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Gallery: Northern Star announces winners of second photography competition

By Northern Star Staff
May 5, 2025
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First Place – An Eastern grey squirrel with a case of melanism clings to a tree in a forest. Melanism is a genetic case which works in the opposite way of Albinism by increasing the amount of melanin in an animal. (Courtesy of Dinesh Medidi)
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Second Place - A great horned owl looks back while perched on a tree branch. Great horned owls are known to begin their courting season during the winter months to allow the adult owls more time to raise and train the owlets. (Courtesy of Keanu Montanez)
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Senior fine arts major Connor McMillan’s steel piece “Rage Eternal, Shiny and Chrome” sits attached to a wall in the Jack Olson Gallery. The Bachelor of Fine Arts Show will be held in the Jack Olson Gallery from April 28 to May 17. (Sofia Howell | Northern Star)
Gallery: NIU displays work of students graduating in Bachelors of Fine Arts
Senior first baseman Madison Mathews (21) dabs after her double to center field during the first inning of the second game on Tuesday against Western Michigan University. Mathews made most of a difference for the second game in fielding, tied for most number of putouts at a total of five for the second game. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Gallery: NIU Softball claims victory over Western Michigan
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
Senior defensive end Roy Williams (97) celebrates after receiving a “The Hard Way” recognition for his performance during the 2024 season. Williams enters the upcoming season as one of the most experienced players on NIU’s new-look defense. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Gallery: NIU football hosts Spring Showcase
Sophomore shortstop Alana Powell (8) watches a ball pass home plate during the third inning. Powell hit a homerun past right field during the fifth inning, earning NIU their second and last run of the game. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Gallery: NIU Softball suffers loss to University of Akron
NIU Adventures staff Dakota Lohman assists junior time arts major Kat Young as they paddle in their kayaks in the East Lagoon. NIU Recreation rents out kayaks, canoes and double kayaks. (Sofia Howell | Northern Star)
Gallery: NIU opens first boat rentals for East Lagoon for the semester

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