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Son Goku stands in his Super Saiyan 3 transformation. "Dragon Ball: DAIMA" concluded on March 1, a year from Akira Toriyama's, the creator of the Dragon Ball franchise, passing with 20 episodes. (Funimation under Fair Use)

‘Dragon Ball DAIMA’ a heartfelt ending to the action packed series

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Editor | March 3, 2025

The latest series from the “Dragon Ball” franchise, “Dragon Ball DAIMA,” has come to a satisfying end. The 20-episode series carried the best parts of the franchise.  The season finale of “Dragon Ball DAIMA” released Friday marking a full...

The NIU Wind Ensemble performes "O King from Sinfonia" by Luciano Berio on stage during thier concert. The NIU Wind Ensemble wowed the audience during their performance. (Kahlil Kambui | Northern Star)

NIU Wind Ensemble wows the crowd during performance

By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant Lifestyle Editor | February 28, 2025

A Large crowd of DeKalb residents and NIU students came to hear the performance of the NIU Wind Ensemble Thursday evening. From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., the NIU Wind Ensemble’s instruments left audience members awed during their concert in the Boutell Memorial...

Jonathan Shelby stands behind the Weekend Rundown logo. In this Weekend Writeup, you can find events happening on campus this weekend. (Ryan Day | Northern Star)

Black Heritage, ‘Prowess’ this weekend

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Editor | February 28, 2025

For this Weekend Writeup, you can find events such as a robotics tournament, the School of Theatre and Dance’s next performance and more.  BLACK HERITAGE BOWL Date and Time: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday  Location: Center for Black Studies  The...

The faces of Assistant Lifestyle Editor Kahlil Kambui, Assistant Video Editor Ryan Day and Photo Editor Ethan Rodriguez sit next to the StarNotes logo. Marvel's "Captain America: Brave New World" released Feb. 14 and has received mixed reviews. (Ryan Day | Northern Star)

‘StarNotes:’ Marvel’s latest movie misses its mark

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Editor | February 27, 2025

In this episode of StarNotes, Assistant Lifestyle Editor Kahlil Kambui, Assistant Video Editor Ryan Day and Photo Editor Ethan Rodriguez discuss their thoughts on the latest Marvel movie, “Captain America: Brave New World” which released Feb. 14. 

Gabriel Roethle and Ethan Cowburn perform their improvised piece for the audience. The World Music Graduate Program performed "Sounds of Fusion" in the Founders Memorial Library to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of the World Music Program. (Jonathan Shelby | Northern Star)

World Music Program holds third 50-year celebration performance

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Editor | February 27, 2025

The School of Music held its third performance celebrating its 50-year anniversary at NIU.  At noon Wednesday, two members of the World Music Graduate Program, Ethan Cowburn and Gabriel Roethle, performed part 2 of their “Sounds of Fusion” performance...

Henry Harris and Jack Sundstrom perform in the Symposium Concert. The NIU School of Music performed several classical songs written by famous composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach and Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky. (Ethan Quirk | Northern Star)

Symposium concert presents classic pieces for modern ears

By Ethan Quirk, Lifestyle Writer | February 26, 2025

Music can come from any era and belong to any genre. People want to be moved by music and NIU’s School of Music showed that it can be done. Held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Music Building’s Recital Hall, eight pieces of music were performed in front...

A new animatronic from the upcoming
"Five Nights at Freddy's Secret of
the Mimic" game is depicted. PlayStation unveiled new games during their "State of Play". (PlayStation under Fair Use)

The must play games of PlayStation’s State of Play

By Alex Lockwood, Lifestyle Writer | February 26, 2025

PlayStation’s State of Play is a showcase of future video games and additional gaming content coming to the current PlayStation systems, including the PS4, the PS5, and the PS5 Pro. The State of Play was featured on Feb 12. The State of Play featured...

‘Euphoria’ Season 3 details revealed | ‘The Trend’ Episode 29

By Brynn Krug, Editor in Chief | February 24, 2025

In Episode 29 of "The Trend," Editor-in-Chief Brynn Krug and Managing Editor Sarah Rose discuss "Euphoria" Season 3 details and the winners of the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards. While no release date has been announced, filming for the newest season...

The Greek letters of Sigma Phi Epsilon sit on a red background. The Sigma Phi Epsilon NIU chapter held their pre-opening open house on Feb. 22 (Kahlil Kambui I Northern Star)

Sigma Phi Epsilon finds their new home

By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant Lifestyle Editor | February 24, 2025

On Saturday, the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon had their pre-opening open house from noon to 5 p.m. to celebrate their new home. People in attendance were able to tour the house and get a first-hand look of their new home as well as meet and fraternize...

Spider-Man shoots a web strand from his left web shooter. Episodes 9 and 10 of "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" left many questions for Season 2. (Marvel Entertainment under Fair Use)

‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ spins its next chapter

By Ethan Quirk, Lifestyle Writer | February 24, 2025

Editor’s note: This review contains spoilers.   The final two episodes of “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” Season 1 have brought twists and turns as well as upcoming plot points for the potential next season. As a first season,...

The Human Torch uses his "Blazing Blast" and "Pyro-Prison" abilities to summon walls of fire. The Human Torch and The Thing were both added along with the new "Central Park" map to celebrate the mid-season. (Marvel Games under Fair Use)

The Thing and Human Torch join ‘Marvel Rivals’

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Editor | February 24, 2025

Marvel’s greatest family, the Fantastic Four, is complete with the recent update to Marvel Rivals and fans may have gotten a hint as to who the next new character might be. On Friday, the other two characters from the Fantastic Four superhero team,...