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News - DeKalb County

Photos: NIU president, donors unveil a colorful sculpture to delighted audience

By Mark Busch

Dennis Barsema, chairman of Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees and an NIU alumnus speaks Thursday during the unveiling and dedication ceremony of the new sculpture. (Mark Busch)

Dennis Barsema, chairman of Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees and an NIU alumnus speaks Thursday during the unveiling and dedication ceremony of the new sculpture. (Mark Busch)

Northern Illinois University mascots Victor E. Huskie, Mission and Mission II pose for photos Thursday in front of the recently unveiled sculpture, Huskie Pride, in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons. (Mark Busch)

Northern Illinois University mascot Victor E. Huskie pets Mission and Mission II Thursday during the unveiling and dedication ceremony of the new sculpture, Huskie Pride, in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons at NIU. (Mark Busch)

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Mark Busch

Mark Busch

Mark has won dozens of awards as a photographer and has several years experience delivering quality, informative and engaging photojournalism to the readers. To purchase photo reprints visit https://photos.daily-chronicle.com/. Twitter @Mark_R_Busch.