Category: Community
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...
The University Bookstore, located in the lower level of the Holmes Student Center, will close for inventory from Monday, March 14, through Wednesday, March 16. The temporary closure comes during spring break. Regular store hours will resume Thursday, March 17. For more information, call (815) 753-1081.
If you’ve had enough of winter and want to get into a tropical mood without he expense of a plane ticket, join the Dixon Sister Cities Association for a benefit performance by the award-winning NIU Steelband. The concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, at the historic Dixon Theatre. The NIU Steelband is...
At 10 a.m. today, the National Weather Service will conduct its annual statewide tornado drill. As part of the drill: Your NOAA All-Hazards radio will go off for this test. The tornado warning that is issued will clearly state that it is a test. For those on NIU Weather e-mail lists, you’ll get the test...
The Northern Star indcuted six alumni into its Hall of Fame during a Saturday, Feb. 26, banquet. The Northern Star Hall of Fame honors former students, advisers and friends of the Northern Star who significantly affected the Northern Star, journalism or related fields, or who have otherwise received acclaim based in part on experience gained...
The Northern Illinois Huskies will play seven home games for the first time since 2003, including a first-ever home game versus Wisconsin at Chicago’s Soldier Field. NIU’s football team also will be featured at least three times on ESPN national networks, highlighting the Huskies’ 2011 football schedule released Monday by NIU and the Mid-American Conference. And, for...
Northern Illinois University will celebrate Women’s History Month in March with a variety of events based on the theme of “Women’s Migration and Immigration.” The events, organized by the NIU Women’s Studies Program and many other sponsors, will examine the gendered nature of migration and immigration from various perspectives. “Migration and immigration are critical topics...
In 2006, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed the “Let Them Rest in Peace Act,” which prevents the disruption of funerals or memorial services with disorderly conduct. Now, with the help of 17 NIU students and one class project, House Bill 180 might undergo an amendment change. The amendment was created as a final project...
Members of NIU’s College of Education family are enduring a difficult week as they mourn the passing of promising elementary education student Alexis “Lexi” Weber and longtime and valued staff member Paula McDowell. Paula Jo McDowell McDowell died Saturday, Feb. 19. She was employed at NIU for nearly 26 years, spending the last six years as an administrative...
Gov. Quinn laid out his budget plans for Fiscal Year 2012 last Wednesday to mixed reviews. The $35.4 billion in general revenue funds expenditure, $1.7 billion dollars higher than last year, supports no new programs, provides additional headcount for agencies including the Departments of Revenue and Corrections, and provides for the state’s increased payments for health insurance...
Adjusting to college life may be overwhelming for some, but NIU’s Admitted Student Days provide incoming freshmen the opportunity to become better acquainted with their prospective surroundings prior to attending the university. The first of two scheduled Admitted Student Days was Monday, Feb. 21 with 375 potential students and 532 guests in attendance. Another estimated...
A documentary directed by NIU communication professor Laura Vazquez has taken top honors in the prestigious 2011 Broadcast Education Association’s (BEA) Festival of Media Arts. Vazquez spent four years working with Diane Nilan, a nationally known advocate for the homeless, to tell the stories of seven women and their children struggling to escape homelessness. The one-hour...
