With a new year comes new goals. Some students opt to maintain or get better grades, be more organized and use planners or work out and hit the gym. A popular resolution is also to stay hydrated.
Hydration is the latest trend among Generation...
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor
| January 22, 2024
As DeKalb’s cold wave comes to an end, NIU students are still bundled up to fight against frozen fingers.
Scarves, heavy coats and snow boots adorn those walking from class to class.
Here are some photos that show the fashion items students...
By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter
| January 20, 2024
A belated rejuvenation by Cleveland State University (3-7, 1-2 MAC) came up short as NIU wrestling (9-2, 3-1 MAC) clinched its inaugural road victory of the spring season on Friday. The Huskies now hold sole possession of the top spot in the MAC West.
Redshirt...
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor
| January 18, 2024
The film “American Fiction” is not what it seems.
The trailers make it out to be a simplistic comedy about a Black man who writes an overly-stereotyped book about Black life to thumb his nose at the publishing industry.
The film itself looked...
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor
| January 17, 2024
When it comes to film, I tend not to like the most masculine ones out there. I thought “The Godfather” was an objectively great movie, but I don’t really care for it. Westerns are my least favorite genre; I would much rather watch a good noir-romance.
So,...
By Emily Beebe, Assistant Opinion Editor
| January 16, 2024
Editor’s Note: The Northern Star does not encourage readers to replace therapy with rage room visits. Students seeking counseling can contact Counseling and Consultation Services.
It’s time for a new therapeutic activity in town. By implementing...
By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist
| January 15, 2024
Syllabus week is here: the first impression professors and students will get of each other before work begins. This semester, professors, please keep classrooms friendly. Students, let’s make that possible for them.
Reviewing the many rules of the...
In the age of technology, audiobooks and e-books are increasingly becoming more popular as buying books with one button becomes more convenient. Getting out of the house and visiting a local library tends to be forgotten by individuals looking for something...
DeKALB – NIU men’s golf placed first at the MAC Championship, finishing four strokes ahead of Ball State University. The Huskies’ first place finish at the MAC Championship marked their first win at the tournament since 1985.
NIU finished the...
On the fourth day of the 2023 Northern Star Treasure Hunt NIU students Hunter Mason, a junior geology major, and Cole Phillips, a senior geology major, found the hidden paperweight.
“I found it outside of Montgomery Hall in the parking lot between...
Editor’s note: This article will be updated each day to include the most current clue for the 2023 Northern Star Treasure Hunt.
DeKALB — The annual Northern Star Treasure Hunt returns to campus starting Monday, April 10. Find the Northern Star...
DeKALB – Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Lauren Underwood provided an update on the $1 million in funding for the Advanced Electronics Initiative and the $1.5 million in funding for a new microchip fabrication lab in the College of Engineering and Engineering...
