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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)
Campus
Walk A Mile to happen Saturday
Dining negotiations remain stagnant, union leaders struggle amid understaffing
A group of people sit and talk at the Asian American Resource Center while enjoying catered food from Thai Pavillon. The AARC hosted its 20th anniversary event Tuesday. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)
AARC hosts 20-year anniversary event

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Kim Kester advises her player during an NIU womens golf practice. NIU Athletics announced Wednesday that Kester was given a multi-year contract extension. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)
Sports
Kim Kester extended through 2026-27 season

DeKALB – NIU women’s golf head coach Kim Kester received a multi-year contract extension, NIU Vice President and Director...

Earth Fest creates community
Jazz Orchestra plays Thomas out
Northern Star alum talks disability representation
Just Well and Dandy: Quest Accepted!
Former volleyball coach Pete Waite named to 2024 Hall of Fame Class
Driver collides with NIU Huskie Bus in Virgil
Keg & Kernel to close its doors
Overthinking leads to stress
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Senior infielder Caitlyn Shumaker is tagged out on a stolen base attempt on March 30 at Mary M. Bell Field. NIU softball was swept in a road doubleheader on Tuesday against Western Michigan University. (Northern Star File Photo)
Sports
Softball strikes out in Kalamazoo doubleheader
By Lucas Didier, Assistant Sports Editor

NIU softball (12-27, 5-12 MAC) was held to one run in a doubleheader sweep by Western Michigan University (22-17, 11-5 MAC) on Tuesday. The...

Sophomore forward Yanic Konan Niederhauser prepares to shoot a free throw in an NIU mens basketball home game against Central Michigan University on March 5. Konan Niederhauser announced his commitment to The Pennsylvania State University on Monday via Instagram. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)
Sports
Konan Niederhauser commits to Penn State
Then-sophomore Ben Sluzas watches his shot at the 2023 MAC Championship. Sluzas finished tied for 6th-place at the Hawkeye Invitational on Sunday as NIU mens golf finished tied for eighth-place. (Northern Star File Photo)
Sports
Sluzas-led Huskies finish Hawkeye Invitational tied for 8th
A graphic shows senior catcher/outfielder Colin Summerhill as the Huskie of the Week. Summerhill hit his MAC-leading 15th home run on Sunday. (Eddie Miller | Northern Star)
Sports
Summerhill’s power surge earns him Huskie of the Week
Seven Phi Kappa Psi members push off of their trench to resist the tug on the other side of a rope during practice at their fraternity house at 1020 W. Hillcrest Drive. The Interfraternity Council is set to host the 2024 IFC Mens Tugs event starting Monday at 4:30 p.m. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Sports
2024 tugs tourney kicks off Monday

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

 
Melissa Blake, a journalist, author and NIU alum, smiles as she sits in her mobility scooter. Blake will be presenting her new book, Beautiful People: My Thirteen Truths About Disabilities, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in the Founders Memorial Library.
News
Northern Star Alum to speak on new book about disability rights
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer

NIU alum and former Northern Star reporter Melissa Blake is set to return to NIU to host a reading and discussion of her new book, “Beautiful...

The NIU letters sit in the MLK Commons near the Holmes Student Center. Dr. Alexander Garivaltis, an associate professor in the Economics department died April 8. (Northern Star file photo)
News
NIU mourns the death of economics professor
A group of people practice Kung Fu moves on each other during a Kung Fu club meeting. The Chinese Kung Fu club meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Anderson Hall Room 135. (Kahlil Kambui | Northern Star)
News
Kung Fu Club aims to teach self-discipline
A gas pump sits at its station. Gas prices in Illinois have gone up $0.29 in the last month. (Northern Star File Photo)
News
Illinois gas up 29.1 cents per gallon in the last month
A crowd gathers around the NIU letters at the MLK Commons in support of Palestine. On Monday, the Students for Justice in Palestine put together a walkout. (Gabby Crabtree | Northern Star)
News
NIU students host a walkout for Gaza

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A figure, Ambrosia, cradles the Earth in her hands, as she floats in a purple cosmos. Ambrosia is a character based off the first phone I owned. (Christa Kim | Northern Star)
Opinion
Cartoon: Ambrosia
By Christa Kim, Cartoonist

A magnifying glass zooms in on the TikTok logo, which is marked with a red X. The strongly opposed legislation aimed at prohibiting foreign adversary controlled applications would prove beneficial to national security. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons | Northern Star Graphic)
Opinion
TikTok regulation beneficial to national security
The University of Southern California lines up against the University of Louisville during the American football 2023 Holiday Bowl (left), and Atalanta soccer player Isak Hien charges for the ball alongside Verona player Federico Bonazzoli during the Italy Serie A soccer match on Monday. Which “football” deserves the title more: American football or soccer? (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Spada/LaPresse via AP)
Opinion
Poll: Which "football" deserves the title most?
A figure reaches for a door on a blue hub of Amazon delivery lockers. An Amazon Hub was recently added to campus in the Holmes Student Center. (Daniela Barajas | Northern Star)
Opinion
Amazon Hub improves campus delivery
Two American flags and music notes rest under the words Look Both Ways and the topic of the week: playing the national anthem at sports events. Is the national anthem overplayed at sports events? (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)
Opinion
Look Both Ways: National anthem at sports events

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

 
Lifestyle
Check out networking, climate events this weekend
By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Writer

Editor’s note: If you want your event featured in next week’s Weekend Roundup, email information to [email protected]. THURSDAY: ...

School supplies rest on a table. Equity in education is critical to student success as is pushing a need for better school funding. (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)
Opinion
Equitable education critical for student success
Reggie Thomas, the coordinator of the NIU jazz studies program, plays the piano during his piece “Three Kids.” Three Kids” is a piece Thomas wrote about his kids and the dynamics of having three. (Sam Dion | Northern Star)
Lifestyle
IN PICTURES: Reggie Thomas leads NIU jazz recital celebration
The aisles of the Huskie Food Pantry sit full of food. The Huskie Food Pantry offers free food for NIU students on Wednesdays and Thursdays. (Sofia Didenko | Northern Star)
Lifestyle
Eating at Huskie Food Pantry for a week
The band Boba Haus performs on stage March 1 in the Huskie Den during its concert. Boba Haus is composed of five NIU students and has been slowly gaining traction throughout campus. (Courtesy of Boba Haus)
Lifestyle
Boba Haus brews new music

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