![Cast members pose on stage after each member was introduced in a large dance performance. The elf began the Holiday Dreams Cirque by walking through the crowd and interacting with audience members before entering the stage and inviting his friends to join him. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/XmasCirque-22-1200x800.jpg)
Gallery: Holiday Dreams Cirque lights up Convocation Center
By Totus Tuus Keely, Senior Photojournalist
| December 9, 2024
![Rodrigo Villanueva, Professor of Jazz Studies, leans lower as the NIU Jazz Ensemble’s volume decreases during Wednesday’s performance. More jazz can be found at The Jazz Combofest at Fatty’s at 8 p.m Monday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jazz-17-1200x800.jpg)
Gallery: NIU Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra Concert
By Totus Tuus Keely, Senior Photojournalist
| October 9, 2024
![Silas Ashby, Trent Starzynski and Ethan Cowburn wave cards in front of a camera for the computer to generate sounds based on what it sees during “Project Sector 6” by Silas Ashby. The sounds were created using a microphone and a camera that took what it saw and processed it. (Sam Dion | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-15-1200x768.jpg)
IN PICTURES: Electronic Computer Music class perform sound production
By Sam Dion, Photojournalist
| May 1, 2024
![Dancers Anna Lindstrom (left) and Millicent Collins kick their legs up in unison during “The Continuum of Change (2024).” The Dance Concert consists of 16 dancers total, along with help from numerous production staff from the School of Theatre and Dance. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/4-24-Dance-Concert-SR-10-1200x800.jpg)
IN PICTURES: Spring Dress Rehearsal takes center stage
By Sean Reed, Photo Editor
| April 26, 2024
![Instructor of Trombone Timothy Riordan conducts the NIU Trombone Choir’s second piece, “Tenebrae Factae Sunt,” composed by Marc’ Antonio Ingegneri, who lived from 1535 to 1592. “Tenebrae Factae Sunt” translates to “darkness has been made” and is about the gospels of the crucifixion. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Brass-Chamber-02-1200x800.jpg)
IN PICTURES: School of Music hosts ‘Brass Chamber Concert’
By Totus Tuus Keely, Senior Photojournalist
| March 24, 2024
![NIU Jazz Orchestra director Reginald Thomas speaks about how Ronald Carter would end performances and demonstrates the call and response used by Carter with the audience. The NIU Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble worked to memorialize Ronald Carter and his impact throughout the concert. (Sam Dion | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jazz21-1200x771.jpg)
IN PICTURES: NIU jazz honors Ronald Carter in concert
By Sam Dion, Photojournalist
| March 7, 2024
![Lo' (from left), the main performer of Four Poets One Mic, is surprised with a painting of their logo as a gift from Chakra Da Kid and Darius Jackson. The painting was created by Cheyene Hoerr, a professional mixed-media artist. (Zahra Yousif | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-22-Four-Poets-ZY-7-1200x900.jpg)
IN PICTURES: ‘Four Poets’ animate Egyptian Theatre crowd
By Zahra Yousif, Photojournalist
| February 26, 2024
![Club Secretary Janek Sunga, a political science Ph.D. student, shoots an arrow early in the meeting Wednesday in Anderson Hall 100. Sunga, who joined the club five years ago and became the secretary this year, expressed his love for archery and enjoyment of the club. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MG_9585-3-900x600.jpg)
IN PICTURES: Archery Club on the straight and arrow
By Mingda Wu, Photographer
| April 6, 2023
![Members of BMI greet students entering the 2nd Annual leadership award ceremony, the “Met Gala Ball,” presented by the Black Male Initiative on Mar. 30. The event is held to honor organizations associated with the African-American Student Association. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_4312-900x600.jpg)
IN PICTURES: BMI brings flair for ‘Met Gala’
By Nyla Owens, Photojournalist
| April 5, 2023
![Loko dances while singing along to a song as the audience shouts and cheers for her movements. (Cheyanne Quintanilla | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_2355-900x600.jpg)
IN PICTURES: Queens shine in Holmes Student Center
By Cheyanne Quintanilla, Photographer
| March 27, 2023
![After hearing the sound of the camera's shutter, Chase, a three-year-old therapy dog for Counseling and Consultation Services, runs up to the lens and sniffs it with curiosity. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/MG_0077-900x600.jpg)
IN PICTURES: Students meet NIU’s newest fluffy friend
By Sean Reed, Photo Editor
| March 22, 2023
![Valentine’s Day Oreo Cookie Crack, an easy recipe to make in 20 minutes for your Valentine. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_3534-900x600.jpg)
IN PICTURES: Making a Valentine’s Day treat
By Nyla Owens, Photojournalist
| February 13, 2023
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