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NIU Campus Recreation will host the sixth annual Homecoming 5K Run/Walk event Saturday, Oct. 24. The race begins at 7:45 a.m. at the Student Recreation Center on the southwest corner of Lucinda Avenue and Annie Glidden Road. It winds around the Huskie Football Stadium, the Convocation Center, Outdoor Recreation Sports Complex and the residence halls,...

NIU students are testing their sales acumen thanks to NIU’s inaugural Professional Sales Showcase which began Oct. 1 and continues through Oct. 15. Over the course of the two weeks, nearly 200 sales students are taking part in the unique contest that tests their phone skills and face-to-face sales skills in a role-play situation. “All students...

Sanyu A. Mojola will speak Tuesday, Oct. 20, at NIU on “Love, Money, and HIV: Becoming a Modern African Woman in the Age of AIDS.” The presentation, which begins at 6 p.m. in the Heritage Room of the Holmes Student Center, is free and open to the public. Mojola, a professor of sociology at the...

As part of the celebration of Latino Heritage Month, the Latino Resource Center – in partnership with the NIU College of Business – will host the first Latino Business Panel from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, in Barsema Hall 301. The panelists are Raquel Vega, Martha Dominguez, Roberto Carmona and John Rico, three...

UPDATE AS OF 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9 NIU Police worked through the night and into the early morning checking buildings; all have been cleared. NIU is open for all classes, business and other activities today. UPDATE AS OF 11 p.m. As of about 11 p.m., all residence halls at Northern Illinois University had been...

NIU’s Regional History Center will host a reception Thursday, Oct. 15, in conjunction with its current “The Doctor Will See You Now: The History of Medical Science in Northern Illinois Communities” exhibition. In celebration of American Archives Month, the exhibit focuses on education, practice and public and mental health in northern Illinois from 1845 until...

NIU’s annual STEMfest will once again dazzle and educate thousands of visitors of all ages to the Convocation Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct 17. This free, family-friendly festival, attended by nearly 7,500 people last year, celebrates innovations in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) and offers hundreds of hands-on...

Members of the campus community are invited Tuesday, Oct. 20, to attend an open forum to discuss two PLUS baccalaureate curricular proposals: transcript documentation of approved co-curricular activities; and required, upper-division writing-infused courses. The forum will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. in Room 125 of Altgeld Hall. For more information, contact Ed Klonoski...

Everyone knows the importance of attending class, which is why campus parking is of the utmost priority for Darren Mitchell. As the newly appointed director of Campus Parking, Mitchell’s priority is to ensure that Huskie drivers have a safe and efficient parking experience when they arrive. “We are very concerned about campus parking, because obviously...

If you love “Game of Thrones“ – either the hit HBO show or the bestselling novels – you might think the story is pure escapism: a fantasy romp set in a faraway world of magic and dragons. In fact, its creators get a surprising amount right about the fundamental laws of science and physics. At...

Cor Cantiamo, the NIU School of Music ensemble-in-residence, will present its first concert of the season at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. Listeners will hear stunning beauty and drama. From music to observe the 100th observation of WWI to songs about love and loss to exciting new rhythms and...

NIU’s College of Business hosts the fifth annual Building Ethical Leaders Using an Integrated Ethics Framework (BELIEF) Week, which takes place through Friday, Oct. 9. Throughout the five-day event, notable alumni and corporate partners from a variety of industries will speak to NIU business students about best business practices and ethics awareness. “BELIEF Week is...