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A tree stands in front of Blumen Gardens. Blumen Gardens is a flower shop and wedding venue in Sycamore. (Tamya Burch | Northern Star)
DeKalb Scene
Blumen Gardens grows love
IN PICTURES: Baseball defeats Valparaiso
A graphic hangs over Angelina Padilla-Tompkins sitting at a desk in the Northern Star. The Northern Star Top Editors oversee all written and digital content published by the Northern Star. (Joseph Howerton | Northern Star)
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State Representative Theresa Mah stands and gives a speech during the Asian American in Politics event. Mah spoke about her experience becoming the first Asian American elected to serve in the Illinois General Assembly. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)
Campus
State Representative Theresa Mah visits NIU

DeKALB – In honor of Asian American Heritage Month, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student...

The full moon brings games and snacks
Cohn’s ninth-inning heroics push Huskies past Valparaiso
NIU women’s golf places third at the MAC Championship
Spring Dance Concert begins Thursday
Poll: Which NIU club is most impactful?
Embrace the cicada swarms
‘Star Wars Outlaws’ fantastic or flop
NIU expects to purchase land for Greek Life Center
Pi Sigma Epsilon to host Career Olympics
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A graphic shows redshirt sophomore Adam Brouwer as the Huskie of the Week. Brouwer pitched 7.2 innings for NIU baseball Saturday and only allowed one earned run in his outing. (Eddie Miller | Northern Star)
Sports
Brouwer’s quality start earns Huskie of the Week honors
By Northern Star Sports Staff

DeKALB – Redshirt sophomore pitcher Adam Brouwer’s gem on Saturday earned NIU baseball its second straight Huskie of the Week honor.  Brouwer...

Then-junior Colin Summerhill stands over home plate in an NIU baseball home game against Western Michigan University on April 14, 2023. Summerhill was named to the Northern Star Sports Staffs MAC baseball All-Star squad. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)
Sports
COLUMN: Assembling the 2024 MAC baseball All-Star team
Senior first baseman Mason Kelley (18) throws the ball to the catcher at home plate during the sixth inning of an NIU baseball game against Bowling Green State University on April 6. Kelley scored the game-tying run in the ninth inning against Kent State University on Saturday, but the Huskies fell 9-8 in extra innings. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)
Sports
Nightmare ninth dooms Huskies in series loss to Kent State
Sophomore right fielder Fiona Crane (26) throws the ball infield after catching the foul against the fence line in right field while senior center fielder Ellis Erickson (23) and junior second baseman Jenna Turner (4) cheer her on in the field. NIU softball was defeated 9-3 by the University at Buffalo Bulls Sunday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Sports
Softball drops home series against Buffalo
Junior Felix Krammer watches his shot at the Badger Invitational in October of 2023. NIU mens golf finished tied for seventh out of 18 teams at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate on Sunday. (Northern Star File Photo)
Sports
Men's golf ties for 7th at Robert Kepler Intercollegiate

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▸ More Coverage:  Football  |  Volleyball  |  Men's Soccer  |  Women's Soccer

 
People gather at the start line for Walk A Mile in the Convocation Center. Saturday Safe Passage hosted their annual Walk A Mile event. (Kahlil Kambui | Northern Star)
News
A mile walked in honor of sexual assault survivors
By Kahlil Kambui, Senior News Reporter

DeKALB – At 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the NIU Convocation Center, Safe Passage had its biggest turnout for their annual Walk A Mile event.  Around...

Three people stand a podiums gesturing and speaking. SGA on Friday voted against supporting the Indigenous Resource Center petition and Senator Demetri Anastopoulos was dismissed from the senate. (Northern Star graphic)
News
SGA senate fails to support indigenous resource center petition
A group of students stand across from the Stevenson South entrance. Stevenson Tower A residents were cleared to go inside at 2:03 p.m. (Gabby Crabtree | Northern Star)
News
Stevenson Tower A experiences an electrical fire, hot water restored
The entrance of the NIU Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway sits empty. At 11 a.m. on Saturday, Safe Passage will host their annual Walk a Mile event for Sexual Assault Awareness month. (Northern Star file photo)
News
Walk A Mile to happen Saturday
Students stand in line at All-Star Deli located at Stevenson Dining. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 963 chapter is negotiating for higher starting wages and longevity pay. (Northern Star file photo)
News
Dining negotiations remain stagnant, union leaders struggle amid understaffing

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A pair of trees with faces and an owl carved into them stand in the woods. Prairie Park offers man-made and natural picturesque scenes. (Ro Hong | Northern Star)
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Prairie Park offers peaceful beauty
By Ro Hong, Videographer

There will be times when DeKalb gets too small, and you’ll run into people you know everywhere you go, eat at the same restaurants repeatedly...

Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a campaigning event on Sunday. Kennedys campaign has no chance against Joe Biden and Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
Opinion
Kennedy's running a doomed campaign
A squirrel and geese rest under the words Look Both Ways and the topic of the week: Wildlife campus takeover. If one of the two had to take over campus, what would you prefer: squirrels or geese? (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)
Opinion
Look Both Ways: Campus takeover, squirrels vs. geese
A student munches on pizza from a pizza truck in front of the Holmes Student Center. Food Truck Wednesdays are an example of an NIU “tradition” that unites students, but NIU needs to create more meaningful traditions to improve campus life. (Daniela Barajas | Northern Star)
Opinion
Editorial: Expand NIU's traditions
A donkey and an elephant linked together by a yellow connection are snipped apart by a large pair of scissors. Given the meaningful values that are often linked to our political beliefs, it is OK to break ties with family and friends over politics. (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star Graphic)
Opinion
End ties over politics

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▸ More Coverage:  Columinists  |  Editorials  |  Letters to the Editor

 
Actor Henry Cavill attends the premiere of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, at AMC Lincoln Square, Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. Both The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and Abigail succeed at being fun cinema. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Lifestyle
‘Abigail,’ ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ master fun cinema
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor

After a decade of multi-hundred million dollar budget superhero movies making up the cultural zeitgeist, the mid-budget is slowly making its...

Lilliana Campbell (left), a sophomore psychology major, and Adé Basurto, a junior communicative disorders major, respond to a street interviews prompt. What are your favorite food trucks? (Northern Star Graphic)
Opinion
Street Interviews: Food Trucks
Singer Peso Pluma stands in front of a white background. Peso Pluma will perform at the Latin American Music Awards Thursday. (Latin AMAs 2024 Virtual Press Room)
Lifestyle
Latin American Music Awards take place Thursday
Buddy, a 1-year-old domestic shorthair cat, sits inside a cubby. Buddy is available for adoption for $75.00 at Tails Humane Society. (Courtesy of Tails Humane Society)
Lifestyle
Tails’ Buddy ready to be your feline friend
“Earth Fest April 18” is displayed on the Egyptian Theatre marquee. The film “Common Ground premiered for the first time in Northern Illinois at Earth Fest and was followed by a panel of local farmers and experts on regenerative agriculture. (Sam Dion | Northern Star)
Lifestyle
Earth Fest creates community

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