When NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced Penn State’s Yanic Konan Niederhäuser as the final pick in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday night, the 22-year-old etched his name into NIU’s history books.
A 6-foot-11 center who began...
With the extra free time summer brings, you may be looking for some fantastic films to pass the more sweltering days indoors. Here are five films to add to your watchlist this summer.
BOTTLE ROCKET
As Wes Anderson’s directorial debut, “Bottle...
DeKALB – The DeKalb Park District Board of Commissioners authorized IHC Construction to build a new outdoor swimming facility at Hopkins Park at their April 17 meeting. The decision follows the pool’s closure last summer and subsequent demolition...
Dear NIU community,
It was never my intention to be so invested in student journalism, but after writing news for this community for two years, I’m glad that I did.
When I got here I expected to hate the smallness of DeKalb, but it turned out...
By Tim Dodge, Social Media Manager
| April 30, 2025
Two years ago, I joined the Northern Star as a photographer, and looking back, it was truly one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life.
Now, as the spring semester of 2025 comes to an end, my time here is slowly drawing to a close.
Looking...
By Kalin Schaefer, Assistant Sports Editor
| April 30, 2025
After falling in the Mid-American Conference championship match to the University at Buffalo, NIU women’s tennis has been invited to compete in the Universal Tennis Rating Sports National Invitational Tournament Championship.
This is the first time...
Facing a federal mandate threatening the university’s accreditation, NIU made the controversial choice to remove Diversity, Equity and Inclusion language from its website.
After removing its DEI page on Feb. 1 in response to an executive order...
The king of rock n’ roll is back and in DeKalb. Known by NIU students as Elvis, the man behind the blue sparkly suit is Steve Silverstein.
At local bars such as Hometown Sports Bar and Grill, Fatty’s Pub and Grille and Molly’s Eatery and Drinkery,...
DeKALB – The NIU football team hosted its annual spring showcase Saturday, giving the Huskie fanbase its first look at the team’s new-look lineups.
After opening the practice with warm-ups and position drills, the Huskies spent most of the day...
DeKALB – As global trade tensions continue, the DeKalb County Farm Bureau and local farmers are concerned tariffs could disrupt the local agricultural economy, putting main crops like corn and soybeans at risk.
Berkeley Boehne, president of the...
DeKALB- House Rep. Lauren Underwood said President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the current administration are attacking the Constitution and the institutions that have made America a beacon to the entire world at a town hall in DeKalb Thursday evening.
The...
By Kalin Schaefer, Assistant Sports Editor
| April 24, 2025
For the first time in school history, NIU women’s tennis has advanced to the finals of the Mid-American Conference Championship tournament.
The Huskies defeated the reigning champion University of Toledo Rockets in a 4-1 match and will take on...
