Articles filed under Northern Illinois University
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NIU unveils $23.7 million building renovationAug 25, 2018 1:00 am - Northern Illinois University unveiled its $23.7 million, four-year renovation of the Stevens Building on Saturday, just in time for the start of the fall semester. The b...
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NIU students to work on new technologies with Discover mentorsMay 23, 2018 1:00 am - Discover Financial Services and Northern Illinois University are announcing the launch of a program that will provide tech-savvy students with opportunities on the unive...
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NIU professor hopes to give you weeks to prepare for tornadoes, hailMay 03, 2018 5:30 am - Editor’s note: Victor Gensini is an assistant professor in the Department of Geographic and Atmospheric Sciences at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. With a Ph....
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Elgin High graduate advocating for Dreamers, immigrant students at NIUApr 27, 2018 1:00 am - For many young undocumented immigrants, months of uncertainty seem at an end with this week's order by a federal judge to open applications for the program protecting th...
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I-88 work to affect Keslinger, Bliss roads bridgesMar 30, 2018 1:00 am - The Keslinger Road bridge over I-88 in Maple Park is scheduled to closed for at least three months, beginning Monday, as the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority resurf...
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NIU Steelband to perform March 23 at Norris Cultural Arts CenterMar 05, 2018 10:00 pm - The internationally acclaimed Northern Illinois University Steelband returns to the Norris Cultural Arts Center theater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 23, for a rousing even...
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Editorial: We must elect leaders willing to adopt reasonable gun lawsFeb 21, 2018 10:00 pm - We didn't even get a day. Wednesday was the 10th anniversary of the rampage at Northern Illinois University, where on Feb. 14, 2008 a gunman with a 12-gauge Remington Sp...
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NIU pauses to remember mass shooting 10 years agoFeb 14, 2018 12:00 am - Bells were tolled at 3:06 p.m. Wednesday at Northern Illinois University, marking the 10th anniversary of a Valentine's Day campus shooting in which five students were k...
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10 years after NIU shooting: 'Time doesn't make you better, it's what you do with that time'Feb 11, 2018 12:00 pm - The news from Northern Illinois University on Feb. 14, 2008 traumatized many and shattered the families of five students killed in a classroom shooting. “To survive the...
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Father of Daniel Parmenter: We also grieve for families of other mass shooting victimsFeb 11, 2018 12:00 am - Editor's note: Daniel Parmenter, Gary's son, was one of five people killed Feb. 14, 2008, at NIU. The 20-year-old sophomore from Westchester was in class with his gi...