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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...

'Dumbo' tells the story of a baby elephant who is given the ability to fly by his incredibly large ears.

Tim Burton remakes timeless classic ‘Dumbo’

By Amy Geldean | April 5, 2019

'Dumbo' tells the story of a baby elephant who is given the ability to fly by his incredibly large ears.

National Deep Dish Pizza Day

National Deep Dish Pizza Day

By Sarah LaLond | April 5, 2019

Today is a celebration of the mouth-watering delight of deep dish pizza. Let’s take a walk through history and go back to the beginning of the cheese topped flatbread.

The delicious American staple began in the seaside village of Naples, Italy. In the 1700s and 1800s, working-class citizens needed a quick meal, so they threw together flatbread, sauce and cheese.

According to legend, King Umberto I and Queen Margherita were traveling through the country in 1889. Tired of their regular diet, they ordered several pizzas from the Naples restaurant Pizzeria Brandi. The queen favored pizza with tomatoes, basil and white cheese, which inspired the current name of margherita pizza.

Pizza stayed an Italian speciality until immigrants made their way to the United States. As Italians flocked to the cities, pizza rose in popularity throughout the 1940s. Before long, two distinct styles of pizza rose: New York’s thin crust and Chicago’s deep dish.

Celebrate this close-to-home holiday in town at:

Rosati's Sports Pub of DeKalb at 930 Pappas Dr.

Giordano's at 1840 Dekalb Ave. in Sycamore

Netflix redefines western with ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’

By Edwin Kelso | April 5, 2019

Streaming service Netflix has made heads turn with recent critical successes including "Mudbound," "Roma" and "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs."

School of Theatre and Dance brings Lewis Carroll to life

By Amy Geldean | April 4, 2019

Lewis Carroll’s work is brought to life in the School of Theatre and Dance’s stimulating production of “Wonderfully Alice.”Directors Stanton Davis, Courtney Gronewold and Gibson Cima worked with the cast to create an original stage production...

Fashion show brings style to student masses

By Parker Otto | April 3, 2019

Walking down the runway 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom at the Holmes Student Center is the Kohls-sponsored Nine to Five Fashion Show. The show, presented by the Fashion Merchandising department and produced by the Fashion Industries...

Dora the Explorer to come to theaters

Dora the Explorer to come to theaters

By Sarah LaLond | April 3, 2019

Dora the Explorer is back, and this time she’s searching for a mysterious civilization in “Dora and the Lost City of Gold.”Isabela Moner, from Nickelodeon's “100 Things to Do Before High School,” brings the explorer to life with the character’s...