NIU is receiving a little help from a friend. MAC commissioner Jon Steinbrecher pushed forward a plan to help alleviate some of the costs NIU will incur from the Orange Bowl. Steinbrecher said the MAC is buying 17,500 tickets for NIU students. Each student...
Planning and recruitment for NIU Cares Day 2013 will happen soon, according to a Student Involvement and Leadership Development (SILD) press release. NIU Cares Day 2013 is scheduled for April 20, 2013 but SILD wants to put together a committee for planning...
While students can suffer from homesickness for many reasons, there are many ways to fight it. Missing friends, not making connections on campus, feeling uncomfortable in a new environment or feeling disconnected can be all causes of homesickness in students,...
This year’s Homecoming parade will showcase more than 40 entries from participating student and community organizations. Entries can range from groups walking to creative floats, said Melissa Williams, associate director for Student Involvement and...
The Homecoming Parade is going to cause road closures tonight. The parade will run from 5:30 to 7 p.m., and start on Stadium Drive behind Huskie Stadium. The parade will then travel north past the Rec Center, east on Lucinda Avenue and head north around...
For Cara Prock, people who view Greek Row negatively are not informed on what Greek life is about. The Panhellenic Council president said Greek life is about scholarship, leadership, community service, brotherhood and sisterhood. “Students could overcome...
The conventions are over and election season is in full gear. Are you registered to vote? According to the website of John Acardo, DeKalb County clerk and recorder, if you have moved to DeKalb County you must re-register with your new address in order...
Some volunteers serve as mentors, friends and role models to the youth in the community through Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS). BBBS is housed in the Family Services Agency, 14 Health Services Drive in DeKalb. Communities across the nation have hosted...
If the NIU police show up at your door, it’s probably not because you invited them to your party. But a new policy will allow students to have NIU police provide security services at off-campus parties and social events located at private residences...
Instead of sitting at home this spring break, fifty NIU students will have the opportunity to go to Washington D.C.; Newark, N.J.; Niceville, Fla.; and Kissimmee, Fla. through the Alternative Spring Break program. Becky Harlow, assistant director for...
Students, faculty and staff can register for NIU Cares Day 2012 until March 30. On April 14, participants will be completing service projects benefiting not-for-profit community agencies and individual residents. According to a press release from the...
To most people, cold is just a temporary feeling: the walk from the house to the mailbox or the open window that can be quickly shut. To the 671,859 homeless in the United States, cold is unavoidable. Student Involvement and Leadership Development hosted...
