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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Tim Moore, AIMS meteorologist, stands in front of a seven day forecast. Students can expect cooler temperatures Tuesday but warmer weather as the week continues. (Kelvin Hawthorne | Northern Star via AIMS)

Cooler weather Tuesday, increased temperatures to follow

By Tim Moore, Meteorologist | April 1, 2024

We hope everyone is having a fantastic start to the week!  Temperatures throughout the day on Tuesday will be below average, but within the week it will warm up. Tuesday and Wednesday will see precipitation with a mix of rain and snow, make...

Junior shortstop Avery Carnahan (23) hits the ball toward left field after reaching first base on a fielder’s choice during the third inning. Carnahan had three hits and three runs batted in across both games on Saturday. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Softball earns first home win of season

By Totus Tuus Keely and Tim Dodge | April 1, 2024

FRIDAY WIN SATURDAY DOUBLEHEADER

A computer sits propped opened to a video of Lifestyle Editor Nick Glover with the words Meet the Northern Star Lifestyle hanging overhead. Northern Star's lifestyle section covers culture, arts and media. (Joseph Howerton | Northern Star)

Meet the Northern Star | Lifestyle

By Joseph Howerton, Video Editor | March 31, 2024

A hand holds a 2024 Best of DeKalb print edition over a table. Pick up your own copy in the news stands around campus. (Anna Scanlan | Northern Star)

Virtual Best of DeKalb

By Anna Scanlan, Digital Managing Editor | March 27, 2024

The first episode in the Virtual Best of DeKalb series features the Founders Memorial Library, Culver's and Sigma Nu. For more information on the Best of DeKalb 2024 awards, pick up a print edition from the news stands on campus.

The NIU softball team runs out from the dugout after the NIU batter lineup was announced. The first home game saw a periodic cold drizzle until the last out of the final inning Tuesday, when the rain picked up substantially. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Softball struggles in home opener

By Totus Tuus Keely, Assistant Photo Editor | March 26, 2024

Brynn Krug (left) and Sarah Rose sit in the Northern Star podcast room. The two discuss recent events in recent popular culture including Kate Middleton's disappearance from the public eye. (Bryn Krug | Northern Star)

Kate Middleton’s absence, ‘Quiet on Set’

By Brynn Krug and Sarah Rose | March 25, 2024

This week’s episode of the trend discusses Kate Middleton’s absence from the media, the “Quiet on Set” docuseries and “GUTS (spilled).”

Assistant Appellate Defender Maria A. Harrigan speaks to the Illinois Supreme Court Justices during the People v. Flournoy arguments. In People v. Flournoy, the defendant was convicted of first-degree murder in 1991 but argued there was new evidence and wanted to move towards a new trial. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Illinois Supreme Court hears arguments at NIU

By Tim Dodge, Social Media Manager | March 22, 2024

Editor’s note: This piece has been updated to correct an error where Marshall of the Illinois Supreme Court Don Larson was improperly identified as  Marshall James Cimarossa, who was not present at the event. DeKALB –The Illinois Supreme Court...

Quick wind gusts and cold temperatures cause first-year health sciences major Janiyah Pollard to bundle up and block the wind. Tuesday saw a clear sky occasionally disrupted with the wispy cirrus clouds following the easterly winds. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Huskies return to campus in a breeze

By Totus Tuus Keely, Assistant Photo Editor | March 20, 2024

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