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As a snowstorm ripped across the Midwest last week, many universities, including NIU, let professors decide whether or not their classes would be held online.

Online classes are a great alternative for snow days

By Parker Otto | February 7, 2022
Using online classes to eliminate snow days is a worthwhile endeavor.

Snowball fight brings in about 100 people to celebrate snow day

By Margaret Maka | February 3, 2015

About 100 people showed up for a student-organized snowball fight Monday.Senior journalism major Mikey Pastrana set up the Facebook event for this year’s event with his friend, Michael Payne. The pair wanted to celebrate the cancellation of classes...

How to make it through the first day of classes after a snow day

By Rachel Scaman | February 3, 2015

How to cope with coming back to school after a snow day• Make sure your car isn’t stuck. You don’t want to start your day with pushing your car out of a mountain of snow. Make sure it’s ready to go before you leave.• Go to bed early. Having...

DeKalb resident Kelly Sears makes use of the snowfall Sunday by using skis to get around in front of the Holmes Student Center.

Snow Day: 5 things to do when class is canceled

By Northern Star staff | February 2, 2015

1. Catch up on homework. You'll regret it later if you don't put aside an hour today to make up for those assignments you've missed and 2. Start planning for Valentine's Day. It falls right before pay day, so enter the Northern Star's Cutest Couple contest on...

Snow day tweets: NIU cancels class after Sunday blizzard

By Northern Star staff | February 2, 2015

Here's photos and tweets about the Monday snow day: [View the story "NIU cancels class: Feb. 1, 2015, blizzard" on Storify]

(Left to right) Sneha Redd, graduate computer science student; Akhil Munnetula, graduate industrial engineering student; Mansa Reddy, graduate computer science student; and Sripada Sai Subhash, graduate electrical engineering student, build a snowman during Sunday’s blizzard near West Ridge Apartments on Ridge Drive. The snowstorm was expected to drop more than a foot of snow on northern Illinois.

300-plus person snowball fight among students planned for today

By Northern Star staff | February 2, 2015

Students are planning to host a large snowball fight at 2 p.m. today in Central Park.A Facebook event advertising the snowball fight has more than 350 people saying they are attending. Those with last names starting with A-M should wear red while those...