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What to know Two rabies-infected bats have been found in DeKalb since September.  The DeKalb County Health Department recommends ensuring that there are no outside openings for bats to get into your living space. The DCHD encourages anyone who has come into contact with a potentially rabies-infected animal to seek immediate medical care.  Pet owners...

DeKALB — Many of NIU’s webpages’ annual reports showed a decrease in engagement during the pandemic, while ADEI’s virtual engagement doubled. ADEI had an engagement of 1,890 in Fall 2020 leading up to the pandemic and a total virtual engagement of 4,006 for the 2019-2020 academic year. J Pappas, assistant director of student justice education,...

DeKALB — The SGA Senate passed a resolution Sunday to officially recognize  the Weightlifting Club as a student organization.  Clayton Schopfer, chairperson of the Organizational Oversight Committee, said that the committee had been overseeing the Weightlifting Club’s steps to becoming an organization, and outlined the club’s main goals of training students for competitive weightlifting and...

DeKALB — On Sunday, the Student Government Association Senate appointed a new chairperson of campus life and student affairs who hopes to revitalize campus, especially within the Greek community.   Curtis Baryla, a senior operations management and information systems major, was unanimously elected chairperson of campus life and student affairs to focus on the quality of...

DeKALB — The Student Government Association swore in Sohum Khaladkar as a new senator at its Senate meeting on Sunday.  Sohum Khaladkar, a sophomore marketing student, spoke in front of the Senate and outlined the goals he wanted to meet as a senator.  He addressed student unemployment, taking steps to be able to reopen closed...

DeKALB — In Summer 2021, there were a total of 5,325 students enrolled in courses at NIU, 149 fewer students than were enrolled in Summer 2020. Of these students, 2,566 were undergraduate students, 2,657 were graduate students and 102 were law students.  This is a 3.3% decrease from Summer 2020 enrollment of 5,474 students, a...

DeKALB — Ben Hickey, a sophomore engineering major, was appointed and sworn in as a new senator for the Student Government Association Senate at Sunday’s meeting. Hickey discussed his goals and qualifications in a speech, which was followed by a Q&A between senators and himself, then a discussion among  senators without Hickey present, followed by...