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So much to do in DeKalb this Thursday

By Connor Rice | March 28, 2011

Thirsty Thursday not your thing? This Thursday, NIU and downtown DeKalb will play host to several concerts and performances. With such a wide and striking variety of acts converging on us at the same time, the classic "nothing to do" standby won't be...

Stevens renovation will continue as planned, bill blocked by supreme court

By Northern Star staff | February 2, 2011

The Illinois Supreme Court temporarily blocked a ruling by an appeals court Tuesday that threw out a $31 billion capital construction program. The capital bill included $22 million in funding to renovate the NIU Stevens Building and $2 million to plan...

Construction on Cole Hall is underway

By Jacqueline Evans | January 18, 2011

DeKALB | The remodeling of Cole Hall officially began on Friday, almost three years after the Feb. 14 shooting. Nearly a year ago, Gov. Pat Quinn visited NIU to announce that state funds for Cole Hall's renovation had been released. According to NIU Today,...