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State government funding may cause cuts to MAP grants

By Andrea Azzo | October 12, 2011

Students may see their Monetary Award Program (MAP) grants shrink later this year. On Oct. 3, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) sent an email to students who filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The email stated...

Beatnik Soup offers an outlet for LGBT artists, poets

By Troy Doetch | April 18, 2011

DeKALB | Beatnik Soup has nothing do with tomato bisque, but maybe just a little to do with Jack Kerouac. NIU's first Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender open mic session, Beatnik Soup, will be held at 9 p.m. Thursday in DuSable Hall Room 140 as a part...