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Delta Zeta hosts pageant to help hearing impaired

By Amy Geldean | April 15, 2019

Delta Zeta held their 24th annual Dream Man and Greek Goddess pageant competition April 9 in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium.This philanthropy event raises money through admissions, penny voting and raffles for the Starkey Hearing Foundation, which works...

Alpha Sigma Alpha will be hosting the Dance Competition, Do It To The Crowd, 7 p.m. Monday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. All proceeds go to The Special Olympics.

Dance Competition arrives on campus

By Amy Geldean | April 15, 2019

Alpha Sigma Alpha will be hosting the Dance Competition, Do It To The Crowd, 7 p.m. Monday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. All proceeds go to The Special Olympics.

Reality Bytes Film Festival showcases important films

By Northern Star Entertainment Staff | April 14, 2019

From Tuesday to Thursday evening in Cole Hall the Reality Bytes Film Festival captured the imaginations of students by displaying a variety of short films from the U.S., Switzerland, Bangladesh and China. The festival also saw the return of executive...

Student blends classical and rap music on Spotify

By Amy Geldean | April 14, 2019

NIU student and musician Allen Madison combines his passions and studies by fusing classical music with rap and releasing his work on Spotify. Madison is a sophomoremajoring in violin performance and recording arts from Naperville. He released his latest...

Green Tangerine Records to offer great deals on Record Store Day

By Peter Zemeske | April 11, 2019

DeKALB — Some say vinyl records capture music the way it was meant to be heard, and Record Store Day lets music lovers own records not able to be bought online. To score exclusive releases, giveaways and refreshments, Green Tangerine Records is hosting...

DC strikes again with ‘Shazam!’

By Parker Otto | April 10, 2019

While other DC Extended Universe films such as “Aquaman” and “Wonder Woman” try to be epics of good versus evil, “Shazam!” is a smaller scale film with a great deal of heart and an understanding of the childish wonder associated with superheroes.The...

Northern Star Treasure Hunt 2019 has ended

By Northern Star Staff | April 10, 2019

On day three of the Northern Star Treasure Hunt, the medallion has been found and the hunt is over. Taylor Hartman, FLSL program coordinator and adult and higher education doctoral student, and Susan Miceli, senior physical therapy major, found the medallion...

Tesla CEO releases song to honor Harambe

By Peter Zemeske | April 9, 2019

In a move expected by no one, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk released a song March 30 dedicated to the late gorilla, Harambe. “RIP Harambe” was uploaded to the fictional Emo G Records’ SoundCloud page and has since racked up 1.74 million listens.Musk...

The students of Special Topics in Media Studies cut the voting ballots for this year's selected films for the Reality Bytes Film Festival, starting 9 p.m. April 9. 

NIU kicks off three-night Reality Bytes Film Festival

By Northern Star Staff | April 9, 2019

The students of Special Topics in Media Studies cut the voting ballots for this year's selected films for the Reality Bytes Film Festival, starting 9 p.m. April 9. 

Rapper Nipsey Hussle sits at an NBA basketball game March 29, 2018. Hussle was shot and killed March 31 outside his clothing store after a confrontation with Eric Holder.

Rapper gunned down outside store, leaves short but impactful legacy

By Peter Zemeske | April 8, 2019

Rapper Nipsey Hussle sits at an NBA basketball game March 29, 2018. Hussle was shot and killed March 31 outside his clothing store after a confrontation with Eric Holder.

Rockstar Roadshow brings back that old time rock and roll

By Edwin Kelso | April 7, 2019

The Rockstar Roadshow stopped by to rock out April 5 at the historic Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., to the delight of rock and roll fans of the DeKalb area.The band itself covers major rock band hits, reaching younger audience members who may not...

Campus gets a taste of style with fashion show

By Edwin Kelso | April 7, 2019

The Nine to Five Fashion Show sponsored by Kohls was held 7:30 pm Saturday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom located in the Holmes Student Center .The show was put on by students in the Fashion Merchandising program and was produced by the Fashion Industries...