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Senior athlete Jazmyn Smith jumps during an event April 9 at the Illini Classic in Urbana, Illinois.

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Track and field takes home two event titles at MAC Outdoor Championships

Jasmine Ly earns top-30 finish at NCAA Ann Arbor Regional

Walk a Mile to Support Survivors will begin at the East Lagoon 11 a.m. Saturday (Madelaine Vikse | Northern Star)

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Editorial: Repaint Castle Drive BLM mural
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What once served as a powerful recognition of the importance of Black lives is now barely visible as the words “Black Lives Matter”...

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NIU Police are in the infancy stages of developing the department’s first strategic plan.
Union members picketed April 13 after bargaining talks broke down with both UFA and UPI union chapters.
NIU professor Randy Caspersen, will be screening a produced documentary on Monarch decline Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

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Understanding Your Financial Aid Offer Notification: Registration required.
Men's Golf vs. NCAA Regionals
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May17

Tuesday

'Lives Well Lived' screening, nonprofit fair, discussion: Documentary celebrates wit, wisdom and experiences of 40 older adults.
Dissertation Defense: Anna Martinez-Snyder
Improving Student Engagement with Blackboard

May18

Wednesday

STEM Café: Engineering Better Health Potential of biomedical technology to improve human health.
Outdoor Adventures: Hourly Lagoon Boat Rentals
The Virtual City Hall: Are You Ready?

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The zodiac signs (Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces) illustrated in a chalkboard style.

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Congrats to all graduating seniors! Mercury has officially gone retrograde and will remain so until June 3. Many of us will feel...

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Students react to masks no longer being required on busses

DeKalb community rallies for reproductive rights

Editorial: Northern Star welcomes new era of journalism

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October 8, 2021
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7 May

DeKalb community members participated in a rally for reproductive rights Saturday.
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6 May

Sports editor and paginator Jordan Radloff will graduate in May after just three years at NIU. Next month, Jordan will begin an internship at ABC 7 Chicago.
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