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NIU’s Center for Black Studies has scheduled a variety of events in celebration of Black Heritage Month, with the theme “A New Age of Resistance: Respecting Our History, Defining Our Future.” Throughout the month of February, the NIU community will celebrate the many important contributions of African-Americans during Black Heritage Month. The opening ceremony, featuring...
Balance of Equality sculpture
Similar words were spoken by the NIU students and administrators who participated in a New Year’s Eve march for peace along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. “It hit close to home.” First on their hearts and minds was Quintonio LeGrier, a student last semester in the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, who was killed Dec....
Anthony Williams (left) and Rod Moyer
NIU sophomore Anthony Williams is making a difference in the community. Along with fellow NIU Black Male Initiative (BMI) members Trenton Hiley and Kentrelle Bonner-Butler, the 19-year-old is mentoring young men at the Illinois Youth Center in Chicago through an innovative program sponsored by the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice. “When I heard about this...
BMI/S.I.S.T.E.R.S. Apollo Show poster
The Black Male Initiative and S.I.S.T.E.R.S. will present the annual Apollo Show at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 2. The event will take place in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium of the Holmes Student Center. Sterling Williams, Mary Gentry and DJ TQ are hosts for the evning. For more information, call Yannick Koua at (217) 848-0224.
Approximately 75 students representing different facets of Northern Illinois University gathered Tuesday morning at the New Residence Hall Complex Community Center to participate in the College Challenge, which aired live on the WGN Morning News. The “Minute To Win It”-inspired feature brought WGN morning host Frank Holland to NIU’s campus, where he interviewed students and...
Lambda Sigma Sophomore Honor Society logo
Orientation & First-Year Experience and the NIU chapter of Lambda Sigma Sophomore Honor Society have teamed up this semester to offer second-year students an opportunity to give back to the campus and community. Through “Sophomore Days of Service,” Lambda Sigma members will join with second-year students from other organizations, such as Alpha Phi Omega service...