Going to college and moving away from home, especially pets, can be difficult, often leaving some homesick.  NIU allows students to submit an Accommodation Request along with proper documentation from the Disability and Resource Center to allow students...

The full moon in Virgo on Saturday might have left all signs with an important revelation. While the revelation is for the best, exhaustion is in the air. For the start of the week, signs might find themselves taking a much-needed break.  Mars will...

Editor's note: Check out the Northern Star's National Margarita Day gallery.  A pinch of salt, a slice of lime, a note of sweet citrus and a bunch of tequila are all the necessary pieces that make the quintessential margarita. In the downtown DeKalb...

The wait is over for Deadpool fans as the first teaser trailer for “Deadpool & Wolverine” debuted Feb. 11 during the Super Bowl. The first installment of the series, “Deadpool,” was released in 2016 after years of the star of the film,...

After a long day at work and dealing with the everyday challenges we call life, it is nice to forget all of it, boot up the old PS5 and play some co-op shooter games with friends.  Most co-op games are fairly laid-back, having a team of players fight...

Anna and Nick teach Olivia all about "Dune." This video covers all you need to know before jumping into the second installment in the franchise. "Dune: Part 2" comes out on March 1.

“I love climbing, it's the perfect balance of physical performance with, like, solving problems,” said Cassandra Phillips, a physics doctoral student and president of Climbing Club. Phillips has been solving vertical challenges since childhood,...

“Morbius” has a new contender for worst superhero movie following the release of “Madame Web.” Released on Valentine’s Day, “Madame Web,” directed by S.J. Clarkson, is the fourth and newest movie to come from Sony’s Spider-Man Universe.  The...

Join Sarah and Brynn as they discuss this past week in pop culture. From Madame Web, to Kanye West's album being taken down to the Dune 2 premier outfits, get the rundown here. What are your thoughts on these topics? Are they "in" or are they "out"?

The birth, existence and death of every star creates life all throughout our universe. Without the stars, our home here on Earth would not be this beautiful.  But what if I told you the stars do more than create life? What if I told you they have...

The study of the written word is a noble and timeless pursuit, especially so for one professor in the NIU English Department, Lara Crowley.  Currently working on her second novel, with a working title of "Dubiously Donne: Attribution and Literary...