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Gallery: NIU Spring Involvement Fair

By Totus Tuus Keely and Sofia Howell
January 29, 2025
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Campus organizations wait to greet students during the Spring Involvement Fair on Thursday. The Duke Ellington Ballroom was filled with tabling organizations on campus and supplied visitors with popcorn and cotton candy as DJ NRG supplied music. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
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Nick Dory, a DeKalb resident, visits the Geology Club table to promote the STARR award to Wren Armamentos, a senior geology student, and Angelina Laseman, a 2024 geography fall graduate of NIU. The STARR award is offered through the Citizens’ Environmental Commission and given to nominated businesses, individuals and organizations that promote and partake in environmental and ecological protection. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
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Totus Tuus Keely
Totus Tuus Keely, Assistant Photo Editor
Totus Tuus Keely is a junior mechatronics engineering major at NIU. He began as a photographer in the spring 2024 semester. Outside of his busy class schedule, he enjoys photographing sports and capturing the emotions of fans and players. He was able to travel and photograph the historic football win against No. 5 Notre Dame in 2024. Along with photography, he enjoys performing in the World Music Program and the NIU Pep Band, as well as constantly expanding his musical taste.
Sofia Howell
Sofia Howell, Photojournalist
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First-year psychology major Aalyiah Coleman (right) plays a trivia game at the Orthodontic Experts table with Media & Community Relations manager Shannon Bohn at the Involvement Fair. Orthodontic Experts provide braces, corrective surgeries and alignment procedures. (Sofia Howell | Northern Star)
Gallery: Involvement Fair returns to NIU after weeklong delay
Addison Kimbler (left), a first-year art and design major, and Julia Smith, a junior early childhood education major, ride the Ballistic Swing carnival ride on Thursday at the Campus Activities Board Block Party. Long lines formed for the Ballistic Swing, zipline and lemonade stands. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
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The Cars and Coffee event hosted by NIU Huskie Motorsports brings out families and people in the DeKalb area. Cars and Coffee was held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday in NIU Parking Lot C. (Sofia Howell | Northern Star)
Gallery: Huskie Motorsports hosts car meet up on NIU campus
Junior medical science lab major Denise Cortez (left) celebrates winning a round of Lotería as Senior biology major Makayla Kies (right) celebrates her win. The Latino Center offered numerous prizes for winning in Lotería such as food, clothing and NIU licensed merchandise. (Marco Alvarez | Northern Star)
Gallery: NIU Latino Center hosts Lotería game night for students
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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
A shelf displays an assortment of books. Copy Editor Rachael Swinson recommends six new books releasing this fall. (Brynn Krug | Northern Star)
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Blue light protection glasses sit on top of a computer in the NIU Esports Arena located in Altgeld Hall 100. Blue light glasses can help reduce eye strain, a potential health issue for gamers. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
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A TV displays “The Summer I Turned Pretty” on Amazon Prime. The books and movies for the series have a few key differences. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
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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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