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Empty easels and a couch sit in a paint splattered room. Wreckroom DeKalb, 901 Lucinda Ave, Unit G, features a splatter room where customers can pay to splatter paint and de-stress. (Yari Tapia | Northern Star)
Entertainment
Smash away stress at ‘Wreckroom’
Huskies hold off Cougars’ late-game rally in win
(left) Ruth Scott, executive assistant for the City of DeKalb, Mike Verbic, 6th Ward Alderman, Tracy Smith, 3rd Ward Alderman, and Matthew Rose, DeKalb City Attorney sit at a table Tuesday morning during a meeting to determine if Linh Nguyen would be allowed to run for mayor or not. Linh Nguyen has been disqualified from the ballot, but her team plans to appeal the decision. (Devin Oommen | Northern Star)
Linh Nguyen removed from DeKalb mayoral ballot by electoral board

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Nov.21

Thursday

  • Game Night at the Museum: Trivia: From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Pick Museum of Anthropology in Cole Hall 114, there will be trivia about different aspects of the museum's current exhibit, "At Play." Snacks will be provided, and the "At "Play" exhibit will be on display until May 10, 2025.
 

Nov.22

Friday

 
A brown cow with a tag on its ear stands on a manure-covered ground. Opinion Columnist Lalita Rai encourages consumers to avoid purchasing furs, skins and other styles of fashion that cost animal lives. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Columnists
Fashion shouldn’t cost lives

On the way to modern-day civilization, people across the globe formed families and communities to wear clothes, store food and...

Look Both Ways: Taxes
Huskies stifled by RedHawks in rivalry loss at Miami (Ohio)
DeKalb Public Library Board passes 0% increase property tax levy
NIU Jazz Ensemble brings harmony through jazz classics
Fire occurred at University Plaza late Monday evening
Huskies fall to the RedHawks after shaky offensive performance
Poll: What is the best way to spend Thanksgiving break?
BENNETT: Huskie volleyball fangless in 2024 campaign
Men’s golf signs three for 2025 recruiting class
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Green Bay Packers defensive lineman James Ester (65) stands at the line of scrimmage during the Packers’ preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens on Aug. 24 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Ester is midway through his rookie season in the NFL after being signed by the Packers as a undrafted free agent in April. (Evan Siegle | Green Bay Packers)
Sports
James Ester learning lessons in first pro season
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter

It was only a year ago when James Ester was regularly tearing through opposing offensive lines as the leading man on NIU’s defense. His veteran...

A graphic shows NIU football redshirt senior wide receiver Trayvon Rudolph pictured as this week’s Huskie of the Week. Rudolph logged a passing and rushing touchdown Wednesday in NIU's 29-16 win over the University of Akron. (Edison Miller | Northern Star)
Sports
Rudolph snatches Huskie of the Week Award
Redshirt junior quarterback Ethan Hampton (2) turns and prepares to hand the ball to redshirt senior running back Gavin Williams (21) on Wednesday at Huskie Stadium. NIU football will play the Miami University RedHawks on Tuesday, seeking to bring the Mallory Cup to NIU for the first time since it was created in 2018. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)
Sports
NIU to play Miami (Ohio) for Mallory Cup in road finale
The NIU wrestling coaching staff encourages from the sidelines in the Huskies' meet against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in February. The Huskies suffered their first loss Saturday against Northwestern University. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)
Sports
Wrestling takes first loss against Northwestern
NIU men's basketball guard Quentin Jones (1) drives toward the basket Tuesday in the Huskies' game against Monmouth University. After traveling to Peoria Saturday, the Huskies drop to 2-2 following a 76-60 defeat against the University of Bradley Braves. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)
Sports
Huskies fall to Braves behind poor shooting

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

 
A graphic depicts a snowflake, books, a computer, people sitting at desks and the words "January" and "J Term." NIU is offering a J Term leading into the spring 2025 semester, which is where specific courses will be offered over winter break. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)
News
NIU to offer J-term courses for second consecutive year
By Austin Lamb, Senior News Reporter

DeKALB - After piloting the program last year, NIU will again offer J-term classes during the 2024-25 winter break. J-term classes begin after...

A graphic depicts a robot, a Huskie, a phone with text messages and the word "AI." On Nov. 6, NIU launched its new resource called Mission AI chatbot, which provides answers and resources to students questions. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)
News
NIU’s Mission AI Chatbot provides support to students
John Volgi (left), division head for Career and Technical Education from Wheeling High School and sophomore industrial and systems engineering major Matthew Vanderwater talk about NIU Supermileage visiting Wheeling High School. NIU Supermileage is a student-led organization that aims to build the most fuel-efficient vehicle and competes against other universities from several countries. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)
News
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology hosts second annual showcase
Speaker Manny Corpuz and Clerk Cameron Sawyer sit at a table while Speaker Corpuz bangs the gavel on the table. Senator Matt Robinson was dismissed from the SGA Senate Friday due to accumulating too many absences. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)
News
Matt Robinson dismissed from SGA senate
Bright Field Church, located at 901 Lucinda Ave. Suite L. sits on a sunny day. Bright Field Church opened in late September and some community members have expressed concern about the church opening. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)
News
Community raised concerns over Bright Field Church

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Kayla Schaffer, a senior health and human sciences major, responds to a street interviews prompt. What are your plans for after graduation? (Northern Star Graphic)
Opinion
Street Interviews: Graduation
By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Editor

December graduation is only four weeks away. On NIU’s campus, some students are experiencing a classic mix of stress, excitement and extreme...

A graphic shows money burning as an arrow, representing the United States' growing national debt, shoots upward. Opinion Columnist Ethan Ernst believes that the U.S.'s debt problem is a ticking time bomb with no simple solution. (Jackson Shields | Northern Star)
Opinion
The national debt has no easy solution
A candle glows orange over a transgender pride flag. In an Express Yourself opinion piece, Christy-Lynne Lapine reminds readers that the Transgender Day of Remembrance is not a celebration, but a commemoration of transgender lives lost. (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)
Opinion
Express Yourself: Transgender Day of Remembrance is commemoration, not holiday
A protestor holds the Israeli flag during a protest following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dismissal of the Israeli Defense Minister Nov. 5. Opinion Columnist Santiago Montañez Bertoletti warns that if Israel continues to navigate conflicts with little regard for human life, it’ll be no better than the terrorist organizations it aims to defeat. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
Opinion
Israel crosses dangerous moral lines
Mt. Thamserku sits under a pink sunset sky east of Khumjung village in Nepal. Opinion Columnist Lalita Rai grew up in Nepal and attends NIU as an international graduate student. (Lalita Rai | Northern Star)
Opinion
International student pushing through

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

 
Moon Knight stands ready to throw his weapon. 'MARVEL Rivals' is a multiplayer hero-based game with a roster of 33 characters. (MARVEL under Fair Use)
Lifestyle
‘MARVEL Rivals,’ a unique game for Marvel characters
By Jonathan Shelby, Assistant Lifestyle Editor

The full release of the next hero-based multiplayer game, “MARVEL Rivals,” is fast approaching with more characters and possibilities than...

Two legs with pink roller-skates glide over a wooden surface. The end of the semester is coming soon, and students are racing toward the end of classes. (Daniela Barajas | Northern Star)
Opinion
Skate to the finish
Plush toys with creepy doll faces sit on a table. The Dark Art and Oddities Con took place in Altgeld Hall. (Yari Tapia | Northern Star)
Lifestyle
Get eerie with Dark Art and Oddities Con
A bowl filled with mac and cheese sits on a counter. This 25 to 30 minute mac and cheese includes four kinds of cheeses. (Northern Star Graphic)
Lifestyle
Cooking With the Star: Four-cheese mac and cheese
The Ballet Folklórico Aztlán dance team spins on stage. The group aims to expresses traditional Mexican culture through dance. (Courtesy of Alyssa Calderón)
Lifestyle
Ballet Folklórico Aztlán promotes cultural heritage at NIU

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