Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University is a public university in DeKalb, Illinois. The university has about 25,313 students. It was founded in 1895. The current president of the university is John G. Peters. On February 14, 2008, a gunman named Steven Kazmierczak shot and killed 6 people (including himself) as well as injured 21 people on the university campus which made it the fourth-deadliest university shooting in United States history.
Sports
The athletics teams of the university are called the Huskies. They have 17 varsity teams and they compete in the Mid-American Conference.
Northern Illinois University Media
Altgeld Hall and Still Hall along College Avenue. Altgeld Hall was the first building to be constructed on campus.
Swen Parson Hall, Northern Illinois University College of Law
Davis Hall, the old science building at NIU
NIU College of Engineering
Altgeld Hall, Northern Illinois University. DeKalb, Illinois
The tower of Holmes Student Center
The Martin Luther King Commons at night
NIU Anthropology Museum in Cole Hall (display cases, sometimes referred to as cabinets)
"Olive Goyle" sculpture near McMurry Hall
Jack Arends Hall, NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts
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Other websites
- Northern Illinois University's Official website
- Northern Illinois Huskies' Official athletics website Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
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