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Since you’ve already paid for NIU tickets, you might as well go to games

By Brian Belford | February 21, 2012

As an NIU student, there are a lot of things to pay for.The biggest of these, of course, is tuition.According to NIU's bursar tuition estimator, an average, 12 credit hour student pays an estimated yearly tuition of $10,661.68.This grand total includes...

Some NIU departments need more variety

By Jack Baker | October 23, 2011

Sometimes, I feel like I'm paying to take the same class twice, and it sucks. Last year, I took Media Management (JOUR 449) where we talked a great deal about media convergence and media conglomeration and the effects they have had on media and society....

Tuition increase for fall semester affects new students only

By Katherine Orr | July 5, 2011

DeKALB | Starting this fall, only some students will have to pay $270 more per semester in tuition to attend NIU. That is because the Truth-in-Tuition policy guarantees a fixed tuition rate for current students. At a June 9 meeting, the NIU Board of Trustees...

Things to consider when deciding where to take summer classes

By Portia Kerr-Newman | April 19, 2011

It's getting close to the end of the school year and students are wrapping up midterms and preparing for final exams. While some students are excited for their chance to relax following the stressful school year, not everyone is going to take a break...

General education courses are a waste of time and money

General education courses are a waste of time and money

By Alyssa Pracz | April 13, 2011

General education courses should not be required for college students. For many, they are a waste of time and money that could be better spent elsewhere.Students should not be forced to take classes that cover materials they have already been familiar...

Illinois to NIU: IOU $77 million

By Kyla Gardner | February 10, 2011

For the second year in a row, the state of Illinois owes NIU money. A lot of money. The state's debt to NIU of $77 million is worse than its debt at this time last year, according to a Jan. 25 Committee on Resources, Space, and Budgets Report. NIU President...

Editorial: Mixed reception to university-wide pay raise

By Editorial Board | October 27, 2010

For a couple years now, NIU has been weathering a terrible storm of financial calamity. First, state support for the university (indeed, for all institutions of higher education) has been eroding, slowly but surely. Couple this with the fact that the...