Articles filed under Northern Illinois University
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Jim O'Donnell: A life of triumph - the improbable dream of Vaughn McClureOct 30, 2020 1:00 am - WHEN A YOUNG LAD from Conant High School in Hoffman Estates decided to pursue a longshot dream to become an acclaimed sports writer, there were no national headlines. Tw...
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Hersey grad Hansen stepping into big role at NIUOct 26, 2020 1:00 am - A year ago Jordan Hansen rewrote the Hersey record book at quarterback. A year later he's switched to a new position and is making an immediate impact at Northern Illino...
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Spring break canceled, spring semester delayed at University of IllinoisOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced this week it will cancel spring break while delaying the start of the spring semester next year due to COVID-19....
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NIU Engineering offers information session online Oct. 21Oct 11, 2020 11:00 pm - The College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at Northern Illinois University will hold a one-hour virtual session to provide information about its graduate degr...
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NIU opens with 2 home games; up first is Buffalo Nov. 4Oct 07, 2020 1:00 am - The NIU football team will open its season against Buffalo Nov. 4, the first of three straight Wednesday games to start the abbreviated six-game regular season. The Husk...
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NIU to resume face-to-face classes Monday as 15 more COVID-19 cases reported FridaySep 25, 2020 1:00 am - DeKALB - Northern Illinois University President Lisa Freeman announced a return to face-to-face classes beginning Monday amid 15 new cases on campus Friday. "Face-to-fac...
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NIU goes online only for classes through at least Sept. 25 as DeKalb County is under a COVID-19 warningSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - As DeKalb County entered a warning level stemming from the novel coronavirus, NIU President Lisa Freeman on Friday announced undergraduate courses would be moved online ...
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How NIU's random daily COVID-19 testing worksSep 02, 2020 1:00 am - If students Northern Illinois University feel ill or think they've been exposed to COVID-19, they take a test - a system that so far has resulted in 37 positives. But Ch...
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'I can't do it at the expense of people's lives': NIU's Frazier explains move to postpone sportsAug 08, 2020 1:00 pm - Northern Illinois endured some sad news Saturday with the Mid-American Conference's decision to postpone all fall sports. NIU athletic director Sean Frazier, as he spoke...
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'Practice is practice:' NIU begins fall camp in smaller groupsAug 07, 2020 1:00 am - After an anything-but-ordinary summer, the Northern Illinois University football team kicked off anything-but-ordinary fall practices Friday ahead of a sure to be anythi...