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Murali Krishnamurthi
Murali Krishnamurthi learned more than industrial engineering in college. The life’s lesson – to teach the “whole” student – came as he was struggling financially, eating only one meal a day, teetering on the verge of homelessness and preparing to drop out of school. A caring professor noticed – and made a difference. “He invited...
Bradley G. Bond
Bradley Bond has a new title, but he is more than familiar with the job responsibilities. Bond, 47, of Sycamore, has been named dean of the Graduate School at NIU and associate vice president for Graduate Studies. He has served as acting dean of the Graduate School since 2008, and prior to that, as associate...
Dan Choi
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” activist Lt. Dan Choi will visit NIU Monday, April 25, to speak as part of the LGBT Resource Center’s April LGBT Awareness Month. The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place at 7 p.m. in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium of the Holmes Student Center. Choi was thrust into the national spotlight March...
Jeremy Gonzales
A day after Jeremy Gonzales was named Mid-American Conference West Division Co-Pitcher of the Week, the senior hurler’s outstanding complete game shutout of Miami (Ohio) was hoisted even higher on Tuesday as he was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s (NCBWA) Pro-Line Athletic National Pitcher of the Week. Monday’s MAC accolade marked the first...
Mark Montgomery
Northern Illinois men’s basketball head coach Mark Montgomery announced Wednesday that Marquavis Ford, Keith Gray and Kevin Gray have signed national letters of intent to join the Huskie basketball program in the fall. Ford is a 6-foot-2 guard from Saginaw High School in Saginaw, Mich., while Keith and Kevin Gray are 6-foot-7 twin forwards from...
Troy White
For the third time in four days, the Northern Illinois baseball team earned a victory Tuesday afternoon as the Huskies defeated Illinois State 4-1 at Duffy Bass Field.  Fittingly, the main factor in the win was starting pitcher Tony Manville, who also earned his third straight win, coming over his last three starts. Sparking the Huskies...
Jeremy Gonzales
Northern Illinois starting pitcher Jeremy Gonzales was named Mid-American Conference West Division Co-Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Monday. To earn the honor for the first time in his career, Gonzales was flat-out dominant in a 2-0 win over Miami (Ohio) on Sunday, which gave NIU a 2-1 series win over Miami (Ohio) at...
Devon Butler
As of Friday afternoon, Northern Illinois linebacker Devon Butler’s status has been upgraded from “critical” to “serious,” according to officials at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Butler, a junior from Pembroke Pines, Fla., was the victim of an off-campus shooting in DeKalb earlier this week. He was transported to the Rockford hospital shortly...
89.5 WNIJ 20 Years
Public radio station 89.5-WNIJ invites listeners, supporters and friends to an open house from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at the Broadcast Center, 801 N. First St. in DeKalb. An official cake-cutting ceremony is planned for 4 p.m. The gathering officially celebrates WNIJ’s 20 years of broadcasting with refreshments, displays of memorabilia and staff-guided tours...
The White House
With less than an hour to go before the federal government would have been forced to shut down everything except “essential” services operated by “essential” personnel last Friday, Congress and President Obama agreed to a one-week Continuing Resolution (CR), set to expire Friday, April 15. This short-term CR was needed to allow the House of...
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The Friends of NIU Libraries is sponsoring its annual Book Appraisal Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1, in the Rare Books and Special Collections Department of Northern Illinois University’s Founders Memorial Library. Appraisals will be provided by Thomas Joyce of Thomas J. Joyce & Co. and the Chicago Rare Book Center,...
Money & ruler
Late last month, Speaker Mike Madigan and House Minority Leader Tom Cross appeared together at Higher Education Appropriation Committee hearing in a rare public showing of bipartisan cooperation. They testified in support of a bill that would fully fund the 2012 fiscal year group insurance costs and pension contributions. Questions of how those payments would...