Corner to Corner: Campus in black and white

By Sean Reed, Photo Editor|November 1, 2022

An NIU banner hanging off of a light pole as the clear sky carries the moon. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

Plush toys with creepy doll faces sit on a table. The Dark Art and Oddities Con took place in Altgeld Hall. (Yari Tapia | Northern Star)

Get eerie with Dark Art and Oddities Con

Three windows outside of the Holmes Student Center are painted with different designs at the “Paint the Windows” event. This week marks NIU’s 117th Homecoming where there will be various events all week around campus and DeKalb. (Sam Dion | Northern Star)

Gallery: Homecoming Paint the Windows Event

Employees of the Special Collections and Archives Department at NIU help children learn about how printing was done with bright colors and fun shapes. The Special Collections and Archives Department at NIU’s Founders Memorial Library is restoring three printing presses previously used by NIU for a future class called “The History of the Book.” (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: 15th annual STEM Fest

Daniela Olivares, a senior sports management major, holds a Mexican flag while walking with a group of students during the Latino Heritage Parade. There will be many Latino Heritage Month events including a Latino Dinner on Oct. 2 at Patterson Dining. (Marco Alvarez | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Parade and El Grito kick off Latino Heritage Month

Zach Conro (left), a sophomore finance major, and Shawna Koslovich, a junior nursing major, answer trivia at the Student Financial Services to spin a wheel and win prizes. The questions asked ranged from ‘What days are food trucks on campus’ to ‘When did NIU adopt the fight song.’ (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: 2024 Campus Resource Fair

Plush toys with creepy doll faces sit on a table. The Dark Art and Oddities Con took place in Altgeld Hall. (Yari Tapia | Northern Star)

Get eerie with Dark Art and Oddities Con

A bowl filled with mac and cheese sits on a counter. This 25 to 30 minute mac and cheese includes four kinds of cheeses. (Northern Star Graphic)

Cooking With the Star: Four-cheese mac and cheese

NIU senior tight end Grayson Barnes (81) is lifted up in the endzone by redshirt senior offensive lineman J.J Lippe (79) and celebrates in the endzone after catching a touchdown pass during the second quarter. Barnes had one catch for the game and it came on the touchdown pass. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

Gallery: Huskies defeat Akron in midweek MACtion

A Ukrainian garden salad sits in a bowl. This fresh meal comes together in 15 to 20 minutes. (Northern Star Graphic)

Cooking With the Star: Ukrainian garden salad

NIU veterans and military students stand as they salute the flags during the Veterans Day flag ceremony. Veterans Day originally was called Armistice Day to celebrate the agreement between Allied nations and Germany to end World War I. (Nia Jackson | Northern Star)

Gallery: Veterans Day flag ceremony and luncheon

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