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Silhouetted image of a bicycle rider
With spring in the air, more are taking to the roads on bicycles to get to class, run errands and just to get exercise in the fresh air. With that in mind, Northern Illinois University has some tips to protect your ride as well as keep yourself safe. NIU Police Sgt. Alan Smith says because...
Jonique Childs
The National Black Graduate Student Association, Inc. (NBGSA) has announced the election of Jonique Childs as the historian during the organization’s 24th national conference in Philadelphia last month. Childs is a graduate research assistant in the Recruitment Services Office of the NIU Graduate School. As NBGSA prepares for an intense 25th anniversary year, Childs’ position is very...
NIU TRiO travelers stand outside the White House
During spring break this year, a group of NIU students in the Student Support Services program visited the nation’s capitol. They traveled with other students representing TRiO Programs throughout the state. TRiO Programs are federally funded initiatives aimed at helping students who are first-generation, low-income and/or learning or physically disabled. The students took part in...
Tanya Rachan
Senior Tanya Rachan (Lowell, Ind./Hanover Central HS) and sophomore Kim Gotlund (Wadsworth, Ill./Warren Township HS) are set to represent Northern Illinois at the 2012 NCAA Gymnastics Champaign Regional Saturday, April 7, beginning at 4 p.m. (CT) at Assembly Hall on the University of Illinois campus. Rachan is the lone event specialist on floor exercise, while...
NIU women's tennis
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team will welcome its first of two Mid-American Conference foes at the West Tennis Courts at 1 p.m. Friday, April 6, when the Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-12, 2-1 MAC) visit DeKalb. The Huskies will then host the Toledo Rockets (8-8, 1-2 MAC) at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7. “Toledo is...
Rasheta Butler
Members of the Northern Illinois track and field team will compete at their first outdoor meet of the season in the Midwest Friday when they compete at the Chicagoland Intercollegiate Championships. The meet gets under way at 1 p.m. with the hammer and javelin, while running events get under way at 2:15 p.m. on Ted...
NIU Huskies softball team
The NIU softball team resumes Mid-American Conference play when it travels to Michigan this weekend for series At Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan. The Huskies (13-19, 1-3) will face the Eagles (14-18, 3-1) in doubleheader action on Friday in Ypsilanti, Mich. First pitch of Game One is set for 12 p.m. with Game Two to...
NIU’s University Writing Center (UWC) will have consulting positions available for Fall 2012. The center will offer undergraduate positions, which require a consistent, 10-hour-per-week commitment. The center also will have 10-hour graduate assistant positions, which include tuition waivers and a stipend. The UWC hires from all majors. Open house are planned from 3 to 5 p.m....
Photo of math problems on paper and pencil tip
Three seniors were the prize winners at this year’s Northern Illinois University Mathematics Contest. Scott Rexford, a senior mathematical sciences major from DeKalb, won first place, and will be awarded the first prize of $100. Nathanael Kozinski from DeKalb and Doug Fry (actuarial science) from St. Charles finished in a tie for second. Each will...
World Music Festival poster
The NIU School of Music will host its third annual World Music Festival from Wednesday, April 11, through Sunday, April 15. As usual, this week-long event will consist of concerts and lectures featuring various world music styles and cultural dialogues in music. NIU’s own Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, a student group led by two Syrian-born...
Showcase of Student Writing
NIU’s annual Showcase of Student Writing, sponsored by the First Year Composition Program in the Department of English, will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. The showcase provides a forum for hundreds of students in various English classes to share their...
V-Day 2012 logo
V-Day NIU 2012 will present a two-night benefit performance of “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer: Writings To Stop Violence Against Women and Girls” in the Cavan Auditorium of Gabel Hall. The shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, and Saturday, April 28. Tickets are $5 and available at the door,...
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