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Three windows outside of the Holmes Student Center are painted with different designs at the “Paint the Windows” event. This week marks NIU’s 117th Homecoming where there will be various events all week around campus and DeKalb. (Sam Dion | Northern Star)

Gallery: Homecoming Paint the Windows Event

By Sam Dion, Photojournalist | October 13, 2024

Employees of the Special Collections and Archives Department at NIU help children learn about how printing was done with bright colors and fun shapes. The Special Collections and Archives Department at NIU’s Founders Memorial Library is restoring three printing presses previously used by NIU for a future class called “The History of the Book.” (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: 15th annual STEM Fest

By Ethan Rodriguez, Photojournalist | October 1, 2024

Zach Conro (left), a sophomore finance major, and Shawna Koslovich, a junior nursing major, answer trivia at the Student Financial Services to spin a wheel and win prizes. The questions asked ranged from ‘What days are food trucks on campus’ to ‘When did NIU adopt the fight song.’ (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: 2024 Campus Resource Fair

By Totus Tuus Keely, Senior Photojournalist | September 4, 2024

Physics graduate students Baburam Sapkota (left) and Akash Kafle explore tables at the Davis Hall Fountain, stopping at the solar projection table to view the eclipse half an hour before maximum coverage. At this eclipse event, students could watch the sky, learn about the eclipse or hang out with friends. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Campus eclipse-viewing party attracts hundreds

By Northern Star Staff | April 8, 2024

DeKALB – NIU served as the host to nearly 300 people who viewed the solar eclipse from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday outside Davis Hall on the east side of campus.

Kelsey Gettle, legal program manager for Safe Passage, leads the crowd through their final chants before returning to the Egyptian Theatre. The crowd then returned their signs and took their seats for the survivor speak out, which took place until roughly 7:30 p.m. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Safe Passage draws victim support

By Sean Reed, Photo Editor | April 3, 2024

DeKALB – Roughly 100 people gathered in support of victims of sexual assault Tuesday at the Egyptian Theatre for Take Back the Night, an annual protest march and survivor speak out organized by Safe Passage.