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Mary Bull & Jenner Sio Mary Bull and Jenner Sio of the Northern Illinois women’s track and field team both were named to the Mid-American Conference Academic All-MAC Indoor team, announced by the league office. Seven other Huskies also received academic honorable mention recognition. “This is a huge achievement for our program to be recognized...
The NIU Steelband will present its 2011 spring concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 17, under the direction of Liam Teague and Cliff Alexis. The concert, which takes place at School of Music’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, also will feature the Miami University (Ohio) Steel Band. Under the leadership of founder and director Chris Tanner,...
The Northern Illinois University softball team suffered an 8-2 loss to Big Ten foe Northwestern Wednesday afternoon at Drysdale Field. “Everybody understands that it’s [softball] an offensive game right now,” NIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard said. “We’ve told the girls from the beginning in order to be in a game, you need to score at...
In honor of the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, the Regional History Center at Northern Illinois University has created an exhibit titled “Vestiges of a Nation Divided: The Civil War’s Impact on Northern Illinois.” The exhibit, which is entirely online, features items from the Regional History Center’s archives, including letters, political...
Many researchers find a way to combine their passion for science with love for their hobbies, but few get the chance as a 17-year-old college freshman. Count Sarah Stuebing among the fortunate. Thanks to NIU’s Research Rookies program, Stuebing spent her first year in college conducting an independent research project that tested her hypothesis that...
The NIU Department of Communication has announced this year’s Reality Bytes Independent Student Film Festival, which will take place Tuesday, April 5, through Thursday, April 7, on the NIU campus. The 10th annual festival is free and open to the public, and anyone with an interest in film is encouraged to attend. It was originally started...
Northern Illinois fans are invited to enjoy a day of food, fun and Huskie football Saturday, April 23, at Huskie Stadium. The action gets under way at noon on the west side of Huskie Stadium with the Fifth Annual Huskie Athletic Support Fund Tailgate Showdown, and continues inside the stadium beginning at 2 p.m. as...
Students looking to network with various retailers should attend the NIU Retail Leadership Expo. Career Services will host the first NIU Retail Leadership Expo from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in the Campus Life Building atrium. The expo is free to all students. Attendance is limited to 200 people, and pre-registration is required for...
One of the world’s most well-known collection of fables, stories and folk tales is the inspiration behind the next theatre production performed on the Northern Illinois University Players Theatre stage. The School of Theatre and Dance will present “The Arabian Nights” from Thursday, March 31, through Sunday, April 3, and from Wednesday, April 6, through...
The 13th annual “Empty Bowls” project is scheduled for Wednesday, March 30. Reservations are recommended for either of the two seatings at 4:30 and 6 p.m. in the Chandelier Room, 143 Adams Hall. The menu includes chicken noodle soup, broccoli-cheddar soup, minestrone soup and chunky pizza soup, a tomato-based concoction with cheese, pepperoni and mushrooms....
More than 100 Northern Illinois University students are headed for warmer climes during the university’s upcoming spring break, but their main objective isn’t to soak up rays on the beach. Instead, they’ll be working with the poor in West Virginia, building homes for Habitat for Humanity in Florida and Tennessee, helping victims of Hurricane Katrina...
Five of seven current and retired Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) associates who served as volunteers in the Peace Corps, and whose lives changed course through their experiences, came recently to the center’s weekly lecture series to hear CSEAS graduate assistant Maria “Rai” Hancock tell the story of NIU’s formative role in the early days...
