Sometimes students need a break from the typical reading-heavy lecture class. For these students, NIU has classes like bowling and aquatic fitness to break away from the norm. "As far as the kinesiology and physical education department, there's a wide...
For the next 10 years, NIU aims to improve scholarships, campus facilities and create new academic programs to attract more and higher quality students as part of NIU President John Peters' Vision 2020 Initiative. NIU has some trouble attracting high...
For the next five years, NIU will be the recipient of a $2 million grant provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The initiative is planned to expand studies within the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors and to support...
According to the DeKalb Police Department's Annual Report, from 2009 to 2010, sex offenses and burglary have both dropped 8 percent, theft dropped 13 percent and criminal sexual assault dropped 2 percent."As time allows, we have tried to focus on being...
DeKALB | Latino fever hits DeKalb with a celebration of El Grito to begin Latino Heritage Month.El Grito is the celebration of Mexican Independence Day and is hosted by Alpha Psi Lambda coed fraternity. The words El Grito translate to "the shout" in Spanish."The...
The NIU Board of Trustees will meet at 9 a.m. today in Altgeld Hall 315.Among items up for approval are the Fiscal Year 2012 internal budget, a report from the office of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and discussion of Vision 2020.Items up...
Secretary of State Jesse White will bring driver and vehicle services to campus Monday, according to a press release.Students, faculty, staff and local residents will be able to renew their drivers license or state ID, purchase vehicle plate stickers,...
The office of Student Involvement and Leadership Development will hold an informational meeting about their Alternative Spring Break program tonight.The meeting is at 8 p.m. in Stevenson Towers Multi-Purpose Room.ASB is a group of trips designed for NIU...
The NIU rugby team started its 2011 season with a 76-5 victory on the road over Loyola Saturday. Huskie senior fly half Alex Binetti felt two aspects stood out for the victory over the weekend. "I'd definitely say our tackling was pretty good, not too...
Representatives of various religious groups were invited Sunday night to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 158 N. Fourth St. in DeKalb, to take part in "Decade of Impact: A Multi-faith Gathering." The Decade of Impact gathering was a memorial to...
NIU cross country placed sixth overall at the NIU open on Saturday.The Huskies defeated UIC, Knox College and Robert Morris University to win their invitational.NIU's Claire McAuley and Courtney Oldenburg were two of NIU's key runners who stood out in...
A long road trip ended up being successful for NIU volleyball.The Huskies closed out an eight-match vocation expedition with a 3-1 road victory over Stephen F. Austin at the Ladyjack Invitational.NIU posted a 7-1 record overall in its eight-match road...
