Barsema and friends put this NIU Sculpture up to promote the NIU brand on social media. God bless Barsema and all he does for this University. We can all chip in, big or small, and continue to promote and sustain NIU any way we are able.



https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/10/...e/alsm238/

(10-11-2019 09:47 PM)HUSKiESbelieve Wrote:  Barsema and friends put this NIU Sculpture up to promote the NIU brand on social media. God bless Barsema and all he does for this University. We can all chip in, big or small, and continue to promote and sustain NIU any way we are able.



https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/10/...e/alsm238/

Thank you to Mr. Barsema and KUDOS to President Freeman for looking for creative ways to promote school pride!

That is freaking perfect. Thank you Barsema and Freeman!

Barsema gets it! Too bad STF doesn’t.

Fantastic.
Thank you to the Barsema family for all that they do.

Would love to see more of these at the various entry ways to campus.
Fundraiser? I’m in!

ISU has something similar for years and I've seen it on social media for years now.. I'm glad NIU finally has something just like it

Thank you Mr. Barsema!

Yes, thank you Dennis and Stacey. You do sooo much. (This is tip of the iceberg)

(10-11-2019 10:38 PM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  Fantastic.
Thank you to the Barsema family for all that they do.

Would love to see more of these at the various entry ways to campus.
Fundraiser? I’m in!

We should also have one of these by the convo center and put up other collegiate looking Sculptures/Scenery(Ivy, Clocktower, Trees, etc.) because a lot of pictures are taken around that area on graduation and we currently only have a bell that people like up to take pictures with. In the inside of the Convo, they just have a black curtain back drop.... Imagine if we had one of these over there or a giant NIU huskie plaque that people would take photos with instead.

Could put a dark-colored flat on top with portable steps behind just for graduation, and let grads take pics with family members standing on top of the NIU. Might become a tradition.

(10-14-2019 01:47 PM)HUSKiESbelieve Wrote:  

(10-11-2019 10:38 PM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  Fantastic.
Thank you to the Barsema family for all that they do.

Would love to see more of these at the various entry ways to campus.
Fundraiser? I’m in!

We should also have one of these by the convo center and put up other collegiate looking Sculptures/Scenery(Ivy, Clocktower, Trees, etc.) because a lot of pictures are taken around that area on graduation and we currently only have a bell that people like up to take pictures with. In the inside of the Convo, they just have a black curtain back drop.... Imagine if we had one of these over there or a giant NIU huskie plaque that people would take photos with instead.

Are you talking about the "victory bell"? If so I or Larry Gribble, too drunk to remember, were the first to ring it in the middle of the night back in 1961 or 1962. On our way back to Douglas(?) hall from riding horses south of Lincoln Hwy. I remember going to breakfast and everyone talking about someone ringing the bell. After that many others rang the bell until I believe they locked it somehow.

GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(10-14-2019 08:14 PM)pantone1935 Wrote:  

(10-14-2019 01:47 PM)HUSKiESbelieve Wrote:  

(10-11-2019 10:38 PM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  Fantastic.
Thank you to the Barsema family for all that they do.

Would love to see more of these at the various entry ways to campus.
Fundraiser? I’m in!

We should also have one of these by the convo center and put up other collegiate looking Sculptures/Scenery(Ivy, Clocktower, Trees, etc.) because a lot of pictures are taken around that area on graduation and we currently only have a bell that people like up to take pictures with. In the inside of the Convo, they just have a black curtain back drop.... Imagine if we had one of these over there or a giant NIU huskie plaque that people would take photos with instead.

Are you talking about the "victory bell"? If so I or Larry Gribble, too drunk to remember, were the first to ring it in the middle of the night back in 1961 or 1962. On our way back to Douglas(?) hall from riding horses south of Lincoln Hwy. I remember going to breakfast and everyone talking about someone ringing the bell. After that many others rang the bell until I believe they locked it somehow.

GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yup that good ole Victory bell. Haha wow, nice. I wish they still had the horses too.

(10-14-2019 07:23 PM)pvk75 Wrote:  Could put a dark-colored flat on top with portable steps behind just for graduation, and let grads take pics with family members standing on top of the NIU. Might become a tradition.

that would be great.

(10-14-2019 08:14 PM)pantone1935 Wrote:  

(10-14-2019 01:47 PM)HUSKiESbelieve Wrote:  

(10-11-2019 10:38 PM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  Fantastic.
Thank you to the Barsema family for all that they do.

Would love to see more of these at the various entry ways to campus.
Fundraiser? I’m in!

We should also have one of these by the convo center and put up other collegiate looking Sculptures/Scenery(Ivy, Clocktower, Trees, etc.) because a lot of pictures are taken around that area on graduation and we currently only have a bell that people like up to take pictures with. In the inside of the Convo, they just have a black curtain back drop.... Imagine if we had one of these over there or a giant NIU huskie plaque that people would take photos with instead.

Are you talking about the "victory bell"? If so I or Larry Gribble, too drunk to remember, were the first to ring it in the middle of the night back in 1961 or 1962. On our way back to Douglas(?) hall from riding horses south of Lincoln Hwy. I remember going to breakfast and everyone talking about someone ringing the bell. After that many others rang the bell until I believe they locked it somehow.

GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ah, the victory bell, a young lady and I rang it back in 1973 after sharing a memorable and pleasant first time experience for both of us! It was not locked that evening

(10-16-2019 09:45 PM)bikechuck Wrote:  Ah, the victory bell, a young lady and I rang it back in 1973 after sharing a memorable and pleasant first time experience for both of us! It was not locked that evening

So that happened after you rang each other's bell?