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FRIDAY FEATURE: Victor E. homecoming pride

By Josephine Dunmore, Photojournalist
October 12, 2023
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Victor E. shows his Huskie pride in front of the HSC during the Homecoming Kick Off on Monday. (Josephine Dunmore | Northern Star)
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Students stand in line at Stix and Noodles during Food Truck Wednesday in MLK Commons. Stix and Noodles is a Filipino food truck based out of Lake in the Hills, which serves combo meals including an entree, rice and side. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: Food trucks take to MLK Commons, campus clamors for lunch
Physics graduate students Baburam Sapkota (left) and Akash Kafle explore tables at the Davis Hall Fountain, stopping at the solar projection table to view the eclipse half an hour before maximum coverage. At this eclipse event, students could watch the sky, learn about the eclipse or hang out with friends. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: Campus eclipse-viewing party attracts hundreds
Kelsey Gettle, legal program manager for Safe Passage, leads the crowd through their final chants before returning to the Egyptian Theatre. The crowd then returned their signs and took their seats for the survivor speak out, which took place until roughly 7:30 p.m. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: Safe Passage draws victim support
A group of students does stretches to de-stress and relax after yoga during the Transgender Day of Visibility “taking and making space” event. Along with Transgender Day of Visibility, the Transgender Day of Remembrance is held each year on Nov. 20 to bring awareness to deaths of transgender people due to anti-trans violence. (Sam Dion | Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: Making space for Trans Day of Visibility
Drag queen Destiny Valero sings Dance The Night by Dua Lipa during her performance. Valero stepped off stage during the song to interact with the crowd. (Zahra Yousif | Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: Queens take to the stage in CAB drag show
Assistant Appellate Defender Maria A. Harrigan speaks to the Illinois Supreme Court Justices during the People v. Flournoy arguments. In People v. Flournoy, the defendant was convicted of first-degree murder in 1991 but argued there was new evidence and wanted to move towards a new trial. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: Illinois Supreme Court hears arguments at NIU
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Silas Ashby, Trent Starzynski and Ethan Cowburn wave cards in front of a camera for the computer to generate sounds based on what it sees during “Project Sector 6” by Silas Ashby. The sounds were created using a microphone and a camera that took what it saw and processed it. (Sam Dion | Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: Electronic Computer Music class perform sound production
Members of DeKalb American Legion Post 66 and the DeKalb High School Marching Barbs march with musical instruments and flags during the 2023 Memorial Day Parade in DeKalb. The 2024 Memorial Day Parade will take place May 27. (Courtesy of the City of DeKalb)
Organizations wanted to march in DeKalb Memorial Day Parade
Colored in flowers and butterflies hang on a wall at the offices of Safe Passage. In sexual assault, the butterfly is a symbol for change and how a persons story never ends. (Joseph Howerton | Northern Star)
Offering Safe Passage to Those in Need
The NIU softball team cheers on freshman designated hitter Alana Powell (8) at home plate after she hit a home run to center field in the third inning of the first game. NIU hit three home runs in the third inning, first by senior first baseman Caitlyn Shumaker (3), then Powell and freshman designated hitter Alana Powell (8) adding four runs to NIU’s score, helping NIU beat Ball State 9-2. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: Softball split doubleheader with Ball State
From closest to the trophy, Killdeer residents Mile Vuckovic (left) and son Tyler Vuckovic, a Lake Zurich High School student, pose next to the Camellia Bowl champion trophy along with silverettes Alyssa Altman, a junior marketing major, and Halle Beverley, a senior marketing and sales major, on both sides. The trophy was available for fans to pose with, along with Toyota cars on either side brought by Brian Bemis Toyota of DeKalb. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: Fan Fest highlights football spring showcase
Tom Tumminaro (from left), Suzanna Strangmeier and Jeanne Baxter unload several bags of potatoes. The Huskie Food Pantry requires volunteers to unload, sort and shelf theor donated materials. (Joseph Howerton | Northern Star)
Inside the Huskie Food Pantry
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Redshirt junior quarterback Ethan Hampton (2) throws the ball during the Spring Showcase. Besides the Victor E. Fan Fest, fans tailgated in the various fields and parking lots near the Stadium. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: Football ends spring practice with showcase game
Dancers Anna Lindstrom (left) and Millicent Collins kick their legs up in unison during “The Continuum of Change (2024).” The Dance Concert consists of 16 dancers total, along with help from numerous production staff from the School of Theatre and Dance. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: Spring Dress Rehearsal takes center stage
NIU freshman catcher Cooper Cohn (4) runs to first after hitting a double that drove in two runs during the first inning. Cohn was one-for-four during the game with two runs batted in. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: Baseball drops midweek game to UIC
The Huskies baseball team celebrate after freshman catcher Cooper Cohn (4) hit a home run to win the game against Valparaiso on Tuesday. NIU was tied 9-9 after the top of the ninth inning until Cooper hit the home run with only one out in the inning. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: Baseball defeats Valparaiso
Senior catcher Colin Summerhill (8) hits a ground ball to Kent State senior shortstop Kyle Jackson (4) who throws him out in the fourth inning. Summerhill would later score NIU’s first run by hitting a home run to left field earning him the single-season home run record. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: Baseball falls short against Kent State
Sigma Nu celebrates first place for the 2024 Tugs season. Sigma Nu has earned first place in the past four Tugs championships. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
IN PICTURES: Sig Nu and Phi Sig battle for Tugs championship
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