DeKALB – George Floyd, Daunte Wright, Adam Toledo, Ma'Khia Bryant, were only a few of the many lives remembered at Friday’s vigil to remember those who’ve lost their lives to police brutality.
“The list is too long,” said Jocelyn Santana,...
DeKALB — NIU attendance policies could change drastically heading into the Fall 2021 season with up to 100% capacity being allowed at games.
This past year, in NIU Athletics, there have been no fans allowed at the games for any sport. For a long...
DeKALB – NIU is advising on-campus students to return to their permanent residence and take their finals remotely after a rise of COVID-19 cases in students, according to a Wednesday email sent to students.
On- and off-campus students are advised...
DeKALB – Several student service offices had moved or were in the process of moving prior to the campus shut down due to COVID-19. Despite this, the resource offices on campus remain steadfast and dedicated to assisting students no matter the location,...
DeKALB – NIU students will have the opportunity to receive a free COVID-19 vaccine April 20 and May 18 during a vaccine clinic held by the DeKalb County Health Department, according to a Wednesday email sent to students.
Students will be offered...
DeKALB — NIU nursing students were involved with distributing the COVID-19 vaccine until March 11 at the Convocation Center as part of the DeKalb County Health Department Team.
Students were on a volunteer basis or using this experience as part of...
By Yari Tapia, Assistant News Editor
| April 9, 2021
DeKALB – The DeKalb Police Department’s social worker liaison program helped nearly 300 people in the second half of 2020. Here’s how the program is operating now:
The social worker liaison program is a partnership between the DeKalb Police...
DeKALB – The DeKalb County Health Department will host free COVID-19 vaccine clinics for all NIU students April 17 and April 20, according to a Friday email sent to students.
The announcement comes as all Illinois residents 16 and older become eligible...
Content warning: This article and the embedded FOIA documents contain harmful language, including racial slurs, that the Northern Star doesn’t use. The decision to include the FOIA documents used in this article serves as a right to readers as these...
DeKALB – Cohen Barnes is taking the lead for the next mayor for the City of DeKalb after raking in 62.38% of votes in the 2021 consolidated elections, while mail-in ballots still need to be counted.
Barnes leads the election with 2,391 votes at the...
The SGA elections are over and the list of winners has been posted to the SGA’s HuskieLink page.
The election results are as follows:
Executive Branch
President: Devlin Collins - 595 votes
Vice President: James (Jimmy) Holmes - 535 votes
Treasurer:...
DeKALB — Former NIU point guard Eugene German announced a pro basketball deal Saturday with the Kokomo BobKats of The Basketball League.
German played four seasons with the NIU men’s basketball team, becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer...
