were pushed to their limits Friday against Akron (4-17, 1-7), going...

Google Maps-This map only shows 20 of the 35 registered sex
offenders in the DeKalb area.

Of 35 registered sex offenders in DeKalb, one is NIU student

By Dave Gong | October 16, 2011

There are currently 35 registered sex offenders living in DeKalb, one of which is a current NIU student who was charged with criminal sexual abuse, according to the National Sex Offender Public website. NIU policy states if the university finds that...

TicketFace.com offers unique ticket-buying experience

TicketFace.com offers unique ticket-buying experience

By Kelly Bauer | October 16, 2011

Innovation plays a large role in operating a successful business, and it isn't just the ability to invent something, but to improve upon a process or a product, said business management professor Lynn Neeley. For the entrepreneurs who started TicketFace.com,...

DeKalb community still feels Keller’s death

By Faith Healy | October 16, 2011

Friday marked one year since student Antinette ‘Toni' Keller disappeared. On Oct. 14, 2010, Keller, a freshman art major, went missing. Keller told her friends around noon Oct. 14 she was going to Prairie Park to work on an art project. She never returned....