Editor’s note: This story was updated at 5:32 p.m. Aug. 23 to reflect the details of Thursday’s meeting of the NIU Board of Trustees’ Finance, Audit, Compliance, Facilities and Operations Committee. DeKALB – A dwindling holding balance and...

Sigma Nu was named NIU’s leading fraternity for leadership development on June 12. They received this recognition from the Center for Fraternal Excellence. The Theta Eta chapter aims to foster leadership. Members of Sigma Nu have held many leadership...

Dear reader, Two years ago, I joined the Northern Star as an opinion columnist. My first piece was basically a look both ways on in-person vs. online classes. Today, I am signing off.  My time at the Northern Star became a defining feature in not...

As audience members flipped through their playbills, soft orchestral music played while a crimson curtain shielded the dancers awaiting behind it. Thursday was the first night of the School of Theatre and Dance’s Spring Dance Concert, the last production...

A local flower shop is blooming flowers, botanicals and unions.   Nestled in between the fertile farmlands of Northern Illinois sits a quaint town dressed in Americana. Sprawling canopies line up against colonial revival buildings that pay homage...

DeKALB – At 8 p.m. Tuesday at the East Lagoon, NIU Recreation held its Full Moon Lagoon Fest. For $10, participants were able to enjoy games and activities such as volleyball, corn hole, making s’mores and going kayaking or canoeing under the full...

When deciding what to wear for the day, the first thing you may want to check is the weather. Since Friday, DeKalb has experienced temperatures ranging from 28 to 64 degrees. While we are exiting the season of surprise snowfall, skies still shift between...

Editor’s note: This piece was last updated at 12:07 p.m.  DeKALB – At approximately 12:15 p.m. Friday, the Stevenson Tower A fire alarm sounded and students evacuated out of the residence hall. According to an email sent to students by Housing...

Phi Kappa Theta conquered Sigma Alpha Epsilon in a three- rope brawl to advance in the 2024 Interfraternity Council men’s tugs tournament on Wednesday.  Alpha Sigma Phi triumphed over Tau Kappa Epsilon after a tense three-round tiebreaker, earning...

DeKALB – Alexander Garivaltis, an NIU associate professor in the Economics department, died April 8 after he was struck by a train in Maple Park, according to the Kane County coroner's office. Garivaltis obtained his bachelor's degree in 2010 and...

DeKALB – Ja’kobe Jones, a sophomore math education major, was recently elected as the Student Government Association president for the 2024-2025 academic year. Jones spoke to the Northern Star about his goals for the position. WHAT DO YOU LIKE...