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Editor’s note: This article was last updated at 12:35 a.m. DeKALB – At 12:25 p.m. Thursday, student protesters began to gather at the MLK Commons stairs with snacks, chalk, posters, Palestinian flags and sunscreen. The protest started marching toward Altgeld Hall at 3:18 p.m. “In our millions, in our billions, we are all Palestinian,” a...
DeKALB – NIU President Lisa Freeman announced at Wednesday’s University Council meeting that, barring any other issues, financial aid packages should be sent out to first-year students by the end of next week and to returning students within the next couple of weeks. Freeman gave a presentation about NIU’s budget along with its deficit and...
DeKALB – NIU’s 10-day enrollment report made small impacts at the University Council meeting Wednesday. Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Laurie Eilish-Piper in place of President Lisa Freeman shared the enrollment statistics for the spring 2024 semester. NIU’s total spring enrollment was 1% lower than last year’s total of 14,364 students. Eilish-Piper said while...
Each Wednesday, an array of local food trucks lined Normal Road, selling delectable food and drinks that ranged from burritos to frozen custard to lemonade. Dozens of students could be seen eating in MLK Commons or huddled around the trucks. This amount of traction should tell NIU to bring them back next year. Beginning Aug....
DeKALB – Normal Road’s closure has eliminated its traffic since August; but since then, students and trucks have been lining up on that street for a different reason. Wednesday’s Food Truck event had consistently brought students to Normal Road to sample all sorts of cuisines on campus and on wheels. The regular event has brought...