Beginning as a journalist, venturing into the world of American politics, and finally serving as an advocate for legal reform through the Illinois Civil Justice League, Ed Murnane, ’66, has been a witness to the best and worst humanity has to offer.
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Senior Design Stories: Increasing Warehouse Efficiencies During the last 16 years, SD Wheel Corp. has experienced exponential growth within their market of matching car and truck enthusiasts with wheel and tire bundles. A staple of their business model is offering the largest
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Go Huskies, Go Hawks! Fifty-two Kinesiology and Athletic Training majors traveled Oct. 9 to watch a Chicago Blackhawks practice at the Fifth Third Arena. Members of the Exercise Science Club organized the Engage Local experience, which was funded by the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. “The visit included an up-close-and-personal experience watching
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Araceli Lopez Zavala first attended Universidad para Padres (Parent University) in 2016 to see if she could help out as a volunteer. The bilingual Sycamore resident, who has an undergraduate degree in social work, was not aware of the many community resources
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Senior Design Stories: Vertical farming By the year 2050, it’s estimated that the world’s population will exceed 9.8 billion. This has scientists concerned about how to keep up with the demand for food, which will be 60% higher than it is today.
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What started in 1975 as a simple weekend campout in Watersmeet, Michigan, for 14 NIU alumni, eventually turned into a meaningful 45-year tradition. These men met through their affiliation with NIU’s national service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega (APO). Through the years, attendance
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Four NIU scholars are being recognized by the Graduate Council’s Student Awards Committee for the exemplary work on their theses and dissertations. This year’s honorees are Nicole Loring from the Department of Political Science; Anne Stoughton from the Department of English; Matthew
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Gregory Beyer and Sean Farrell have been selected as the recipients of the 2019 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award. Established in 2015, the award recognizes outstanding graduate faculty members for their scholarly achievements and exceptional contributions to graduate education at NIU. “Both Beyer
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NIU President Lisa C. Freeman invites all students to participate in the 2019 #HuskiePride Holiday Card Contest and to take advantage of the opportunity to be one of three artists who could have their work featured on the official NIU president’s electronic holiday
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For a stretch of two decades on the Northern Illinois campus in the ’50s, ‘60s, and ’70s, the Flunkies’ Independent Organization for male college students was known for its members’ athleticism and goofy antics. The now-defunct organization is remembered 65 years after
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Invitation to the Nov. 2 event. Over 100 alumni and friends attended. What began in 1959 with 19 students and two faculty members taking courses in a former private residence, has become thriving program boasting over 9,000 alumni across the globe. That
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When Kristin Brynteson and Kim Likier sat down to think up a topic for NIU STEAM’s latest podcast, failure was an obvious choice. “We talk about failure a lot,” the co-creators of the new Failure Bites podcast agree. “Failure-based learning is big
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