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Northern Illinois University will host a grand opening event for the Lucinda Avenue extension project Wednesday, November 18, 2015. The event will begin at 2:00 p.m. near the intersection of Lucinda Avenue and Stadium Drive East and includes a ribbon-cutting ceremony and remarks from NIU President Doug Baker and other university and community leaders. The...
Construction at the Visual Arts Building
Maybe it was the fence around the Stevens Building, where the long-awaited renovation project is finally beginning. Maybe it was the window washers. Maybe it was the workers pouring cement on the north side of Grant Towers. Yes, the unmistakable signs of summer are here: annual campus improvements have begun. NIU’s “Huskie Pride At Work!”...
Douglas Hall
Alumni are invited to a closing ceremony Sunday, April 27, for Douglas Hall, which will be demolished this summer to extend Lucinda Avenue for better access to campus. At the ceremony, scrapbooks will be available for alumni and students to record memories and quotes about the 51-year-old residence hall and to add mementos for a...
Photo of a slice of pizza being served
NIU Housing and Dining is still selling faculty and staff meal plans for this academic year. The faculty and staff meal plan is designed for those who want the comfort of freshly prepared food at a great price and convenient locations across campus. The meal plan provides 30 or 60 meals that can be enjoyed...
Photo of a basket of fresh vegetables
Douglas Dining Center is serving vegetarian and international cuisine for the fall 2013 and spring 2014 semester, NIU Housing and Dining has announced. “NIU has an established and committed vegetarian and international population located on-campus and off-campus. Members of the Student Food Committee brought concerns that students wanted a larger selection and variety of vegetarian...
Photo of a dinner plate of fish sticks, potatoes, creamy seafood salad and a lemon wedge
NIU Housing and Dining has begun hosting an all-you-can-eat fish fry from 4 to 7 p.m. every Friday this fall semester at Douglas Hall. “We are hearing that many NIU students say that they eat fish on Friday. We are seeing a lot of area restaurants, organizations and stores offering seafood on Friday, so we...
Photo of a tropical beach
A trio of NIU residence hall dining rooms are going tropical Wednesday, Oct. 17. Douglas Hall and Neptune Hall (from 4 to 7 p.m.) and Stevenson Hall (4 to 8 p.m.) are participating in the special dinners organized by dietetic interns. The nautical-themed menus (which vary slightly depending on hall) include shrimp cocktail, citrus marinated...
Joanne Ganshirt
With the NIU Honors Program moving into the new residence hall, program alumni were invited April 28 to pay the Douglas Hall honors floors one last visit as part of a “Saturday with the Honors Alumni Council.” The event was followed by an awards celebration honoring office manager Joanne Ganshirt for 25 years outstanding service...