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Northern Illinois University students and faculty/staff groups are teaming up with community organizations to present a week of events in recognition of Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, nationally held from Saturday, Nov. 16, through Sunday, Nov. 24. The goal of the week is to educate NIU students about hunger and homelessness in local, national and...

NIU’s Student Dietetic Association (SDA) at NIU will host a “trick or treat”-style canned food drive Wednesday, Oct. 30, and Thursday, Oct. 31. Expect to see SDA members dressed up in fun costumes walking around campus seeking can donations. Donation stations will also be set up in Wirtz Hall, residence halls and the Holmes Student...

The NIU College of Law won the Best Law School category in “Lawyers Feeding Illinois,” a food and fundraising drive and competition held recently by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) to benefit people in Illinois who are facing hunger. Led by the NIU Law Student Bar Association (SBA), Christian Legal Society, Delta Theta Phi...

NIU’s Grant Towers residential complex invites students to come engage in diversity by participating in its annual signature program, Project R.E.D. (Residents Engaging in Diversity). Scheduled from Tuesday, Jan. 29, through Thursday, Jan. 31, Project R.E.D. provides students with the opportunity to expand their cultural awareness through a variety of fun and engaging events. This...

NIU students and faculty/staff groups are teaming up with community organizations to present a week of events in recognition of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, scheduled from Saturday, Nov. 10, through Sunday, Nov. 18. Sponsored on campus by Student Involvement & Leadership Development, the week features a variety of service opportunities with the Northern...

NIU and Kishwaukee College are teaming up and joining universities across the country to bring awareness to the growing homeless and hunger problems that are strangling families. Starting Monday, Nov. 14, both schools will take part in national Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. A complete calendar of events is available online. During the week, students...

Where are you getting your next meal? Some DeKalb residents don’t have an answer to that question. Thanks to a new NIU program, however, the hungry in DeKalb have an answer in a new set of allies; NIU students, faculty and staff who want to fight hunger in their own communities. President Obama challenged higher...

Campbell Soup Company will join forces Saturday, May 14, with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to provide assistance to DeKalb and Sycamore families struggling to put food on their tables every day. The Stamp Out Hunger food drive collected a record 77.1 million pounds of food donations last year, pushing the 18-year total to...