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SA showcases cultural acceptance

By Sophia Phillips | April 6, 2017

DeKALB — NIU community members gathered in the MLK Commons Tuesday to listen to students speak about fears surrounding cultural differences as part of #OneCultureNIU.#OneCultureNIU is a four-day event being held over the course of this week that was...

Police substation to open next week

By Morgan Fink | April 6, 2017

NIU police officials will be opening the new substation Monday in the Holmes Student Center where the TCF Bank was previously located.

Senators named in election

By Lindsey Salvatelli | April 6, 2017

DeKALB — Results from the Student Association Senate revote for the 49th session were finalized two hours after polls closed Wednesday.The SA organizes and coordinates student activities and represents student views regarding university policies, according...

Drug-related arrests and judicial referrals have decreased from 2014 to 2015. Despite the city decriminalizing up to 10 grams of cannabis in January, the Student Conduct code for possession remains the same this academic year.

Code to remain unchanged

By Lindsey Salvatelli | April 3, 2017

Drug-related arrests and judicial referrals have decreased from 2014 to 2015. Despite the city decriminalizing up to 10 grams of cannabis in January, the Student Conduct code for possession remains the same this academic year.

Attackers go phishing at NIU

By Alexandria Isom | March 30, 2017

The Division of Information Technology is implementing a multi-factor authentication security system to protect students from an increase in phishing emails.Phishing attacks are when an attacker disguises an email by mimicking a university or business...

Candidates reach for student voters

By Lindsey Salvatelli | March 30, 2017

DeKALB — With only a week left before the DeKalb consolidated election, three mayoral candidates spoke to community members at the Holmes Student Center.Three of four candidates — Jerry Smith, Misty Haji-Sheikh and Mayor John Rey — delivered their...

Members of BMI stand while being recognized for Black History Month during a Feb. 28 men’s basketball game at the Convocation Center. BMI will be hosting their annual Apollo Talent Show 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Carl Sandburg Auditorium.

BMI to return to its glory after last year’s show has bad run

By Lindsey Salvatelli | March 27, 2017

Members of BMI stand while being recognized for Black History Month during a Feb. 28 men’s basketball game at the Convocation Center. BMI will be hosting their annual Apollo Talent Show 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Carl Sandburg Auditorium.

From left, House Budget Committee Chair Diane Black, R-Tenn., House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., the Budget Committee ranking member, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., the ranking member of Ways and Means, and Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, gather in the House Rules Committee as the panel shapes the final version of the Republican health care bill before it goes to the floor for debate and a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, sits at top center. 

Reps to vote on healthcare Thursday

By Clarissa Hinshaw | March 23, 2017

From left, House Budget Committee Chair Diane Black, R-Tenn., House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., the Budget Committee ranking member, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., the ranking member of Ways and Means, and Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, gather in the House Rules Committee as the panel shapes the final version of the Republican health care bill before it goes to the floor for debate and a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, sits at top center. 

President releases update

By Alexandria Isom | March 23, 2017

DeKALB — President Doug Baker released a Program Prioritization update Wednesday outlining the progress made by administrative programs.Program Prioritization used task forces to create reports that reviewed 223 academic programs and 236 administrative...

President to visit state lawmakers

By Lindsey Salvatelli | March 20, 2017

DeKALB — President Doug Baker delivered a report about legislative progress being made in Springfield during a March 9 Board of Trustees meeting.Baker said all presidents from Illinois universities were given a 20-hour notice to appear in front of the...

Mural to promote diversity

By Clarissa Hinshaw | March 20, 2017

DeKALB — A new mural in the Holmes Student Center supporting the One Love NIU campaign aims to promote unity and solidarity.The mural was unveiled by members of the Student Association in a ceremony March 2 on the ground floor of the Holmes Student...

The home of Drew Wells, executive director of The Doorstep Project, and his family.

Project houses international students

By Keith Hernandez | March 20, 2017

Drew Wells, executive director of The Doorstep Project, shows a painting he commissioned during a trip to Africa on March 9. The Doorstep Project provides resources for international students. In the past six years, Wells has housed more than 100 international students.