What is Northern Illinois University?
[[Image:Williston Hall Northern Illinois University.jpg|right|thumb|Williston Hall which is on the campus.]] '''Northern Illinois University''' is a public [[university]] in [[DeKalb, Illinois|DeKalb]], [[Illinois]]. The university has about 25,313 students. It was founded in [[1895]]. The current president of the university is Lisa Freeman. On February 14, 2008, a gunman named Steven Kazmierczak [[Northern Illinois University shooting|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]]. ==Other websites== *[http://niu.edu/index.shtml Northern Illinois University's Official website] *[http://www.niuhuskies.cstv.com Northern Illinois Huskies' Official athletics website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302221209/http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/ |date=2009-03-02 }} {{Mid-American Conference}} {{authority control}} {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:Mid-American Conference]] [[Category:Colleges and universities in Illinois]] [[Category:1895 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1890s establishments in Illinois]]