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Gallery: PRISM holds Queer Prom for LGBTQIA+ students

By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
April 4, 2025
Kahlil Kambui
Students dance between tables as blue lights shine down on them. The music played at Queer Prom was chosen through suggestion by students. (Kahlil Kambui | Northern Star)
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A disco ball shines brightly above the Duke Ellington Ballroom. Queer Prom was held by NIU’s PRISM on Thursday from 7pm to 10 p.m. (Kahlil Kambui | Northern Star)
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Kahlil Kambui
Kahlil Kambui, Opinion Editor
Kahlil Kambui is a junior English major and journalism minor. He joined the Northern Star as an opinion columnist in the fall of 2023. Outside of the Star, you can find Kahlil shopping for vintage clothes, watching horror movies or biking down nature’s paths.
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