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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 brochure for the 72-hour Film Festival details the theme of the films. The festival is a student-run event held at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Stevens Building. (Courtesy of Chance Lira)

72-hour Film Festival to show battle-themed student films

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Editor | April 23, 2025

The third annual 72-hour Film Festival will return this weekend with battle-centric themed, live action films from the NIU community.  The film festival is a student-run event hosted by the School of Theatre and Dance where participants work alone...

Wilson Fisk overlooks New York City whilst the light from a nearby building ominously shines over him. The season finale of "Daredevil: Born Again" gives a feeling of rebellion and leaves the events of Season 2 open for interpretation. (Marvel Entertainment under Fair Use)

Season finale of ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ paves path to next season

By Ethan Quirk, Lifestyle Writer | April 22, 2025

Editor’s note: This review contains spoilers.   Hopelessness and corruption have consumed New York City. A corrupt crime boss mayor controls a city and uses it to his advantage. This is what the “Daredevil: Born Again” season finale alludes...

The trend logo sits in front of a purple background. Episode 36 of “The Trend” discusses Katy Perry's trip to space, the death of Pope Francis and the USC Speak Your Mind Ice Bucket Challenge. (Northern Star Graphic)

Katy Perry’s space adventure, insensitive to the masses | ‘The Trend’ Episode 36

By Brynn Krug and Sarah Rose | April 22, 2025

In this episode of “The Trend,” Editor-in-Chief Brynn Krug and Managing Editor Sarah Rose discuss Katy Perry's trip to space. The 11-minute journey with Blue Origin was marketed as an empowerment to women with its all-female crew. However, this...

Daredevil shouts towards the sky. Episodes 8 and 9 of "Daredevil: Born Again" raise tensions higher than ever as hidden agendas and secrets are revealed. (Marvel Entertainment under Fair Use)

‘Daredevil’s’ penultimate episodes let the violence increase

By Ethan Quirk, Lifestyle Writer | April 19, 2025

Editor’s note: This review contains spoilers.   Lies travel fast, especially when spread by someone in a position of power. They can twist the story into whatever they want to hear and drown out the truth. In “Daredevil: Born Again,”...

A group of students perform in the Student Showcase Talent Show. The first annual talent show saw several groups show off their skills on-stage in the Huskie Den. (Ethan Quirk | Northern Star

Student talent featured in inaugural student showcase

By Ethan Quirk, Lifestyle Writer | April 18, 2025

It takes courage and strength for students to walk upon a stage and perform a talent in front of people, but hearing the applause is worth every practice. At 7 p.m. Thursday in the Holmes Student Center’s Huskie Den, the first annual Student Showcase...

Jonathan Shelby stands behind the Weekend Rundown logo. In this Weekend Writeup, you can find events such as a medieval event, a new convention and the soft opening of a new store in Sycamore. (Jenny Javkhlantugs | Northern Star)

Medieval play, new conventions this weekend

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Editor | April 18, 2025

In this Weekend Writeup, you can find events such as a medieval event in a museum, a brand new convention, the soft opening of a new Sycamore store and more.  HUSKIE GAMING RERUN GAME NIGHT Date and Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday  Location:...

The faces of Assistant Video Editor Ryan Day and Opinion Columnist Nia Jackson sit to the left of the StarNotes logo. "A Minecraft Movie" shook theaters in the U.S. with the Chicken Jockey trend. (Ryan Day | Northern Star)

StarNotes: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ is much, much worse than we thought

By Jonathan Shelby and Ryan Day | April 17, 2025

In this episode of StarNotes, Assistant Editor Ryan Day and Opinion Columnist Nia Jackson discuss the impact “A Minecraft Movie” has had on not just in the film industry but also in meme culture.  Despite the film’s explosion in meme culture,...

A picture of the Reality Bytes Film Festival sign sits on the floor of the Holmes Student Center. The Department of Communication kicked off day one of the Reality Bytes Film Festival in Room 100 of Cole Hall. (Kahlil Kambui | Northern Star)

Reality Bytes Film Festival kicks off with twist endings

By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant Lifestyle Editor | April 16, 2025

Movie and short film lovers are in luck as an abundance of independent short films and animations come to the big screen during the Reality Bytes Film Festival.   The Reality Bytes Film Festival kicked off from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Cole...

The trend logo sits in front of a purple background. Episode 35 of “The Trend” discusses Coachella 2025. (Northern Star Graphic)

Coachella returns, falls off | ‘The Trend’ Episode 35

By Brynn Krug and Sarah Rose | April 15, 2025

In this episode of “The Trend,” Editor-in-Chief Brynn Krug and Managing Editor Sarah Rose discuss Coachella 2025 Weekend 1. The music festival seemed like a let down as a whole with long shower lines and unenergetic crowds. Krug and Rose...

The seats of the Egyptian theatre remain empty as the stage curtains are drawn. The Reality Bytes Film Festival will have two showings on Tuesday and Wednesday and feature several student-made films. (Brynn Krug | Northern Star)

Reality Bytes brings student short films to DeKalb

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Editor | April 13, 2025

NIU’s annual Reality Bytes Film Festival returns this week, featuring student-made films from around the world.  Reality Bytes is a free event where short films are shown to the DeKalb community over the course of two days.  This year, the film...

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