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Do you want better recreation facilities? Do you want to improve the Student Recreation Center hours? Do you want better programs (Fitness, Aquatics, Competitive Sports and Outdoor Adventures)? Here is your chance to express thoughts and opinions on what Campus Recreation is currently providing and how it can improve. A random population of Campus Recreation...

Looking to make healthier choices this year? Start 2014 off right with Campus Recreation’s free “New Year, New U” event. Kick start your fitness goals and New Year’s resolutions at this free event, planned from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the Student Recreation Center. All NIU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to...

This year, NIU will participate in its first Dance Marathon from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Campus Recreation Center. A philanthropic event that benefits the Children’s Miracle Network, all donations will support the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. During the dance marathon, participants strut their stuff...

Campus Recreation will host is fourth annual Homecoming 5K run at 7:45 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. Alumni, students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to participate in the “Run For A Better U.” The race course begins and ends at the Student Recreation Center, where lockers and restrooms will be available. The course will...

Campus Recreation is offering free trial memberships to all faculty and staff who want to explore what’s available. The trial period runs from Monday, Aug. 26, through Sunday, Sept. 8. Those interested in some fitness must bring their NIU OneCards to the Student Recreation Center or Field House front desks to claim the free trial...

The Student Recreation Center will close from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, for a maintenance issue. Nine compressors on the roof are being replaced which will help improve heating and cooling in the facility. The Chick Evans Field House will be open as an alternate site during those hours. The track, some...

Students with a love of the outdoors have several opportunities this fall, thanks to NIU’s Outdoor Adventures. Special Points of Interest The Thanksgiving Break Backpacking Trip to the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee is rapidly approaching. There will be a trip-planning meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, at the Adventure Center located in the...

There are fun events every day of Homecoming week this year for NIU students to get involved with and attend! The Homecoming Kick Off Rally is scheduled from noon to 3 p.m. today in the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commons. This is one way to show off your Huskie Pride, meet the Huskie royalty...

Campus Recreation will host the third annual Homecoming 5K run/walk at 7:45 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, families and community members all are welcome to participate. No matter what your skill level, this is a simple course that offers enjoyment and a challenge. The 5K is an out-and-back race, and the terrain...

Your health is important! This fall, you’ve got a busy class schedule, extracurricular activities, study groups, campus events and much more. Don’t forget about taking care of you during the next two semesters. For some of you, it’s time for you to get back into shape; for others, you need to have accountability to keep...

NIU students have shiny and new workout equipment at the Recreation Center thanks to a $100,000 donation from the university’s Student Association. The new cardio machines, barbells and boxing equipment, more than 50 pieces in all, replace equipment that was installed more than a dozen years ago, said David Lochbaum, associate director of Facilities Operation....

Members of NIU’s Campus Recreation staff are planning a “Thank You Reception” to honor the Student Association’s funding support that replaced outdated cardio and strength equipment at the Rec Center. The Student Association contributed $100,000 for the project. The event will take place at 4 p.m. Friday, April 13, in the Student Recreation Center lobby....