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DeKalb Sycamore Chevrolet Cadillac GMC and Northern Illinois Athletics are giving three lucky fans chances to win new cars at upcoming NIU basketball games. One fan will have a chance to compete in a halftime contest and win a car at each of the Huskie men’s basketball games Saturday, Feb. 2, and Saturday, March 2,...
Clockwise, from top left: Cherilyn G. Murer, Robert T. Boey, Wheeler G. Coleman and John R. Butler
Robert T. Boey, John R. Butler and Wheeler G. Coleman were reappointed Friday, Jan. 18, by Gov. Pat Quinn to the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees. The reappointments come at a critical time for NIU, as the university is in the midst of a presidential search. “I am pleased the governor has reappointed these...
Northern Illinois University is seeking non-NIU college students who are interested in environmental issues to work on research projects this summer with university scientists. As many as eight undergraduates will be chosen. Selected students will receive free housing on NIU’s campus – and each will be paid a stipend of $4,478. The students also will...
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Monday, Jan. 21, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday that closes schools and other government offices. But several groups on campus are working to make sure that the annual commemoration of the famed civil rights leader’s birthday is not just a day off but a call to action. From Tuesday, Jan. 22,...
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Now that the space shuttles are museum pieces, what are NASA’s plans for future American spaceflight? NASA Solar System Ambassador Joel Knapper will reveal the current and future plans to get Americans back into space, exploring the universe at NIU’s next STEM Café, “The Future for American Manned Spaceflight,” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday,...
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NIU-Rockford will host one of four events this month sponsored by the Illinois Open Technology Challenge. The event is scheduled from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, in Room 101 of the NIU regional center at 8500 E. State St. ILOpenTech brings governments, developers and communities together in a common mission to use public...
Like the rest of Huskie nation, Connie and Lavarre Uhlken watched from the edge of their seats Nov. 30 as Northern Illinois University squeaked out a double-overtime win over Kent State to claim the MAC Championship, and ultimately a berth to the Orange Bowl. “The whole game, they kept talking about the remote chance that...
Call it the Orange Bowl Express: a 24-hour drive, 26 buses, 52 trip advisers, 78 drivers, 1,300 Northern Illinois University students, 1,400 box lunches, 1,430 miles and 12,480 bottles of water. Caravans of buses packed with students and supplies left the NIU Convocation Center in four waves Sunday afternoon, headed to South Florida, where Huskie...
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The Center for Southeast Asian Studies has set up a display of its collection of Southeast Asia-themed children’s books at the DeKalb Public Library, all of which are available for checkout through Jan. 31. Library visitors are invited to browse through 68 volumes ranging from picture books for young readers to chapter books, some nonfiction,...
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The Northern Illinois football team will return to its “second home” at Soldier Field in Chicago in 2016 when the Huskies play host to the Nebraska Cornhuskers at the historic Chicago stadium in the first of three games between the teams, NIU Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Jeff Compher announced Monday. The Huskies and...
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NIU and the NIU Employees Federal Credit Union will host the Illinois Credit Union League Small Asset Size Credit Union Workshop, scheduled Wednesday, Dec. 12,  at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center. Sessions includes training on regulatory compliance training, small credit union development and networking with credit union peers. More than 30 professionals from 19...
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Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois is teaming up with NIU’s Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy to collect clothing and other gently used items during the “Goodwill, Not Landfill!” student donation drive. The drive is scheduled from Friday, Dec. 7, through Saturday, Dec. 15. Donations will be collected from students at...
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