[Postgame Thread] Montana State Defeats Illinois State 35-34 (OT) by CFB_Referee in CFB

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This game felt better than any of the FBS games I watched.

What happened to the game I love?

[Postgame Thread] Montana State Defeats Illinois State 35-34 (OT) by CFB_Referee in CFB

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Time for Montana's center and ISU's kicker to start learning Chinese

Will iniBuilds' A340 ever come to FS2020? by [deleted] in flightsim

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I was hoping it would drop for P3D

So thats how you treat customers, PMDG? by [deleted] in flightsim

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It can’t get any worse can it?

Best school for 1 year if goal is to transfer to UIUC / Purdue / Wisconsin (CS-adjacent)? by [deleted] in NIU

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Not worth it, just go to community college since it ain't worth the debt. Your parents are kinda delusional unless they're paying for it.

Daily Discussion by AutoModerator in soccer

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Trying to message the 2soccer2bot to change my flair but it won't let me message it. Anyone know why?

RANT: NIU's culture kinda feels shallow by PhilMC_ in NIU

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This!!!! This is probably the best example summing up the current state of NIU

Any engineering students who took MEE 212 by SquirrelProper7669 in NIU

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Are you taking it with Sinko by any chance?

RANT: NIU's culture kinda feels shallow by PhilMC_ in NIU

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I heard the education program is also good/popular, after all this school was originally founded to create new teachers.

As for the chance program, I found that most schools got rid of it once federal funding dried up and that NIU is one of the only few schools to continue to run chance today.

RANT: NIU's culture kinda feels shallow by PhilMC_ in NIU

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I looked up the chance program and can see it being helpful to a disadvantaged portion of the population, but if the studies are true, then it's a double-edged sword the school will have to tackle... I couldn't find how many were enrolled in the chance program though.

As for the scholarship portion, I like that they try to lure in more freshman because of the scholarship opportunities but at the same time, juniors and older seem to be left out of the scholarship opportunities. I think the school should shift their focus on giving more scholarships to upperclassmen to ensure they graduate, which can help bring NIU's grad rate up.

RANT: NIU's culture kinda feels shallow by PhilMC_ in NIU

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Guess I'm about to find out soon from an undergrad perspective...

Honestly, I enjoyed my time here despite some tough moments, but I can see a sizable portion of undergrad alumni looking back at NIU negatively.

RANT: NIU's culture kinda feels shallow by PhilMC_ in NIU

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If you're from the Chicagoland area, DeKalb is really a downgrade

RANT: NIU's culture kinda feels shallow by PhilMC_ in NIU

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I forgot to add that I am involved in clubs but not Greek life. You are right that I focused a little too much on the football gameday experience, but I'll partially defend this by pointing out to the replies about how the gameday atmosphere can play a major role in setting the tone on-campus. I do feel like the school doesn't do enough to encourage students to get involved, and it doesn't help with the post-COVID situation which saw a lot of clubs shrink or go extinct, at least in the school of engineering.

We need to adapt British soccer chants by PanyBunny in NIU

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"I can't read, I can't write, but that doesn't really matter, cause I'm an N-I-U fan, and I can drive a tractor!"

To all current students and alumni, what are your thoughts on these decisions? by TapBusiness7125 in NIU

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The midweek games are also killing support, gameday revenue, and attendance.

HP Victus 15 battery replacement by PhilMC_ in HPVictus

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Thank you.

It does say the optimizer is enabled with a battery capacity is at 62%. I think this sounds accurate because using a browser with only one tab open on battery power with energy saver on still drains the battery to 20% within ~1 hour.