DeKALB — A Just Brew is opening up shop on the main level of the Holmes Student Center today and will serve craft-brewed coffee to students on a budget.Its mission is to serve quality coffee on campuses at donation-based prices. This means that if a...
DeKALB | The Huskies (310-299-301 — 910) tied for their best finish in the history of the Northern Collegiate with its fifth place finish over the weekend.The Huskies represented themselves well in their event over the weekend, earning their first top...
Athletic Director Sean Frazier was passed up by the University of Minnesota as a candidate for its athletic director position.The director of athletics oversees the entire athletics program in aspects like budget coordination, public relations, fundraising...
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) reintroduced a bill last week that could save higher education students millions of dollars in textbook costs.The Affordable College Textbook Act would encourage universities to support pilot programs that create digital...
Geography professor David Changnon said a 50 percent tuition waiver, which is at risk of being repealed, influenced his children’s decision to go to Illinois universities.Changnon has worked at NIU since 1992. His children attend Illinois State University...
The university must prioritize saving money over giving students a higher printing quota.Students are allocated $7 per semester — or about 100 pages — in printing, a drop from last year’s $14 per semester, which was equivalent to printing 200 pages....
When it comes to selling alcohol at the Convocation Center, the Editorial Board wants to make sure it doesn’t take away from safety, which should always be a priority.The addition of alcohol, if approved, will be used in an effort to raise attendance...
NIU is charging more than 50 percent more for its student and dependent health insurance than University of Illinois or Illinois State University.According to ISU’s Student Health Services website, ISU charges its students $218 per semester. U of I,...
Champaign-Urbana’s Pygmalion Music Festival has been growing steadily for eight years, said festival creator Seth Fein. This year, the festival will take place Sept. 27 through 29 in various venues, both indoor and outdoor, in downtown Champaign, downtown...
My decision to attend NIU was influenced by three factors: location, cost and reputation. After four years at NIU I have found other aspects more important. Reflecting on what has been important to me as a student, four factors come to mind: atmosphere,...
Men's Rugby NIU’s men’s rugby finished second in the Tournament of Champions Saturday with a 4-1 record. The Huskies first game was against the Shamrock rugby club. NIU got off to a slow start, trailing 5-3, but it was able to respond and come back...
NIU's Division II men's hockey dropped a pair of games against Illinois this weekend. On Friday night, the Huskies (2-3-1) lost 4-2 against the Fighting Illini (5-2-1). NIU's nine penalties were the main reason for its defeat. NIU senior captain Mike...
