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U Of I, NIU Officials Stand By Students In Face Of Trump's Travel Order

By WNIJ News • Jan 30, 2017
"Airplane" by Flickr User Sean MacEntee / (CC X 2.0)

A University of Illinois senior administrator says President Trump’s recent Executive Order halting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries could be harmful to the university’s mission.

Executive Vice-President Barb Wilson says the U of I needs what she calls “open doors” to fulfill its mission.

“We need international students, and faculty, and visiting scholars to come here, and we need to be able to send our students to other countries to learn and to engage in scholarship,” Wilson said.

NIU Student's Campaign Calls On People To Reduce Excessive Sitting Habits

By Jessie Schlacks • Jan 24, 2017

A new effort is calling on people to ask themselves how much time they spend sitting – and what it means for their health.

Excessive sitters can lose hours off their life, and people spend an average of nine to 11 hours sitting each day. That’s according to Northern Illinois University graduate student Sharon Moskowitz.

She's started a program at the university, called “Sitting is the New Smoking,” to promote physical wellness and staying active.

NIU Community Members Describe Their Hopes For The Next President

By WNIJ News • Jan 20, 2017
Michelle Kittling-Brewer

Emily Eckles, Dixon, Ill.

"What I want the new president to know about my community is that it is very diverse in race, gender, and sexuality. The United States is home to many different cultures and customs, and not any single group should be singled out for any reason."

Gov. Rauner Fills Out NIU Board Of Trustees

By Jessie Schlacks • Jan 20, 2017
Susan Stephens / WNIJ

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has made three new appointments, including two alumni, and one reappointment to the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees.

Dennis Barsema, who earned a bachelor's degree in management at NIU, is president and CEO of Redback Networks. He also has served as president and CEO of Onetta, Inc.

He is currently on the Board of Directors for five organizations, including Carpenter's Place and Nest.

NIU Professor Calls Insanity Ruling In Rockford Murder Case 'Rare'

By Jessie Schlacks • Jan 6, 2017

A Winnebago County judge ruled 42-year-old Jody Kossow not guilty by reason of insanity.

The Rockford resident was charged for the Sept. 2013 stabbing death of her eight-year-old son Thomas. 

Officials say Kossow had “spiritual preoccupations” that led her to believe her son was possessed and needed to be killed; it also says she suffered from depression for months before the incident. 

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