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The group of Lotería Game Night attendees focus on caller Elbia Menéndez as they were about to win on Wednesday at Lotería Game Night in the Peters Campus Life Building. Lotería Game Night was moved from the Holmes Student Center to the Peters Campus Life Building. (Sofia Howell | Northern Star)
Gallery: Latino Resource Center hosts Lotería Game Night in Peters Campus Life Building
By Sofia Howell, Photojournalist

The sign for the NIU forensics meeting room hangs on the room's window. NIU forensics, founded in 1928, brings together students interested in public speaking and debate at NIU. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)
NIU forensics helps students find their voice
By Alyssa Welch, News Reporter
Students hold a Mexican flag as they march nearby the Holmes Student Center and the Peters Campus Life Building on Sept. 17, 2024. Opinion Columnist Santiago Montañez Bertoletti argues that more people should learn to speak Spanish. (Northern Star File Photo)
Opinion: The real importance of learning Spanish
By Santiago Montañez Bertoletti, Opinion Columnist
Leaves are scattered among the ground on a fall day. Opinion Columnist Lucy Atkinson argues that people shouldn’t remove leaves from their yard, because leaves have numerous benefits. (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)
Opinion: Go and play, the leaves can stay
By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist
A shelf displays an assortment of books. Copy Editor Rachael Swinson recommends six new books releasing this fall. (Brynn Krug | Northern Star)
Books to fall into as the leaves change
By Rachael Swinson, Copy Editor
A girl looks at her phone in horror as she sees her personal online data is revealed to the government. The Northern Star Editorial Board believes that the government should not be the only one to moderate the internet. (Shea Witz | Northern Star)
Editorial: The government shouldn’t restrict information to protect citizens
By Northern Star Editorial Board

The internet is a vast place. It’s estimated that people upload 463 billion gigabytes worth of data every single day to the internet. To put that number into perspective, that would be 154.33 trillion photos uploaded to Instagram every day if every...

Opinion: Avian fall migrations shouldn’t be deadly
By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist
Opinion: People on EBT shouldn’t be allowed to buy junk food
By Habiba Kamel, Opinion Columnist
Opinion: Lab-grown meat isn’t scary, it’s a solution
By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist

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SPORTS
NEWS
Asian American Resource Center hosts Asian American welcome night
Asian American Resource Center hosts Asian American welcome night
By Kaileia O, News Reporter
DeKalb County History Center to host ‘Desserts and Dialogue’ event
DeKalb County History Center to host ‘Desserts and Dialogue’ event
By Diego Martinez, News Reporter
Mayor Cohen Barnes sits at the DeKalb City Council Meeting on Sept. 8. The City Council addressed housing insecurity and homelessness in DeKalb at Monday’s meeting. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
City Council addresses housing insecurity, approves shared police protection services
By Brea Walters, News Reporter
The Holmes Student Center towers over MLK Commons. NIU union members bargained for higher wages on Thursday in the Lincoln Room of the Holmes Student Center. (Photo courtesy of Dinesh Medidi)
NIU union calls for $3,500 raise amid negotiations
By Isabella Froh, Senior News Reporter
Nicole Jewula (right), a sophomore marketing major, and Treyvon Crigler, a sophomore public health administrations major, browse through NIU shirts on Thursday at the Huskie Closet in the Chick Evans Field House. The Huskie Closet is open on Monday from noon to 1 p.m. and Wednesday and Thursday from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Huskie Closet provides clothes for students in need
By Austin Lamb, News Editor
Zulauf Hall, is home to the main offices for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. On Sept. 23, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will host its annual Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series, which highlights the role of the liberal arts and sciences in maintaining a healthy and promising democracy. (Northern Star File Photo)
Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series aims to unite society
By Kaileia O, News Reporter
OPINION
A girl looks at her phone in horror as she sees her personal online data is revealed to the government. The Northern Star Editorial Board believes that the government should not be the only one to moderate the internet. (Shea Witz | Northern Star)
Editorial: The government shouldn’t restrict information to protect citizens
By Northern Star Editorial Board
Mission III and a goose fight on a football field on a cloudy day. The cartoon is reminiscent of street fighter games. (Maxwell Lehmann | Northern Star)
Cartoon: Mascot showdown
By Maxwell Lehmann, Cartoonist
A woman in a cape with awards at her feet looks in the mirror with a somber expression. "Opinion Columnist Lucy Atkinson believes its OK to worry, but it's important to not let imposter syndrome get you down." (Kahlil Kambui | Northern Star)
Remember: ‘Smart people worry’
By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist
Mourner Tim Barr prays outside the Annunciation Church, which is a home to an elementary school and was the scene of a shooting that left children dead and injured, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Opinion columnist Ethan Ernst argues that the government needs to take more action than just thoughts and prayers to stop mass shootings. (REUTERS | Tim Evans)
Opinion: America needs more than ‘thoughts and prayers’
By Ethan Ernst, Opinion Columnist
Room 100 in Cole Hall sits empty. Opinion Columnist Byrdie Seda argues that year-round classes should be implemented in schools. (Northern Star File Photo)
Opinion: School in the US should adopt year-round education
By Byrdie Seda, Opinion Columnist
A laptop screen displays a Blackboard Class Collaborate session without any attendees. Opinion Columnist Byrdie Seda argues that online classes and therapy sessions are less beneficial than meeting in-person. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Opinion: People do not benefit from online classes, therapy
By Byrdie Seda, Opinion Columnist
TRENDING
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AMC Market Square 10 sits located at 2160 Sycamore Road. The theater offers a discount to students who show their OneCards and matinee pricing every day before 4 p.m. (Edison Miller | Northern Star)

NIU student discount at DeKalb AMC

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The Holmes Student Center towers over MLK Commons. NIU union members bargained for higher wages on Thursday in the Lincoln Room of the Holmes Student Center. (Photo courtesy of Dinesh Medidi)

NIU union calls for $3,500 raise amid negotiations

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The NIU football team runs onto the field before the Huskies’ matchup against the University of Maryland on Sept. 5 at SECU Stadium in College Park, Maryland. NIU fell to Mississippi State University 38-10 on Saturday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Rapid Recap: NIU falls to Mississippi State 38-10

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Nicole Jewula (right), a sophomore marketing major, and Treyvon Crigler, a sophomore public health administrations major, browse through NIU shirts on Thursday at the Huskie Closet in the Chick Evans Field House. The Huskie Closet is open on Monday from noon to 1 p.m. and Wednesday and Thursday from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Huskie Closet provides clothes for students in need

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Mila (left) and her father Mike Meegan, both Ottawa residents, solder a connection for a “blinkie” at the Build-a-Blinkie station on Saturday at STEM Fest inside of the Duke Ellington Ballroom in the Holmes Student Center. A “blinkie” is a small board cut into a design with flashing LEDs, supplied by the 501(c)3 organization Build-a-Blinkie. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Gallery: STEM Fest welcomes all ages with over 100 exhibits

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