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Spring break the alternative way

By Taylor Anians | March 6, 2011

DeKALB | While some students will use spring break to relax, others will volunteer in service programs offered by NIU and the community. One such program is NIU’s Alternative Spring Break, which had three destinations available to students. Some students...

NIU psychology major Kasidi McKeon (right) and Crissy Torres, Kishwaukee psychology pre-med major (left), play Bingo Thursday night at the DeKalb Elks Lodge, located at 209 S. Annie Glidden Rd.

Bingo fever hits NIU at Elk’s Club

By Taylor Anians | February 24, 2011

DeKALB | On Thursday nights some students study, some go out, but a select few have caught bingo fever at the Elk's Club. Since 1996, NIU students have participated in the DeKalb Elks Club Bingo fundraiser. At 7 p.m., Tom McCrea, a former exulted ruler...