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Digital Managing Editor Joey Trella and Lifestyle Editor Sarah Rose sit down with Sports Editor Ethan Gonzales in the Northern Star podcast room. The second episode of 2 girls with a mic talks about the dystopian era coming back to our screens, a new TikTok trend, Lil Tay, and Usher. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)

‘2 girls with a mic’: The dystopian era is coming back, a new TikTok trend, Lil Tay, and Usher

By Joey Trella, Sarah Rose, Ethan Gonzales, and Anna Scanlan | October 3, 2023

In this week's episode of 2 girls with a mic, Digital Managing Editor Joey and Lifestyle Editor Sarah Rose sit down with Sports Editor and host of "All-Star: a Huskie Sports Podcast" Ethan Gonzales. The editors talk about how the dystopian era of television...

Christina Annerino, a senior double majoring in nursing and sociology, washes broccoli before placing it on a cutting board. Students had the option to either have fresh broccoli or fresh lettuce and cabbage greens from the Anderson Market Garden. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Huskies at Meal Prep Monday

By Nyla Owens, Photojournalist | October 3, 2023

Black Male Initiative members laugh with a crowd of students after getting pied in the face on Thursday during the Pie BMI event hosted near the MLK Commons. (Ariyonna McGahee | Northern Star)

MONDAY MOMENT: Pie BMI

By Ariyonna McGahee, Photographer | October 1, 2023

Logo for All-Star: A Huskie Sports Podcast (Graphic by Harrison Linden | Northern Star)

‘All-Star: A Huskie Sports Podcast Episode 23’ – Football continues to struggle, the Champaign hockey experience, fantasy’s top performers

By Northern Star Sports Staff | September 28, 2023

Northern Star's Sports Editor Ethan Gonzales and Assistant Sports Editor Alexander Crowe are joined by Senior Sports Reporter Zach Bertram to discuss NIU football's lingering offensive struggles, the vibes at NIU hockey's trip to Champaign,...

Turf flies out of the ground on Sunday as freshman midfielder Isabel Struble (24) gets ready to kick the ball near the Toledo goal while colliding with Toledo’s senior midfielder Emily Mann (25) attempting to stop the play. (Melody Elbel | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Huskies tie down the Rockets

By Melody Elbel, Photographer | September 26, 2023

Digital Managing Editor Joey Trella and Lifestyle Editor Sarah Rose laugh with a microphone between them. Trella and Rose host a new podcast together called 2 girls with a mic. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)

‘2 girls with a mic’: Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and the Roman Empire

Digital Managing Editor Joey Trella hosts Northern Star's new lifestyle and pop culture podcast with co-host Lifestyle Editor Sarah Rose. Each week, Joey and Sarah brings in a staffer or editor from the Star to talk about trending topics, movies, music,...

Daniel Gramatikov, a junior nursing major, tries to get a hole in one on Friday during mini golf. The Founders Memorial Library hosted a two-day mini golf event for Family Weekend as an opportunity for students to bring their family members to the library to enjoy an on-campus activity. (Josephine Dunmore | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Mini golf between bookshelves

By Josephine Dunmore, Photojournalist | September 24, 2023

Logo for All-Star: A Huskie Sports Podcast (Graphic by Harrison Linden | Northern Star)

‘All-Star: A Huskie Sports Podcast Episode 22’ – NIU sports recap and the bad-news Bears

By Northern Star Sports Staff | September 21, 2023

On Episode 22 of All-Star, Sports Editor Ethan Gonzales and Assistant Sports Editor Alex Crowe dive into the past week of NIU Athletics, build excitement for Chicago Blackhawks prospect Connor Bedard, and passionately rant about the struggles of the Chicago...

NIU junior setter Sophie Hurt (16) serves the ball during Friday’s match against the University of Evansville at McGrath-Phillips Arena in Chicago. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Spike down with women’s volleyball

By Tim Dodge, Senior Photojournalist | September 12, 2023