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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 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 and 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...

Attendees dance to the live house music hosted by Behind the Beats Pro from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday for DeKalb’s first House Music Fest in the Frank Van Buer Plaza. The fest featured food trucks, drinks from Fatty’s Pub & Grille and live DJs. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

DeKalb welcomes its first ever House Music Festival

By Cheryl Seguin, Lifestyle Writer | September 16, 2025

On Sunday, Frank Van Buer Plaza turned into a dance floor as the city welcomed its first-ever House Music Fest. Hosted by Behind The Beats, the free event brought together DJs, food trucks and a crowd ready to move. Behind The Beats, a local production...

A bowl of salad sits on a table ready to be served. The salad bar at Neptune Dining is one of the healthy food options Huskies have on campus. (Getty Images)

Guide to eating healthy as a Huskie

By Cayden Wells, Lifestyle Writer | September 16, 2025

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of food options at NIU, you aren't alone. The transition to college can be tough, but eating well doesn’t have to be. NIU has many resources and dining options to make eating healthy on campus easy...

Employees with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County teach students about species diversity and conservation at STEMFest on Sept. 28, 2024. STEMFest 2025 will be held on Saturday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and will showcase over 100 exhibits and displays. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

Weekly Writeup: Homecoming contests, STEM celebrations and creative innovations

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Writer | September 14, 2025

In this Weekly Writeup, you can find events such as inspirational get togethers, homecoming decorating and video contests, early fall celebrations and more.  CRAFTING CONNECTIONS Date and Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Monday  Location: Holmes...

A 2000s Sony camcorder plays live footage of Illinois Vintage Fest attendees on a CRT TV at the NH Camera booth. NH Camera is a Chicago based small business founded in 2015 that specializes in selling older cameras. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

Vintage Fest turns NIU into retro wonderland

By Cheryl Seguin, Lifestyle Writer | September 14, 2025

Vintage lovers, rejoice: DeKalb Vintage Fest returned with a bang after a one-year hiatus, converting the NIU Convocation Center into a retro wonderland from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. With free entry and modest parking fees — $9 prepaid, $12...

Morgan Wash (left), a sophomore nursing student, helps her cousin, Brayden Dickerson,
make a cowboy hat on Friday at the Huskie Hoedown in MLK Commons. The Huskie Hoedown featured cowboy hat making, mechanical bull riding, line dancing lessons and a picture opportunity with hay bales in front of the NIU letters. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

The Wild West rides into NIU at the Huskie Hoedown

By Cayden Wells, Lifestyle Writer | September 13, 2025

Saddle up, Huskies! On Friday, the wild west rode into DeKalb and students showed up ready for a good time. The Huskie Hoedown, a western-themed event, had students in cowboy hats and boots filling MLK Commons. The Campus Activities Board event featured...

Stage Coach Players, 126 South 5th St., displays their upcoming musical "Next to Normal." "Next to Normal" is set to show in the Stage Coach Players theater from Sept. 11 to Sept. 21. (Sofia Howell | Northern Star)

Next to Normal: A heartbreaking masterpiece at Stage Coach Players

By Cayden Wells, Lifestyle Writer | September 12, 2025

What does it mean to be a “normal” family?  The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Next to Normal” tackles this topic: Exploring one family’s struggle with mental illness. Directed by Jan Booth, the show is currently running at Stage Coach...

The Mac and Cheese Burger is one of many items in the new Huskie Den Grill menu curated by John Boswell, director of retail dining services. Boswell was inspired by the menu at a restaurant in Michigan and wanted to bring back some of the flavors he encountered. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

Huskie Den provides fresh flavors with new items

By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer | September 10, 2025

With a new semester comes new food options. As we kick off the new school year, bold new flavors and menu options are available at the Huskie Den, located in the Holmes Student Center.   From chicken sandwiches, black bean burgers and Fresco melts,...

Sophomore finance major Vivie Chamoun (clockwise from left), sophomore marketing major Jordan Ajagbe, sophomore management major Mya King and Stetson University sophomore marketing major Cayden Larson celebrate with high fives on Tuesday night at the Huskie Den Trivia Night. They competed under the group name ‘DaGoats’ for the trivia night. (Alexia Beck | Northern Star)

‘Zoinks!’ takes all at Huskie Den trivia night

By Ashley Lindsey, Lifestyle Writer | September 10, 2025

The Huskie Den Trivia Night quizzed participants on movies, memes and more Tuesday night. The event was hosted from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Lower Level of the Huskie Den within the Holmes Student Center. Students, sitting individually or in teams,...

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