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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

Members of the NIU Forensics team pose for the camera at the Appelquist Speech tournament, held at Moraine Valley Community College. NIU Forensics won third place at the tournament which occurred from Saturday to Sunday. (Courtesy of Nathan Gonzalez)

NIU Forensics wins third place in first tournament of season

By Emily Beebe, News Editor | October 29, 2024

DeKALB – The NIU Forensics team won third place in the four-year division at their first tournament of the season.  The team competed in the annual Appelquist Speech tournament held at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. NIU Forensics...

Julian Castro, former U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, poses for the camera. Castro will be a guest speaker Tuesday as part of NIU's Rebuilding Democracy Lecture series. (Courtesy of Paula Meyer)

Julian Castro to speak at Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series event

By Anna Wittenkeller, News Reporter | October 27, 2024

DeKALB - The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will host its fifth annual Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series. This year’s guest speaker will be Julian Castro, former U.S. presidential candidate and former U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Castro...

Speaker Manny Corpuz and Clerk Cameron Sawyer sit at a table while Speaker Corpuz bangs the gavel on the table. SGA proposed a bill to allow senators to speak to the press, which will be voted on at the next meeting. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

SGA proposes bill to allow senators to speak to press

By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant News Editor | October 27, 2024

DeKALB – The Student Government Association proposed a bill to allow senators to speak to the press and Speaker Manny Corpuz expressed disappointment in senators at Friday’s meeting. During the meeting, speaker Manny Corpuz introduced Bill SB56008,...

Walter Edwards, a Residential Dining Service cashier, hands a bag to a student in the Depot at the Holmes Student Center. If areas are not in compliance with health code regulations, the violated area gets marked on the report. (Marco Alvarez | Northern Star)

On-campus restaurants are in complicance with health code regulations

By Mariestrella Corral, News Reporter | October 24, 2024

DeKALB - Huskies can rest assured that the fast food chains on campus are kept clean.  According to the DeKalb County Health Department, the May health inspections conducted on Einstein Bros. Bagels, Starbucks and Qdoba, indicate that are all in compliance...

People sit in chairs in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center Wednesday for a panel discussion on the 2024 election. The discussion was sponsored by NIU's Department of Political Science. (Devin Oommen | Northern Star)

NIU faculty talk polls and polarization ahead of presidential election

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter | October 23, 2024

DeKALB – With less than two weeks remaining until a highly anticipated election day, students gathered Wednesday in the Regency room of the Holmes Student Center for a panel discussion about the 2024 race, sponsored by NIU’s Department of Political...

A group of students gather around a bonfire at the West Lagoon Tuesday. The Latino Resource Center in partnership with NIU Recreation hosted the Leyendas and Myths Bonfire event from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the West Lagoon. (Gray Edelstein | Northern Star)

Latino Resource Center hosts Leyendas and Myths Bonfire event

By Gray Edelstein, News Reporter | October 22, 2024

DeKALB — As Halloween creeps closer, the Latino Resource Center partnered with NIU Recreation to create the Leyendas and Myths Bonfire.  From 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the West Lagoon, attendees shared Latinx scary stories.  Attendees circled...

Rashad Bilal, co-founder and co-host of the Earn Your Leisure podcast, Troy Millings, co-founder and co-host of the Earn Your Leisure podcast and Lauren Underwood, representative in Illinois' 14th congressional district, sit at a table in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium Tuesday. Underwood, Bilal and Millings held a town hall event about financial literacy from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)

Rep. Lauren Underwood visits NIU for town hall event

By Emily Beebe, News Editor | October 22, 2024

DeKALB – Lauren Underwood, representative of Illinois’ 14th congressional district, visited NIU for an event focused on financial literacy. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday around 15 people gathered in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium for a town hall...

A group of NIU students paint canvases at the Night at Holmes: Homecoming Edition event which occurred Thursday. Night at Holmes was one of the many events that occurred throughout Homecoming Week. (Joseph Ndu | Northern Star)

Night at Holmes and Smores N’ More events closed out Homecoming Week

By Joseph Ndu and Abel Naranjo | October 20, 2024

DeKALB – The Campus Activities Board hosted its Night at Holmes: Homecoming Edition event, which was just one of many events that took place during NIU’s 117th Homecoming Week. The event took place from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday at the Holmes Student...

Ivory Rucker, former Student Government Association chairperson, holds the microphone and addresses the other senators during her speech. In a vote of 11-0-1, Rucker was confirmed as the SGA director of Public Affairs. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

SGA confirms new director of Public Affairs

By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant News Editor | October 20, 2024

DeKALB –  During an Executive branch report at the Student Government Association meeting Friday, SGA treasurer Ethan Pesavento shared with the senators his idea of starting an annual funding presentation and also hopes to have the annual funding...

Shooting near NIU Convocation Center occurred Sunday

By Emily Beebe, News Editor | October 20, 2024

Editor’s note: This piece will be updated as more information becomes available. DeKALB – At approximately 12:40 a.m. Sunday, in a parking lot on the west side of campus near the NIU Convocation Center, a shooting occurred. NIU Police and DeKalb...

Andria Revolorio, a first-year psychology major, and Ellie Andries, a sophomore jazz studies major, pick up trash alongside the East Lagoon at the clean-up event Wednesday. The event was hosted from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. (Marco Alvarez | Northern Star)

Clean Our Campus event hosted Wednesday at East Lagoon

By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant News Editor | October 16, 2024

DeKALB – Outdoor Adventures and Campus Environmental Sustainability group held Clean our Campus - Lagoon Clean-Up Day from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday  The focus was on the East Lagoon. Six people – a mix of staff and student volunteers – worked...

Jose Plascencia, a junior finance major, sits behind a desk, while Jason Gorham, director of Business Consulting in the College of Business, places papers on the desk in the Experiential Learning Center located in Barsema Hall. The Experiential Learning Center provides students with real-world experience working with a company to solve real-world business issues. (Anna Wittenkeller | Northern Star)

Experiential Learning Center provides students real-world workforce experience

By Anna Wittenkeller, News Reporter | October 16, 2024

DeKALB - The Experiential Learning Center in Barsema Hall Room 303 provides real-world experience for NIU students of all majors. As part of the College of Business, the ELC program is led by Jason Gorham, the director of Business Consulting.  “It’s...

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