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Freshman running back Telly Johnson Jr. (22) attempts to rush the ball up the middle for a one-yard gain. Johnson Jr. averaged 4.2 yards per rush. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Football
Gallery: Huskies conquer Central Michigan in regular season finale
NICCS Director Matthew Deitch shares goals for NIU sustanability efforts
Gretchen Ivers, a second year master's student studying education for students with visual impairments and orientation and mobility, rides a unicycle at the Cortland Parade. Circus Club, now an approved club through SGA, meets from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays in Gabel Hall 140.(Courtesy of Nam Pham)
Spotlight: Circus Club

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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 modern instant camera, “instax mini 12,” sits in front of two vinyl records. Opinion Columnist Sofia Didenko see Generation Z’s appreciation for nostalgic analog technology as a worthy way to jump back in time. (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)
Columnists
Generation Z’s analog technology obsession lifts spirits

The flash of a digital camera can brighten a room and lift the spirits of the Generation Z user behind the lens. Currently,...

Book series to snuggle up with
Tough competition in the ‘Golden Joystick Awards’
Highs and lows for Huskie sports in November
NIU thwarts Central Michigan, freezing temps on Senior Day
Matt Robinson reinstated back to SGA
NIU seeks strong home finish in Senior Day clash
Temple Grandin advocates for the neurodiverse at NIU
Stonebraker, Doyle lead win over Milwaukee
DePaul’s three-point barrage sinks Huskies
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Redshirt junior Blake West fights against Rider University senior Will Betancourt’s grip at the base of his neck. West stopped Betancourt from winning a single point across all three periods. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Sports
Gallery: Huskies capture first win over Rider
By Totus Tuus Keely, Senior Photojournalist

Redshirt junior Jacob Christensen lifts Rider University freshman Collin French off the mat to slam him back down on Friday at the Convocation Center. Christensen won the final match to seal a 20-19 victory for NIU wrestling over the Broncs. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Sports
Huskies come alive late to spur Broncs
Chicago White Sox's new manager Will Venable listens to a question during a press conference on Nov. 8 in Chicago. Sports Reporter Joseph Segreti breaks down which free agent signings and trades could help the White Sox bounce back in 2025. (Charles Rex Arbogast | AP Photo)
Sports
SEGRETI: Key offseason moves to save the White Sox
NIU sophomore guard Kailon Nicholls (5) resists defense from Elon University redshirt sophomore guard Andrew King during the second half of the Huskies' 75-48 loss to the Phoenix on Wednesday night inside the Convocation Center in DeKalb. The loss was the Huskies' first defeat at home of the 2024-25 campaign. (Marco Alvarez | Northern Star)
Sports
‘Utter embarrassment:’ Huskies trounced by Elon in lousy shooting night
On her way to the basket, NIU women's basketball junior guard Alecia Doyle approaches a University of Iowa defender Nov. 6 during the Huskies' 91-73 defeat. Doyle scored a season-high 21 points Wednesday as NIU defeated the Chicago State University Cougars 77-68. (Joseph Segreti | Northern Star)
Sports
Huskies hold off Cougars’ late-game rally in win

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

 
NIU falls short of buying 30% of goods from minority-owned businesses
News
NIU falls short of buying 30% of goods from minority-owned businesses
By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant News Editor

DeKALB – NIU has not met the goal to buy 30% of its goods and services from minority owned businesses in accordance with a state policy aimed...

A table of the Punk Rock Club sits at the Oasis area on Thursday during the Discover Your Pack event hosted by the Student Government Association. The Discover Your Pack event promotes organizations recently approved from SGA to try and get students involved in their organizations. (Marco Alvarez | Northern Star)
News
SGA holds first Discover Your Pack event
John Acardo, senior associate vice president and chief human resources officer, speaks during the Faculty Senate meeting on Wednesday afternoon in the Altgeld Auditorium. Acardo gave a presentation regarding statistics around reaching goals to help NIU accomplish deficit mitigation strategies. (Marco Alvarez | Northern Star)
News
Faculty Senate holds last meeting of fall 2024 semester Wednesday
The Annette Johns box office sits inside the Stevens Building on Wednesday afternoon. At 8:30 a.m. Monday, around 70 faculty and students delivered a petition to NIU President Lisa Freeman at Altgeld Hall asking for the pause on recruitment for the MFA in Acting program. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)
News
Protesters rally to lift the MFA in Acting recruitment pause
(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)
News
Linh Nguyen removed from DeKalb mayoral ballot by electoral board

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A graphic shows three bubbles containing a house, a person working at a computer and a map marker, representing the first, second and third places respectively. Opinion Columnist Sofia Didenko believes that both the NIU campus and the surrounding DeKalb area could benefit from the incorporation of more third places: areas of relaxation and socialization. (Jackson Shields | Northern Star)
Opinion
DeKalb needs more third-spaces
By Sofia Didenko, Opinion Columnist

A change of scenery can often create excitement and provide a new sense of motivation. Whether it be a place to study or hang out with friends,...

Magenta rhododendrons, pink petunias, orange anemone flowers, red columbine, blue gentians, hyacinth and yellow carnations sprout from a cartoon Earth under the words: “Mother Earth arranges a Victorian bouquet for America, November 5, 2024.” During the Victorian era, flowers were used to express hidden meaning; the flowers in Mother Earth’s bouquet symbolize America’s failure to protect her by allowing another Trump administration to occur. Rhododendrons express a warning, petunias symbolize hatred and resentment, orange anemone flowers symbolize withered hopes and desertion, blue gentians express the message ‘you are unjust,’ red columbine symbolizes anxiety, hyacinths symbolize sorrow and yellow carnations symbolize disappointment and foolishness. (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)
Opinion
Cartoon: Floral message
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)
Opinion
Fashion shouldn’t cost lives
A tax form and two arrows – one pointing up and the other pointing down – sit beneath the words "Look Both Ways" and above the topic of the week. Should taxes be lowered? (Jackson Shields | Northern Star)
Opinion
Look Both Ways: Taxes
Dark substance floats up toward the Illinois state flag while light and heart-shaped flowers burst from the top of the flag. The Northern Star Editorial Board encourages other states to dedicate government action toward addressing hate crimes, as Illinois will do with the Help Stop Hate program. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons | Northern Star Graphic)
Opinion
Editorial: Help Stop Hate program heads Illinois in right direction

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A poster for the "Paquita" Fall Dance Concert depicts a dancer moving with elegance and grace. The Fall Dance Concert has showings from Nov. 21 to Nov. 24 and features three shows performed by the School of Theatre and Dance students. (Jonathan Shelby | Northern Star)
Lifestyle
Fall Dance Concert moves through movement
By Brynn Hussemann, Lifestyle Writer

The sunset lighting majestically touched the distressed dancer through the depth of the empty painting frame set. The three shows performed...

A graphic shows a turkey centered in the middle of various autumnal leaves. What's the best way to spend Thanksgiving break? (Jackson Shields | Northern Star)
Opinion
Poll: What is the best way to spend Thanksgiving break?
Cynthia Erivo (left) and Ariana Grande pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film "Wicked" on Monday in London. "Wicked" tells the story of what happened before Dorothy arrived in Oz. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Lifestyle
Something ‘Wicked’ this way comes
Jonathan Shelby stands behind the Weekend Rundown logo. This weekend, check out the School of Theatre and Dance's Fall Dance Concert. (Brynn Krug | Northern Star)
Lifestyle
Weekend Rundown: Music and a romantic ballet this weekend
Kanjana Thepboriuk, professor of Thai Language and Thai Linguistics, introduces students of her program that danced along to the Thai Music Ensemble’s performance of “Serng Ponglang” on Tuesday. “Serng Ponglang” is a traditional Thai Folk Dance song and was performed by the Ponglang Ensemble. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Lifestyle
Embrace culture with Thai Music Ensemble

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