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NIU police department add to campus safety, create e-mail advisory system

By MaryJo KratochviL & Lauren Stott | October 4, 2010

DeKALB | University officials have revealed another facet of campus safety this semester. The NIU Police Department and Media Relations developed a new system of advising the NIU community of possibly harmful situations. The system is a counterpart to...

Huskie patrol keeps late night walkers safe

By Kyla Gardner | October 3, 2010

The Huskie Patrol is the weeknight watchdog of student safety on campus. Students who feel uncomfortable walking alone at night can call the Huskie Patrol to escort them from one location to another through the Walk Safe service. Sophomore nursing major...

SA Senate begins for semester, welcomes new senators

By Jacqueline Evans | October 3, 2010

With elections over, the Student Association Senate is now in full swing. The senate held their first meeting Sunday night in the Holmes Student Center Sky Room. The meeting had many purposes; the biggest focus was to get new senators acclimated with...

Supporters of the LGBT Resource Center form a heart outside of the Holmes Student Center on Sunday as a part of the annual "You Are Loved" campaign.

LGBT canvasses campus with positive messages

By Kyla Gardner | October 3, 2010

Students waking up for class this morning may notice some positive messages chalked around campus. Sunday evening, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center canvassed the campus as part of the 2nd Annual You-Are-Loved Chalk Message Project....

Victoria Toussaint, interim outreach and programming coordinator for the Study Abroad Office, speaks during a session of Study Abroad 101 Thursday afternoon in Williston Hall Room 417.

The world’s the limit

By Kyla Gardner | October 3, 2010

Katelan McCurdy, junior child development major, returned from Paris on Sunday. She will spend a week in Granada, Spain before making her way to Lagos, Portugal next weekend. McCurdy is not backpacking through Europe. She is studying abroad at the University...

Active Minds kicks of mental health awareness week with celebration

By David Matz | October 3, 2010

Today kicks off Active Minds' National Mental Health Awareness Week. The national student organization, Active Minds, is sponsoring a National Day Without Stigma to celebrate the start of awareness week. "We are trying to promote awareness of the social...

Kazimier Chevas (center), junior political science major, cheers after Andrew Cinelli (right), junior KNPE major, blocks a shot during Delta Chi's intramural volleyball match against Pi Kappa Phi Wednesday night in the Campus Recreation Center.

Delta Chi returns to NIU

By David Matz | September 30, 2010

Delta Chi is back on campus and looking for some recognition. In 2005, the Delta Chi Alumni Board dissolved the NIU chapter for not upholding the ideals of the fraternity. During the spring 2010 semester, Delta Chi's National Fraternity sent leadership...

Tips to keep the bed bugs away

By Jack Baker | September 30, 2010

NIU has taken steps to ensure that while there is an increase in bed bug incidents across the nation, it will not be a problem in the residence halls. "Over time we have had spotty incidents of bed bugs," said Michele Crase, the associate director of...

NIU running back Chad Spann ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns against Akron last season.

NIU football team prepares for MAC opener

By Chris Dertz | September 30, 2010

And with this, the real season begins. After taking down Minnesota, NIU football will play its fourth game on the road, travelling to Akron, Ohio to open up its MAC slate against the Zips. The Huskies (2-2) are coming off their best game of the season,...

Senior midfielder Luis Mojica brings the ball up field against Oregon State.

NIU meets Hartwick in MAC battle

By Mike Buda | September 30, 2010

Games in the Mid-American Conference are typically filled with very physical play and a lot of energy and don't expect anything less for the NIU men's soccer conference opener. The Huskies open up MAC play at 1 p.m. Saturday against Hartwick in DeKalb...

NIU needs a few minor adjustments

By Portia Kerr-Newman | September 30, 2010

Every school has its flaws and things that need a little improvement. So I decided to write down all the things I do and don't like about NIU. Don't get me wrong: I believe NIU is a good school of higher learning, but there needs to be a few minor adjustments.The...

NIU Athletic Director Jeff Compher listens to questions after giving a presentation on the athletic department's budget during Wednesday's faculty senate meeting.

Faculty Senate discusses search for graduate school dean

By Leah Spagnoli | September 29, 2010

NIU's Faculty Senate discussed what method would be used in the search for a new dean for the graduate school Wednesday afternoon. The decision was made to search for candidates internally rather than externally due to cost. Faculty Senate President Alan...