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Q&A: I, The Martian’s lead singer and guitarist

By Jesse Baalman | October 12, 2016

The following text has been edited for length and is not directly quoted.DeKALB | House regulars I, The Martian are playing at the reopening of The House, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, with new members and a set filled with a mixture of covers and original...

Q&A: Solar Pulse’s vocalists

By Jesse Baalman | October 11, 2016

The follow text has been edited for length and is not directly quoted. DeKALB | Local band Solar Pulse is the playing at the Friday reopening of The House, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, for their sixth time. The Northern Star got in a few questions with Keyboard,...

Art Walk exhibit’s award winning collection

By Jesse Baalman | October 10, 2016

The award-winning exhibit, Storytelling: Hmong American Voices was one of the many featured at NIU’s 2016 Art Walk on Thursday.It is about refugees that entered the U.S. in the ’70s and how they adjusted to Hmong American life. It won the superior...

Q&A: Coordinator of NIU’s Got Talent

By Danielle Keys | October 10, 2016

Campus Activities Board puts on various events throughout the year from large concerts to new events like NIU’s Got Talent. The event finished holding auditions for their November showcase Sept. 27. The Northern Star got a chance to sit down with Alesha...

Q&A: Goose Doctor’s lead guitarist and vocalist

By Jesse Baalman | October 9, 2016

DeKALB | Local band Goose Doctor is the first band to play at the Friday reopening of The House, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, but it won't be the bands first time on the establishment's stage."To be a part of the reopening [and] rebirth of The House is a...

Deal of the week: Fatty's Pub & Grille

Deal of the week: Fatty’s Pub & Grille

By Northern Star staff | October 7, 2016

Every week the Northern Star will feature the best deals on and around campus.Wednesday nights at Fatty's Pub & Grille enjoy half-priced home plate nachos, $2.50 Goose Island 312 pints and $3 you-call-it top shelf (includes all liquor except Johnnie...

Anemic Panda, a local band formed in 2013, performs March 25 at The House, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. The House will reopen Oct. 14 after being closed for several months.

The House to open next weekend

By Jesse Baalman | October 6, 2016

Anemic Panda, a local band formed in 2013, performs March 25 at The House, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. The House will reopen Oct. 14 after being closed for several months.

Annual La Alianza event to build unity

By Darius Parker | October 6, 2016

DeKALB | The Latino Student Alliance aims to provide students with diverse performances for another year of La Alianza, a student-run, performance-based event.“La Alianza” which translates to “the alliance” in Spanish, made its debut last year...

YouTube stars film at NIU

By Darius Parker | October 6, 2016

DeKALB | YouTube sensations Kyle Nutt and Zade Abdullah, 19, of Dixon, use their channel “Hidden Reaction” to inspire viewers through comedy, while using campus as their set. Videos range from skits to social experiments and are based on what the...

MTV star raps for fans at Fatty’s

By Sophia Phillips | October 3, 2016

DeKALB | A crowd of about 300 people danced to party music Thursday night, waiting for rapper Chanel West Coast to take the stage in the Novak Room inside Fatty’s Pub & Grille, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway.Chanel, 28, performed six songs including “Been...

Liz Houk, sophomore psychology and sociology double major, has a tattoo of an anchor because love “keeps her anchored.” 

Stories inspire ink

By Jesse Baalman | October 3, 2016

Liz Houk, sophomore psychology and sociology double major, has a tattoo of an anchor because love “keeps her anchored.”