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Huskie Stadium
Huskie football fans headed Saturday, Sept. 29, to the Mid-American Conference opener vs. Central Michigan are invited to enjoy one of the biggest Oktoberfest events in the area Saturday, Sept. 29. Fatty’s Pub and Grille, Whitman’s Catering and Leinenkugel’s will host the event from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. in west parking lot outside Huskie...
Campus Recreation will host the third annual Homecoming 5K run/walk at 7:45 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, families and community members all are welcome to participate. No matter what your skill level, this is a simple course that offers enjoyment and a challenge. The 5K is an out-and-back race, and the terrain...
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Friends of NIU Libraries group invites the public to attend a presentation by Hugo Award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal, a novelist and professional puppeteer. Kowal will discuss “the intersection of puppetry and science fiction” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, in the staff lounge on the lower level of Founders Memorial Library. A Chicago...
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Beginning  Thursday, Sept. 27, any eligible DeKalb County voter is able to vote in person or by mail for the Nov. 6 general election. Voting by mail is officially called “Absentee Voting.” Election law in Illinois has changed to allow for both voting by mail and voting in person for absentee voting. Voters should also...
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NIU-SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) will host guest speaker Anne Obst from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, in Barsema Hall 127. Obst is the external relations coordinator for the Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies, part of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. She will speak on...
Ellington’s, the student-run restaurant located in Holmes Student Center, opens Tuesday, Oct. 2, for the fall semester. Menus are posted online. Students of FCNS 320 Quantity Food Production plan, prepare and serve delicious three course meals with a theme at Ellington’s as part of their course requirements in the areas of Nutrition and Dietetics and...
Film poster for “Telling Amy’s Story”
“Telling Amy’s Story” is a film about Amy Homan-McGee, a 33-year-old mother of two and Verizon Wireless employee who was killed by her husband in 2001 when she decided to leave him after suffering years of abuse. Created by Penn State Public Broadcasting and aired on public television stations nationwide, “Telling Amy’s Story” has been...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In recognition, Victim Advocacy Services at the Women’s Resource Center is teaming up with the Verizon Wireless HopeLine program, which turns no-longer-used wireless phones into support for victims and survivors of domestic violence. A cell phone can serve as a vital link to emergency or support services in a...
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NIU’s Supportive Professional Council invites SPS employees, their families and SPS alumni to the SPS Tailgate from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. The meet-and-greet party, which coincides with Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day at the football game, will take place on the west side of Huskie Stadium. Look for the SPS Council banner....
The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s fall concert, “French Impressions Redux,” is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the NIU Music Building. KSO musicians will celebrate two of the great composers of French Impressionist music, performing the “Mother Goose Suite” and “Pavane for a Dead Princess” by Maurice Ravel...
The encore presentation of “The Trouble with Asian Carp” will discuss the environmental and safety concerns the fish are raising in Illinois.
They’ve invaded our rivers. They have moved north with few natural predators to stand in their way. They’re Asian carp, and if they make it to Lake Michigan, experts say that the entire Great Lakes ecosystem could be at risk. At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, join Illinois Department of Natural Resources expert Vic Santucci...
October is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) History Month, and NIU’s LGBT Resource Center will celebrate by hosting and co-sponsoring several events. Events begin Tuesday, Oct. 2, with the the fourth annual “You-Are-Loved” campus-wide chalking campaign. Uplifting messages aimed at combating hateful language used to discriminate against the LGBTQ community will be displayed. “Trans...
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