Editor's Note: This story has been modified to reflect the official contract details for Michael O'Neill's employment at NIU.
DeKALB — Nearly four months to the date, NIU athletics has filled the women's soccer coach vacancy left by the dismissal...
March Madness will begin on Tuesday, and the top 68 teams in college basketball have been selected.
Here are predictions on teams’ fates in the tournament:
Best matchups
The best matchup in the first round will be North Carolina vs Marquette.
The...
You’ve survived the school week! If you’re looking for something to do in DeKalb before your spring break plans, here are some ideas on what to do this Friday.
Visit the Ellwood Mansion
DeKalb is rich in history. If you're interested in learning...
Editor’s Note: The Northern Star Editorial Board feels that its current makeup of editors does not allow for the board to accurately speak on topics of race. For this editorial, the Editorial Board voted to hold a session consisting of just Black staffers...
Editor's note: This record has been updated to accurately reflect the mask guidance changes made by NIU in a Feb. 26 email sent to faculty and students.
NIU has announced new mask guidelines, following Governor Pritzker’s plan to lift mask mandates...
DeKALB— A student was found unresponsive Monday morning on campus and pronounced dead after an apparent medical crisis, according to NIU spokesperson Joe King.
The university declined to provide the name of the student, but emails obtained by the...
DeKALB — Three NIU wrestlers are receiving national recognition as redshirt seniors Mason Kauffman, Brit Wilson and redshirt junior Izzak Olejnik are listed on InterMat’s national wrestling rankings.
“They're doing great,” head coach Ryan Ludwig...
Junior guard Chelby Koker of the NIU women’s basketball team is the most encouraging and passionate player a team could ask for.
Koker grew up in Racine, Wisconsin, about 119 miles north of DeKalb. She is the youngest of three siblings. Her older...
By Noah Silver, Sports Reporter
| February 2, 2022
As she competed in the all-around at the 2021 NCAA Salt Lake Regionals, senior Tara Kofmehl knew that she would not be at this important stage without her hard work and the teammates and coaches who have helped her since day one.
Kofmehl, an accounting...
DeKALB— On a snow-covered Wednesdy, Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his annual State of the State and budget address on the Old State Capitol stage in Springfield. The 57-year-old Democrat laid out his budget proposal for FY23 in front of healthcare...
