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The Student Government Association sign hangs on a wall located in the Holmes Student Center ground floor in the OASIS space. SGA held the Fall 2025 State of SGA Address on Monday. (Rachel Cormier | Northern Star)

SGA holds State of SGA Address

By Mariestrella Corral, News Reporter | April 28, 2025

DeKALB — NIU’s Student Government Association (SGA) held its State of the SGA event in the Capital Room of the Student Holmes Center on Monday. They reflected on their accomplishments for the 2024-2025 academic year. President Ja’Kobe Jones reflected...

The Northern Star opens 25-year old time capsule

By Ryan Day, Assistant Video Editor | April 28, 2025

The Northern Star opens its time capsule sealed since 2000. A crowd of about 75 students, NIU staff, alums, DeKalb residents and Northern Star staffers gathered in the rotunda of the Peters Campus Life Building to witness the reveal of the time capsule’s...

Zhao's Express is pictured on a sunny day following its recent opening. The restaurant took the place of the recently closed Panda House at 901 Lucinda Avenue.

Zhao’s Express opens in place of Panda House

By Abel Naranjo, News Reporter | April 28, 2025

DeKALB – After the unexpected closure of American-Chinese restaurant Panda House earlier this year, DeKalb residents and NIU students did not have to wait long for an alternative. Zhao’s Express opened where the former Panda House was located on...

Senators Kevin Klister (left) and Matt Robinson sit and listen at the SGA meeting on Oct. 18, 2024. On Friday, SGA failed to meet quorum and scrapped all remaining legislation as a result.

SGA fails to meet quorum, scraps remaining legislation

By Austin Lamb, Assistant News Editor | April 28, 2025

DeKALB – The Student Government Association (SGA) failed to meet the quorum of 11 senators required to conduct a senate meeting and scrapped all remaining legislation for this year’s session. The SGA had 10 of the 11 senators required at Friday’s...

John Acardo, senior associate vice president and chief human resources officer, speaks during the Faculty Senate meeting on Nov. 21. The faculty senate discussed concerns around budget implementation and NIU’s commitment to its international students at the last meeting of the semester on Wednesday.
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NIU reaffirms support for international students, promises access to free legal services

By Joseph Ndu, Senior News Reporter | April 24, 2025

DeKALB - Faculty Senate discussed concerns around budget implementation and NIU’s commitment to its international students at the last meeting of the semester on Wednesday. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Faculty Senate President Benjamin Creed...

Rep. Lauren Underwood speaks to a crowd of protesters at NIU's MLK Commons. Hundreds of protesters gathered in support of international students, faculty and staff following the revocation of international student visas at NIU and across the country.

Protesters gather at NIU in support of international students, faculty and staff

By Austin Lamb, Assistant News Editor | April 23, 2025

DeKALB – Over 100 protesters gathered on Wednesday at NIU’s Sunken Garden next to the Founders Memorial Library to show their support for international students, faculty and staff following the revocation of at least five international student visas...

The sign for NIU's Naperville campus is pictured on a cloudy day. The NIU Naperville campus will lease a space in their building to the Illinois Health & Hospital Association (IHA). (Devin Oommen | Northern Star)

NIU leases out a space to IHA on Naperville campus

By Mariestrella Corral, News Reporter | April 22, 2025

DeKALB - The NIU Naperville campus will lease a space in their building to the Illinois Health & Hospital Association (IHA). The Naperville campus is located at 1120 E. Diehl Road. The lease agreement signed by the IHA and the NIU Board of Trustees...

A basketball sits on the court of a large stadium.

NIU hosts basketball tournament for juvenile youths as part of rehabilitative sports initiative

By Joseph Ndu, Senior News Reporter | April 22, 2025

NIU hosted a basketball tournament for juvenile youth on campus March 26 as part of an initiative held by the NIU College of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. The basketball tournament consisted of five competing teams...

The second story windows of Lowden Hall reflect the blue sky and tree branches on a sunny afternoon. (Northern Star File Photo)

Human Resource Services moving to new location

By Joseph Ndu, Senior News Reporter | April 22, 2025

DeKalb - Human Resource Services is relocating from the Human Resources Building to 102 Lowden Hall, across from Altgeld Hall. The move, which will take place on May 9, is meant to reflect their “ongoing commitment to enhancing service accessibility...

A class practices Tai Chi in Anderson Hall. On April 26, the class will share the traditions of Tai Chi with the NIU community for world Tai Chi day. (Courtesy of Paul Wright)

NIU students to bring Tai Chi to the community on World Tai Chi Day

By Mariestrella Corral, News Reporter | April 22, 2025

DeKALB -  Every Tuesday and Thursday morning a group of students gather in an Anderson Hall gymnasium to practice the ancient tradition of Tai Chi. Now, that group hopes to share what they’ve learned with the NIU community. The students are in a...

(From left to right) Chairperson Crawford, Senators Chigurupati, Woodson, Ivy, Samuel, Udoh and Boniecki are pictured at the Student Government Association’s Senate meeting on Friday. The Senate approved its annual funding for student organizations. (Austin Lamb | Northern Star)

SGA passes annual funding budget for student organizations

By Austin Lamb, Assistant News Editor | April 21, 2025

DeKALB – The Student Government Association (SGA) approved its annual funding budget for  student organizations and passed several other bills and resolutions at Friday’s meeting. RESOLUTION TO APPROVE SGA ANNUAL FUNDING BUDGET FOR ORGANIZATIONS The...

A map shows the state of Illinois separated by county borders. In Fall 2024, 3,416 of NIU’s in-state students were from Cook County. (Devin Oommen | Northern Star)

Counties in-state NIU students originate from

By Devin Oommen, News Editor | April 18, 2025

DeKALB – In Fall 2024 NIU had 3,416 students whose county of origin is Cook County.  The majority of instate students come from Cook, with the next highest coming from Kane county with 1,586 students and DuPage with 1,537 students.    The...

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