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The Northern Star opens 25-year old time capsule

By Ryan Day, Assistant Video Editor
April 28, 2025
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Editor-in-Chief Brynn Krug opens the Northern Star’s time capsule. The time capsule was initially sealed in April 2000.
By Ryan Day

The Northern Star opens its time capsule sealed since 2000.

A crowd of about 75 students, NIU staff, alums, DeKalb residents and Northern Star staffers gathered in the rotunda of the Peters Campus Life Building to witness the reveal of the time capsule’s contents.

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