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Staying motivated, managing school through summer break

Staying motivated, managing school through summer break

By Jay Ibarra | July 11, 2016

Having school in the summer sounds like a bad idea — with vacations, work and relationships, how do we manage it?The key is to constantly motivate yourself and if you haven’t clued into that now, you’d better start. Think about how good it’ll...

InFocus: What are you most excited about for summer break?

By Perspective Staff | April 29, 2014

See what the Perspective Staff has to say about summer plans.Jeremiah CaterinaAlthough my break is shortened due to summer classes, I plan to pack my free time with fun.First, I look forward to restarting my favorite hobby. I love power-lifting, a strength...

Summer classes beat sleeping in every day

By Brenda Krause | June 25, 2013

Summer has officially arrived, and many students have already taken advantage of the warmer temperature and longer daylight. Indeed, it is time for lounging by the pool, cooking on the grill and breaking out the aloe vera for those inevitable sun burns....

Summer makes class ‘easy’

By Julia Layton | July 24, 2012

DeKALB | Both students and professors find there are advantages and disadvantages to summer school at NIU. For Joe Cerniglia, junior public safety management major, going to summer school can make it easier for students to get their college degree more...

Students choose studying over sun

By Chris Gibbs | June 27, 2011

The best thing about the summer for Lydia Nieves is the ease of parking on campus. Nieves, senior health and human sciences major, is one of the few students who elects to stay on the NIU campus between spring and fall semesters to enroll in summer classes....

Congress cuts Pell Grant funding for summer classes

By Felix Sarver | April 27, 2011

DeKALB | Pell Grants for the summer of 2012 will see a decrease in funding levels, said Inali Saghu, associate director of Student Financial Aid. In an email interview, Saghu said only students who are less than full time during the fall semester of 2011...