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The crew of Four Poets, One Mic stands on stage during their Feb. 22 performance. Four Poets, One Mic is an NIU group where people write and perform poetry. (Zahra Yousif | Northern Star)

Four Poets One Mic, an open space for voice and opinion

By Isabel Cambray, Lifestyle Writer | March 18, 2024

Darius Jackson is a co-founder who aims to help represent those seeking an outlet for self-expression. Four Poets One Mic is an organization where students can voice their concerns in a creative yet constructive way, bringing up topics like social...

A person holds a pen to a color wheel. Colors can influence our psychology and the way we think about things. (humonia | Getty Images)

Color can make you feel good

By Sierra Usmani, Lifestyle Writer | March 18, 2024

You walk into a room where the furniture is yellow, green, blue and red, and the walls are painted with the same colors. As you look around, you start to feel nostalgic as the memories of childhood start flooding through. As humans, we begin to develop...

The title Pokemon Horizons the Series sits across an array of Pokemon characters. The newest game in the Pokemon series, Pokemon Legends: Z-A was announced Feb. 27. (The Pokemon Company)

New Pokemon game announced

By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer | March 17, 2024

In a flash of yellow, a lone Pikachu runs across the streets of a luminous blue wireframe metropolis full of colorful people and Pokémon. At the center of the city, a brilliant tower stands tall.  As the camera pans out, the neon lights fade and...

Poet Kimberly Blaeser poses in front of a body of water. Blaeser will come to NIU to read her poetry on March 28. (Courtesy of Kimberly Blaeser)

Poet Kimberly Blaeser to visit NIU

By Lindsay Curtis, Lifestyle Writer | March 17, 2024

Take some time out of your day to listen to the underrepresented stories inspired by Indigenous people with poet Kimberly Blaeser. At 3:30 p.m. March 28, Blaeser will be reading in the Sky Room at the Holmes Student Center. Her reading will be followed...

Groups of students play poker at game tables. The NIU CAB hosted a Casino Night Thursday from 9 p.m. to midnight in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. (Ryanne Sandifer | Northern Star)

Over 173 students enjoy CAB’s casino night

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Writer | March 9, 2024

In the dead of night, the distant howl of delighted yells and groans of despair echoed across the second floor of the Holmes Student Center.  While one might believe the cause to be a wandering spirit of the night or maybe even a student reacting...

Celebrate Easter, St. Patrick’s Day over break

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Writer | March 7, 2024

Editor’s note: If you want your event featured in next week’s Weekend Roundup, email information to [email protected] FRIDAY Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: 7:30 p.m. at the O'Connell Theatre, in the Stevenson building.  ...

Emily Blunt (from left), Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh stand together at a premiere for Oppenheimer on July 13, 2023 in London. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

Film award contest to close Saturday

By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor | March 7, 2024

The Northern Star’s film award contest will close at 11:59 p.m. Saturday. Be sure to get your ballot in before the contest closes to be eligible to win the $25 Visa gift card.  The goal of the contest is to predict the closest ballot of Oscar...

Reginald Thomas, the director of the NIU Jazz Orchestra, highlights the orchestra by extending his arm toward it. The orchestra played a concert Wednesday with the NIU Jazz Ensemble. (Sam Dion | Northern Star)

NIU jazz plays tribute to Ronald Carter

By Nick Glover and Sofia Didenko | March 7, 2024

DeKALB – “This is for Ron,” said Rodrigo Villanueva-Conroy, the director of the NIU Jazz Ensemble.  Villanueva-Conroy and his band, joined by the NIU Jazz Orchestra led by Reginald Thomas, played its spring concert Wednesday.  After the...

A McDonalds bag decorated with anime rests on a white surface. Weekly manga is a recently added tie-in McDonalds has with their new Savory Chili WcDonalds sauce. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

McDonalds launches new sauce, anime

By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer | March 6, 2024

As the bag opened, the smell of fries and salt hit my nostrils, filling them with an intoxicating aroma.  Slowly I put my hand back in, fishing out my sauce, delicately peeling back the bright yellow packaging.  With a swift motion, I dip a few...

The words Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection sit in front of many Star Wars characters. The Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection will be released March 14. (Aspyr / Lucasfilm)

‘Star Wars Battlefront’ to rerelease

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Writer | March 5, 2024

There are an astonishing number of “Star Wars” games that have successfully united fans around the world and shaped the “Star Wars” games of the future.  Games such as Electronic Arts’ “Star Wars Battlefront” and Respawn Entertainment’s...

Cillian Murphy (from left), Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr. stand on a stage holding microphones. Oppenheimer has 13 nominations and could make a sweep at the Oscars. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Northern Star predicts, picks Oscar winners

By Nick Glover and Lindsay Curtis | March 5, 2024

As the countdown to the 96th Academy Awards comes to an end, tensions rise to see which nominees win in their respective categories. If you think you know who is going to win, please take part in the Northern Star's film award contest. By entering...

DragonBall characters Goku Black (left) and Zamasu stand next to each other looking down. The newest update for season five of DragonBall: The Breakers introduces crossplay and a new horror element. (Courtesy of YouTube)

Season five revitalizes ‘Dragon Ball: The Breakers’

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Writer | March 4, 2024

Fans of the “Dragon Ball” series have had juicy amounts of content to look forward to with the teases of “Dragon Ball Sparking Zero” and the recent addition of rollback netcode to “Dragon Ball FighterZ.”  While these games may be the center...