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A mini snowman waves its twig arm to passersby with its pet snow dog. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Snow creatures pop up around campus

By Nyla Owens and Sean Reed | February 2, 2023

Junior Computer Science major Brandon Racer Forsuk (left) and Statistics major Jillian “HAZE” Thomason playing mid-way through the Overwatch match against Bowling Green State University Tuesday at the Esports Arena. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Huskie Esports take down BGSU in Overwatch

By Mingda Wu, Photographer | February 1, 2023

Mission III, the newly announced live mascot for NIU, perched over his playpen awaiting a treat from his trainer Lisa Boland Friday at the Holmes Student Center Gallery Lounge. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Campus welcomes new live mascot

By Nyla Owens and Sean Reed | January 29, 2023

A close view of a completed panel of samples being tested in the COVID-19 wastewater screening lab at NIU. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Inside NIU’s COVID wastewater screening lab

By Sean Reed, Multimedia Editor | January 26, 2023

DeKALB – Northern Illinois University students and faculty have not been required to regularly screen for COVID-19 since the 2021-22 academic year, in favor of testing when symptomatic. In the absence of SHIELD testing, NIU has implemented a new way...

Duke Ellington Ballroom filled with tables with student organizations during the Spring 2023 NIU involvement fair on Wednesday at the Holmes Student Center. (Cheyanne Quintanilla | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Huskies gather for Spring involvement fair

By Cheyanne Quintanilla, Photographer | January 26, 2023

Below the dining hall, Neptune Central stays warm near the firepit, where students study at the surrounding couches and tables in the resident hall’s first floor. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Secluded study spot gems

By Nyla Owens, Photographer | January 25, 2023

Stephanie Almanza (left) visits with Ezmeralda Almanza, a first year student political science major at NIU, drinking coffee and walking through MLK Commons. (Cheyanne Quintanilla | Northern Star)

Corner to Corner: A cloudy day on campus

By Cheyanne Quintanilla, Photographer | January 23, 2023

U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood and staff of the Microelectronics Research and Development Lab tour the space on Friday afternoon at the Engineering Building Atrium on campus. (Colin Kempsell | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Rep. Lauren Underwood visits NIU’s semiconductor lab

By Colin Kempsell | January 20, 2023

DeKalb – U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood paid NIU a visit on Friday afternoon to tour the NIU Microelectronics Research and Development Lab as part of a community tour of projects that the representative secured funding for as part of the federal...

Alyssa Caldern (left), a junior studying early childhood education, and Jojo Rojas, a sophomore studying business administration, spend part of their last day of winter break at Holmes Student Center. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Huskies return from the holidays

By Nyla Owens and Mingda Wu | January 17, 2023

A graphic featuring images taken by Northern Star photographers throughout the fall semester alongside the Northern Star logo. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: A wrap up to the fall semester

By Northern Star Staff | December 1, 2022

NIU President Lisa Freeman arrives at the podium to begin her State of the University address on Tuesday in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: President Freeman’s ‘State of the University’ address

By Sean Reed, Multimedia Editor | November 29, 2022

DeKALB – NIU President Lisa Freeman delivered the annual State of the University address on Tuesday, followed by a live Q&A for attendees. Read more about Freeman’s address in the Star’s companion piece.

Trevon Smith, president of the on-campus group Prism, giving a speech to memorialize the lives of trans people who have passed due to violence on Tuesday at the skyroom in Holmes Student Center. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Trans day of remembrance vigil

By Mingda Wu, Photographer | November 16, 2022

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