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Pass/Fail: Campus Rec to stay open longer, Spring break is tough to get over

By Danny Cozzi | March 19, 2014

Pass: Campus Rec to stay open longerThe Student Recreation Center is set to extend its operating hours starting Monday according to an NIU Today release.Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like I plan on taking advantage of the extended times. I accepted...

Chlorissa Saint Arbor, freshman English and Spanish major and freshman sociology major Jessica Jimenez sit in the Douglas Hall dining area Sept. 9 and enjoy the newly implemented vegetarian menu.

Douglas food caters to vegans, vegetarians

By Jennifer L. Collins | September 16, 2013

While some meat-lovers have balked at new dining options in Douglas, vegetarians have rejoiced.Douglas Hall now serves a vegan/vegetarian menu, and the only time meat is served is when it’s on the hall’s international menu. The vegetarian choices...

Local restaurant offers taste of the Middle East

By Kevin Bartelt | October 8, 2012

Sick of McDonalds? Want to eat somewhere different? Consider Mediterraneo Grill, 122 E. Lincoln Highway. This restaurant serves delicious, reasonably priced Middle Eastern cuisine. One of the best options has to be the chicken shawarma. It is Mediterranean...

Vegetarians break molds

By Hayley Devitt | September 19, 2012

If you’ve ever ordered from Jimmy John’s, you might have noticed the phrase “peace, dude” under its description of their Vegetarian sub. As an ovo-lacto vegetarian, I’m not offended by this because the restaurant is known for its humorous ads...