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University to receive funding for anniversary projects

By Dan Doren, News Reporter | January 30, 2020

DeKALB — Eight university projects, selected by committee as part of a competitive process, will receive grant funding in celebration of NIU’s 125th anniversary.The eight projects were chosen based on how effectively they would increase awareness...

History’s Foundations: Altgeld Hall

By Olivia Willoughby | April 29, 2012

It looks like a castle that is not-so-ironically placed on Castle Drive, just without the flying, flaming arrows like in the old days, and it’s the oldest building at NIU. “The story is that Governor Altgeld had really liked castles,” said Cindy...

Homecoming traditions at NIU have changed over the years

By Juliana Leprich | October 13, 2011

NIU homecoming is a tradition that is over a century old.Homecoming was first recorded in 1903 for the university, with NIU's football team playing NIU alumni. At that point, however, NIU was not yet NIU, but the Northern Illinois State Normal School,...