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Shaiquale Thompson (left), junior child development major, and junior biology major Jackie Tulian wait for their bus outside of the Holmes Student Center on Friday. ETA Spot, a new tracking app for the HuskieLine, is now available on iTunes and on the Android App store.

Student Association debuts HuskieLine GPS

By Ashley Morse | January 28, 2016

Shaiquale Thompson (left), junior child development major, and junior biology major Jackie Tulian wait for their bus outside of the Holmes Student Center on Friday. ETA Spot, a new tracking app for the HuskieLine, is now available on iTunes and on the Android App store.

Barsema Express to increase stops

By Rachel Scaman | December 3, 2015

The Barsema Express bus route may soon slow down as it incorporates stops on the Lucinda Avenue extension.The Student Association plans to utilize the Lucinda Avenue extension, which opened on Nov. 19 to connect the main campus to the west side, to add...

SA adds routes to Elburn train stop

By Northern Star staff | November 23, 2015

The Elburn Shuttle will add four routes Tuesday and Wednesday.The shuttle leaves the west side bus turnaround of the Holmes Student Center and goes to the Elburn Station in Elburn. Shuttles are available to transport riders back to the Holmes Student...

Bus to test Lucinda addition next week

By Northern Star staff | November 23, 2015

The Lucinda Express will have a test run next week, said Rob Jusino, Student Association director of Mass Transit.The Lucinda Express was created to run on the Lucinda Avenue extension, which opened Wednesday to connect the main campus to the west side....

Students enter a Huskie Bus on April 10, 2014, in front of the Holmes Student Center.

HuskieLine tracking system to cost $41K initially, $19K annually

By Northern Star staff | October 8, 2015

A tracking system that may not be installed in HuskieLine buses until next semester will cost the Student Association and NIU $41,090 initially.Rob Jusino, Student Association director of Mass Transit, said the SA is in the contractual stages with ETA...

Brett Williams, former Student Association director of Mass Transit, facilitates a focus group on the HuskieLine on Feb. 23 in the Campus Life Building. A new tracking system may debut next semester at the earliest, said Rob Jusino, Student Association director of Mass Transit.

HuskieLine to receive new GPS

By Alexander Chettiath | October 8, 2015

Students may not see a new HuskieLine bus tracking system until next semester, said Rob Jusino, Student Association director of Mass Transit.The new GPS system, which Jusino said would range in the thousands of dollars, stemmed from SA’s 2015 spring...

SA Senate approves eight directors

By Ashley Morse | April 27, 2015

Correction: The Northern Star incorrectly reported the names of two Student Association director positions as the director of Student Affairs and director of Community Service. The correct titles are director of Student Life and director of Organizational...