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Shevawn Eaton and Nirmala (Nimi) John
Since 1971, ACCESS has been providing tutoring services to the NIU community. “What started out as a small program designed to support students in the CHANCE program has now grown to one of the largest programs in the state of Illinois,” said Nirmala (Nimi) John, assistant director for Peer Assisted Learning. ACCESS provides free walk-in...
The NIU Forensics team is enjoying a successful season thus far, including a first-place finish overall during a recent competition at the College of DuPage. Six team members took first place in individual categories. They included: Senior Jimmy Zucker of DeKalb (persuasion and first place overall for individual events) Senior Lauren Scott of C­­hicago (poetry)...
Arber Bebo
The Northern Illinois wrestling team closes out its 2012-13 home schedule Friday night when they take on the Northwestern Wildcats. The meet starts at 7 p.m. inside the Convocation Center. Prior to the first match, NIU senior Arber Bebo will be honored as part of the Senior Night Festivities. “Any time you can get two...
NIU Career Fairs
In an economy where we hear weekly about how bad the job market is, students might ask themselves, “What’s the point of going to the Career Fairs?” Career Services has an answer for job seekers: “Because it will help them get their names out there and put a face to the resume.” The Convocation Center...
Maria Torres
Moving to suburban Carpentersville from Mexico when she was 15, Maria Torres became involved in fighting for the rights of people like herself: undocumented immigrants in the United States. Growing up as the son of executive directors in the Salvation Army, Tom Babbitt knew he also wanted a career path where he could assist others...
Dor Amir
Dor Amir was named the Mid-American Conference’s Men’s Tennis Player of the Week Wednesday afternoon following a 4-1 weekend Feb. 1 and 2 that led the Huskies to a 3-0 weekend and a 5-1 overall record. It is first honor of the season and second of his career. The Tel Aviv, Israel native finished 4-1...
Abdel Nader
Bowling Green opened the game with an 11-1 run Wednesday night and never looked back, earning a 57-41 victory over Northern Illinois at the NIU Convocation Center. The Falcons shot 52.2 percent (12-of-23) from the field in the first half en route to the road victory. Sophomore wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) led the...
Northern Illinois head coach Rod Carey continues to put the pieces of his 2013 Huskie coaching staff in place, announcing Wednesday that three returning members of the NIU staff will take on additional duties. Carey also gave two of the four new coaches hired since he took over prior to the Huskies’ appearance in the...
Eric Luzzi
Northern Illinois men’s soccer head coach Eric Luzzi announced the signing of eight players to National Letters of Intent on Wednesday. The eight members signing class includes five freshmen, two junior college transfers and one Division I transfer. “We are very excited to announce our 2013 recruiting class,” Luzzi said. “There were three very specific...
Connie Teaberry
The Northern Illinois track and field and cross country teams announced the signing of 11 athletes Wednesday to their recruiting class of 2013. Of the 11 signees, seven come from the state of Illinois. Additionally, two come from Minnesota and one each from Missouri and Canada. “The staff is excited about the 2013-2014 National Letter...
NIU alum and WGN feature reporter Marcus Leshock returned to his alma mater Thursday, Jan. 31, and visited with students from the Northern Star and Northern Television Center to answer questions pertaining to the world of print and broadcast journalism. See what the Emmy winner has to say about his career and what it’s like...
The Office of Student Engagement & Experiential Learning is now accepting applications for peer leaders for the Fall 2013 Themed Learning Communities (TLCs). A Themed Learning Community consists of two to three courses taken together to examine a common theme, such as the natural sciences, humanities and social sciences. Students enrolled in Themed Learning Communities...
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