NIU Housing: So Many Options!

Hello Readers!

It’s been awhile, but I’m back to talk about a pretty important issue at this time of year: housing. It’s that time where new students and current students are figuring out which residence hall (or other living option) that they will be in the following school year. My first year I lived in Douglas Hall in the Honors House. I had originally been signed up to live in a suite in Stevenson, but at the last minute decided to switch to Douglas so I could live with other Honors Students. For me, this was a fantastic choice. I had a wonderful roommate and made some of my best friends living on the floor that I did (C4!). Residence hall life was a ton of fun and was a really good way to meet people. After my first year I got an apartment with some friends just off campus. At that time, as a vegetarian, the options for food were limited in the dining halls and I also wanted to save some money, so I felt like an apartment was a good option for me.

New students, even if you are old enough to get out of living in the residence halls, you should still consider living in them just for a year. There are so many options, like transfer floors, floors based on your major, or floors based on lifestyle. I would personally recommend looking at all of the different living communities at http://niu.edu/housing/llc/ and seeing which one sounds interesting to you!As always, Go Huskies!
-Juliana