Category: Students
The Friends of the NIU Libraries and DeKalb Public Library’s Science Fiction Book Club are co-sponsoring a book signing and Q-and-A with renowned science-fiction author Gene Wolfe at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, in the lower level staff lounge of Founders Memorial Library. The selected title for the evening is “The Shadow of the Torturer,”...
Nabal Jefferson, a Chicago native who helped lead the Northern Illinois football program to unprecedented heights during his four years as a Huskie, has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship worth $7,500, the NCAA announced earlier this week. The NCAA presents 174 postgraduate scholarships each year to deserving senior student-athletes across all divisions and all...
The NIU School of Music will host a concert of music by NIU student and faculty composers at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, in the Recital Hall of the Music Building. The concert is free and open to public, and the building is accessible to all. This diverse program will feature instrumental and vocal music...
NIU student “Bob” recently had broken up with his girlfriend, “Maggie,” after two years of dating. Feeling depressed and noticing his grades dropping since the break-up, Bob didn’t know what to do, who he could talk to or where to turn. He did remember, however, learning about the Counseling and Student Development Center during his...
Because of unplayable field conditions at Ralph McKinzie Field, Northern Illinois baseball’s home-opening series with Mid-American Conference foe Kent State has been moved to Les Miller Field on the campus of the University of Illinois-Chicago. Les Miller Field is located at 901 W. Roosevelt Road in downtown Chicago, near Interstate 90/94. Admission is free to...
Attractive career options in the retail sector are causing college students to engage in a robust career and hiring environment. Meanwhile, according to a recent study published by the National Retail Federation, one in four Americans has a rewarding career within retail sector. Hiring needs were identified in merchandising; retail operations (stores, field); merchandise planning;...
Class warfare, a child custody battle and personal courage are just a few of the themes presented in the next staged production of the School of Theatre and Dance at Northern Illinois University. “The Caucasian Chalk Circle,” written by Bertolt Brecht in 1944, is the sixth Mainstage Series production of the school’s 2012-2013 season. The...
Tanzania Development Support (TDS), a non-profit organization based in DeKalb, is sponsoring a “Walk with Water” fundraising event from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 4, in the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commons. The event aims to raise funds for construction of a library in Nyegina, Tanzania, and give students and NIU community members...
For one more year, Mother Nature wins. NIU head football coach Rod Carey announced Tuesday that Northern Illinois will push the beginning of its 2013 spring football practices back one week due to unseasonably cold weather. The Huskies, whose new indoor practice facility, the Kenneth and Ellen Chessick Practice Center, is currently under construction just...
Northern Illinois redshirt junior Matt Mougin (Columbus Junction, Iowa/ Columbus Community HS) begins competition Thursday, March 21, at the 2013 NCAA Championships. NIU is represented at the national championships for the 42nd consecutive season. The tournament’s first round gets under way at 11 a.m. inside Des Moines’ Wells Fargo Arena. Mougin, who earned one of...
The NIU Student Association will host two debates Wednesday, March 20, with implications for the student body. Mayoral hopefuls from DeKalb and candidates for the Student Association Executive Branch will discuss their platforms and plans in two separate debates. Mayoral Candidate Debate 6 to 8 p.m., Capitol Room, Holmes Student Center Invited candidates are Jennifer...
The NIU Steelband, under the direction of Liam Teague and Cliff Alexis, and the All University Steelband, conducted by graduate students Josanne Francis, Barry Mannette, Khion De Las and Khan Cordice, will present their spring 2013 concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 7. The concert takes place inside the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall of the...
