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RE: article in Northern Star.... more cuts coming, bummer
(04-25-2018 10:18 AM)Dog Fan Wrote:  
(04-25-2018 10:10 AM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  
(04-25-2018 10:05 AM)Dog Fan Wrote:  
(04-25-2018 09:09 AM)BDB5yp Wrote:  
(04-25-2018 08:24 AM)Dog Fan Wrote:  Sounds just like Chicago on a typical day. This is why none of our friends with college age kids would send their kids to NIU. They told us that they would never consider NIU because of the violence. I have been a big proponent of NIU over the years, but if I had college age kids today, they would not be going to NIU unless I could control where they live.

I get it. DeKalb is not your typical suburb of Chicago where nothing happens, but to call DeKalb dangerous is an exaggeration. I would send my kids there if it were their best option. Quality school in a quality town. Teach your kids some basic survival skills. Like be aware of your surroundings.

For sure, I'd send my kids there if they could carry a gun....and use it, if needed, with no repercussions. THAT'S what I call survival skills today. Obviously, there is no chance of that happening. Only the thugs can carry and use guns.

Dekalb was a great, quite little college town when I attended. Sounds like a bad element has moved into a few areas, mostly brought on by lower NIU attendance and empty/cheap apartments coming available as a result. Dekalb is still a nice little community, better than many college towns. Lets hope the state quits holding us back, attendance climbs back up, the bad element dissipates.

Yes, DeKalb/Sycamore was a wonderful area with so much to offer. When I went to NIU, things were great. We had very little concern. There was a bad element, but it seemed contained, and guns were not much of an issue. Now, there are areas you just don't go into. And the dorms are a problem, too. This is one of the main reasons why the community does not support NIU. DeKalb/Sycamore is a more conservative area, and they do not need or want the Chicago antics. Unfortunately, that's what they are saddled with.

Agreed, just saying this is not an NIU-specific problem. I think Urbana, Charleston and Carbondale all look/feel a bit different then they did 20-30 years ago.

Hoping for more reliable state funding and increased enrollment, pronto.
04-25-2018 11:20 AM
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