It takes courage and strength for students to walk upon a stage and perform a talent in front of people, but hearing the applause is worth every practice. At 7 p.m. Thursday in the Holmes Student Center’s Huskie Den, the first annual Student Showcase...

Homelessness is the lack of a stable, permanent living environment, which affects millions of individuals. This results in individuals living on the streets or in a car. In the United States, over 770,000 Americans experienced homelessness in 2024, according...

In Saturday’s Tugs matches, Phi Kappa Psi knocked off Delta Chi in the Tugs Championship match and Phi Sigma Kappa defeated the reigning champion Sigma Nu for the third place title. Phi Kappa Psi was able to defeat Delta Chi in three ropes in the...

Editor’s note: This article will be updated daily from April 7 to April 11 to include the latest treasure hunt clues. The annual Northern Star Treasure Hunt will begin on April 7.  Hidden somewhere around campus will be a Northern Star paperweight....

DeKALB – After 25 years in the walls of the Peters Campus Life Building, it is time to open the Northern Star’s time capsule. Initially sealed in April 2000, the time capsule will be opened at 4 p.m. April 16.  Members of the Northern Star...

DeKALB – Coming off a season where he was one of the top scorers in the Mid-American Conference, NIU sophomore guard Quentin Jones is leaving the Huskies after one season with the program. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard told League Ready that he is...

The role of a free press in a democratic society is to hold those in power accountable and inform the public with factual unbiased reporting. Any media policy that seeks to control or manipulate the flow of information is a direct threat to this foundational...

In today’s day and age, harassment and bullying have become a prominent component of the American school system. Whether it be on the basis of body type, race, sexuality or just individuals being cruel, millions of children experience some form of bullying...

DeKALB – Jonathan Hurst was sentenced to life plus 30 years in prison Thursday for the killing of Sycamore residents Patricia and Robert Wilson.  Hurst was convicted of murder at the end of January, almost a decade after the Wilsons were found beaten...

DeKALB -  In compliance with an executive order signed by President Donald Trump after he took office earlier this year, NIU has removed DEI language from its website.  Among the changes is the removal of a page titled “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion...

DeKALB — On the same day NIU students resumed classes after a week-long spring break, representatives from 22 NFL teams converged upon DeKalb to watch the school’s latest class of draft prospects put their skills on display. NIU hosted its annual...

DeKALB – DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd presented the 2024 annual crime report at the City Council meeting Monday. Byrd said there were no murders in DeKalb in 2024. “In 2023, we went from five – one of those being a reckless homicide –...