Northern Illinois University center fielder Dani Parrish was named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week for her performance at the Texas Classic this past weekend. Parrish, a native of Plainfield, Ind., was the offensive catalyst for the Huskies (0-5) in
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An Open Letter to NIU: One of the few positive aspects of otherwise sad partings is that they provide a rare moment during which we often recollect and thank those to whom we are indebted. As some of you already know, on
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Have you ever been running late to class, wishing there were some way to quickly check your assignments on Blackboard? Now you can — and all you need is a smartphone with a data plan. Students and teachers can instantly access courses,
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One sure sign that warm weather is on the way is the annual NIU Spring Internship Fair, which is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the Convocation Center. Seventy employers from the Chicago area will take part
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NIU students, faculty, staff and local residents can renew driver’s licenses and state IDs, purchase annual vehicle license plate stickers, register as organ and tissue donors or conduct other transactions on campus at a mobile office of the Illinois Secretary of State.
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Registration is now open to all students, faculty, staff and guests for the 2011 Graduate Student Research Conference. The conference will be held Saturday, March 26, in the Holmes Student Center and will feature approximately 50 research presentations by graduate students from
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NIU President John G. Peters offered these comments Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, at the Presentation of the Memorial Wreaths. Thank you, family, friends and neighbors of Northern Illinois University for gathering today at this memorial garden, for a moment of reflection and
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The Campus Consciousness Tour is coming back to the NIU Convocation Center with rapper Wiz Khalifa as star of the Wednesday, April 13, show. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Special guest Mac Miller will open the show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on
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Interested in law school? NIU’s Law School Fair is a must. NIU’s Pre-Law Society invites students to meet with representatives from 14 regional law schools Saturday, Feb. 19, to figure out which school is right. The event will take place from noon to 5 p.m. inside the
Read moreNIU’s Regional History Center has launched a website to display items from its February 14, 2008 Memorial Collection. Created in conjunction with the archived physical collection located in Founders Memorial Library, the website allows individuals to view the memorial items online and
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Five Northern Illinois University students who excel in and out of the classroom have been selected as recipients of the 2011 Forward, Together Forward Scholarships. The recipients – Kelsey Borg, Mayra Diaz, Jasmine Land, Justin Larsen and Reneka Turner – will each
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