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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

A TV displays “K-Pop Demon Hunters” on Netflix. Video Editor Jenny Javkhlantugs gave the movie a rating of 9 out of 10. (Edison Miller | Northern Star)

With music and magic, HUNTR/X battles demons in ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

By Jenny Javkhlantugs, Video Editor | September 23, 2025

With their powerful voices, saving Honmoon from demonic powers – “KPop Demon Hunters” are taking the world by storm. The new animated musical was released by Sony Pictures on June 20.  Warning: Spoilers Ahead! To set the scene, a century...

Blue light protection glasses sit on top of a computer in the NIU Esports Arena located in Altgeld Hall 100. Blue light glasses can help reduce eye strain, a potential health issue for gamers. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

How health and wellness impact the gaming community

By Alex Lockwood, Lifestyle Writer | September 23, 2025

Playing video games can be rewarding both as a fun, casual hobby and as a competitive venture in esports. However, a closer look reveals deeper physical and mental health risks that should be addressed and understood. Gaming and esports contribute...

A TV displays “The Summer I Turned Pretty” on Amazon Prime. The books and movies for the series have a few key differences. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Book vs TV show: ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’

By Rachael Swinson, Lifestyle Writer | September 22, 2025

Our time with Belly and the Fisher boys is once again put on pause; the season finale of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” premiered on Wednesday, forcing us to say goodbye to Cousins until the recently announced movie comes to Amazon Prime.  Whether...

AMC Market Square 10 sits located at 2160 Sycamore Road. The theater offers a discount to students who show their OneCards and matinee pricing every day before 4 p.m. (Edison Miller | Northern Star)

NIU student discount at DeKalb AMC

By Cayden Wells, Lifestyle Writer | September 22, 2025

At the end of a long day on campus, many students want to recline and relax. Sometimes that means scrolling on your phone or hanging out with friends, but for some it means catching the latest movie at the theater. One of the perks of being an NIU...

A Lotería game sits spread out on a table. The Latino Resource Center will host a Lotería Game Night from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday. (Northern Star File Photo)

Weekly Writeup: Peace through music, career opportunities, community fun

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Writer | September 21, 2025

In this Weekly Writeup, you can find events such as a welcome night by the Asian American Resource Center, a collaboration between the Pick Museum of Anthropology and NIU World Music Program, a business career fair and more.  ASIAN AMERICAN WELCOME...

Santiago Morales, a then-sophomore mechanical engineering major, bench presses 155 pounds in the free weights section on March 4, 2024, at the NIU Recreation Center. NIU Recreation will host RecFest from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday at the Outdoor Recreation Center. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

At NIU’s Rec Fest returns with games, fitness and free tacos

By Jaxs Rihan, Lifestyle Writer | September 18, 2025

From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday the Recreation Center will be hosting its fourth annual Rec Fest showcasing the center’s three facilities: the Rec Center, the Chick Evans Field House and the Outdoor Adventure Resource Center. The Rec center is free...

Two park benches are dimly lit on a dark night. "Weapons" is now playing playing in theaters and is also available on YouTube, Apple TV and Fandango at Home. (Getty Images)

‘Weapons’ redefines horror beyond jump scares

By Cheryl Seguin, Lifestyle Writer | September 18, 2025

The horror in “Weapons” isn’t in its jump scares — though they’re there — but in something far more insidious: The sense that the adults have left the room. And the children? They’re on their own. The film’s emotional dissonance begins...

A variety of books sit on a shelf at Founders Memorial Library. Founders Memorial Library offers these titles and more to patrons to check out (Rachael Swinson | Northern Star)

From ideas to stories: How fiction comes alive

By Ashley Lindsey, Lifestyle Writer | September 17, 2025

What is it like to write fiction? Writing fiction is like lying to your diary, except the lie grows legs and starts talking, or perhaps it falls in love and rides a dragon. Maybe, just maybe, it might have to find the cure to an infectious disease...

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