IN PICTURES: Unity Mural

By Zulfiqar Ahmed, Media Editor|February 8, 2022

Zulfiqar Ahmed

Originally commissioned by the Hometown Association of REALTORS and spearheaded by Fifth Ward Alderperson Scott McAdams, the mural is intended to depict a message of togetherness in light of the death of George Floyd and subsequent, nation-wide protests demanding justice and racial equality.

campus photo gallery

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)

Gallery: Campus Activity Board hosts Block Party for incoming students

A group of friends enjoy cocktails, reaching out for a cheers. Here are the top summer drink deals in DeKalb. (Getty Images)

DeKalb’s top summer drink deals

A couple lovingly reads a book together in a library echoing Assistant Lifestyle Editor Rachael Swinson’s reflections on college love. (Getty Images)

Finding love in college

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

The Holmes Student Center towers over MLK Commons. NIU union members bargained for higher wages on Thursday in the Lincoln Room of the Holmes Student Center. (Photo courtesy of Dinesh Medidi)

NIU union calls for $3,500 raise amid negotiations

Nicole Jewula (right), a sophomore marketing major, and Treyvon Crigler, a sophomore public health administrations major, browse through NIU shirts on Thursday at the Huskie Closet in the Chick Evans Field House. The Huskie Closet is open on Monday from noon to 1 p.m. and Wednesday and Thursday from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Huskie Closet provides clothes for students in need

Zulauf Hall, is home to the main offices for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. On Sept. 23, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will host its annual Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series, which highlights the role of the liberal arts and sciences in maintaining a healthy and promising democracy. (Northern Star File Photo)

Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series aims to unite society

A Northern Star collection of 1976 newspapers from April 16 to Aug. 12 is open to a headline reading “NIU Erotic Films Festival includes hard core shows.” The Northern Star digitization project, an effort to convert print issues from 1899 to 1997 to a digital format, has been delayed again. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

New updates on Northern Star record digitization

Flowers sit in front of marble headstones in a burial plot. Associate Professor Vera Lind centers her research around the topic of death. (Getty Images)

NIU professor who devoted her life to learning about death

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