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DeKALB – NIU has eaten around 53,000 pounds of chicken tenders, 116,000 pounds of french fries and goes through almost 3,000 pizzas a week.  Daniel Koenen, executive director for Campus Dining Services, took this amount from the 2022-2023 dining hall orders. Koenen said there are two reasons for the items’ popularity. “It’s been something we’ve...

Midnight study sessions, more often than not, yield hungry college students, and there’s nothing worse than a hangry student. But, while we all wish campus restaurants were open 24/7, NIU has strategically chosen which restaurants to have and their meal exchange availability. NIU’s meal exchange program encompasses the on-campus restaurants and – between certain hours...

If you’ve been to the main floor of the Holmes Student Center you’ve probably seen the vacant, lonely College Grind cafe. With Starbucks on the ground floor, opening the College Grind cafe would be redundant and there are currently no plans for the space, according to Daniel Koenen, the executive director for Campus Dining Services....

Editor’s note: This piece is the first story in the Northern Star’s new series: “What’s Up With?” You can fill out a submission form here for potential coverage. On an ordinary day, the College Grind, a cafe in the Holmes Student Center, is filled with students on computers, either their own laptops or the attached...

DeKALB — As the price of food and groceries reach record highs in the nation, NIU’s Campus Dining Services is beginning to feel the effects of an historic shockwave of inflation. Students have begun to feel the impact of prices rising in grocery stores, and now the dining halls are swimming in choppy waters. Since...