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Enjoy the fun atmosphere of group fitness classes for half-price. Campus Recreation offers more than 30 classes each week to get participants excited and motivated about getting fit. Class offerings include yoga and pilates, cycle classes, high intensity workouts and dance classes that include Hip Hop Hustle and Zumba. For $33, you can enjoy unlimited...

Everyone knows that the recent warm spell won’t last. Winter is coming. So are the holidays. The time is now to start enjoying all the perks of a Campus Recreation membership at a discounted rate. Help prevent heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and other health issues through exercise. Improve your mood, relieve stress and have...

Intramural Sports is now taking registration for offer men’s, women’s and co-rec indoor soccer leagues. A League (competitive) and B (recreational) League will be offered. Registration deadline is 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18. League play begins the week of Oct. 24. Each team will play one game per week during a four-week season. The registration...

A city of tents. A raging bonfire. A lighted stage resonating with the sounds of live music. These are just a few of the things passersby might have noticed Sept. 23 had they wandered near the grassy field between the West Lagoon and Eco Woods. The source of this outdoor festivity? Outdoor Adventures’ first “Camp on...

Like mountain-biking? Want to learn? Spend two days practicing your skills and enjoying the outdoors at Kettle Moraine State Forest. Trails such as the John Muir Trail claim to be some of the best off-road trails in the Midwest. Participants can choose levels ranging from beginner to intermediate. A variety of loops will introduce bikers...

Intramural sports at NIU allow all students to partake in everyday sports as well as some that people might never have heard of before. “Our goal is to offer diverse activities and sports to get everyone involved, not just the athletes from high school,” said Rhonda Hampton, assistant director of Intramural Sports and Sport Clubs....

Campus Recreation is hosting a 5K Run/Walk Saturday, Oct. 15. The race starts at 7:45 a.m. Pre-registration is available online. The fee is $20 per person. All pre-registered participants are guaranteed to receive T-shirts (sizes not guaranteed) and goodie bags. Pre-registration ends at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13. There is a $25-per-person fee to register the day of the...

Go to the next level with a whitewater immersion weekend focusing on developing whitewater fundamentals in Class I-III rapids. No previous experience is necessary. A pre-trip meeting takes place at 9 p.m. today in the Outing Centre. The group will camp five hours north of DeKalb near Langlade, Wis., and paddle the wild and scenic...

The Rec Rewards Program is designed to encourage and reward Campus Recreation members (students, faculty, staff, continuing students, off-campus students and community) who participate in a variety of NIU Campus Recreation programs. When you exercise or participate in indoor and outdoor NIU Campus Recreation programs, you earn points. And, as you accrue points, you become eligible for prizes....

Campus Recreation memberships are available to NIU faculty, staff, alumni, continuing students and off-campus students. Spouses, partners in civil unions, partner in domestic partnerships, dependents and children of current students, faculty and staff also are eligible to purchase memberships. Among the many membership benefits: Access to the Student Recreation Center (SRC), Chick Evans Field House,...

Enjoy the “last weekend of summer” in the beautiful scenery on the shore of Lake Superior in northern Michigan. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore contains 42 miles of the North Country National Scenic Trail, and travelers will hike approximately 15 miles of this gentle terrain. Sand and rock formations along the largest, coldest and most pristine...