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Student Government Association candidate profiles

By Evan Mellon, News Reporter | March 27, 2023

DeKALB – The Student Government Association is the organization of representatives elected by the student body, who are responsible for funding and supporting student events and organizations on campus. The following candidates are running for student...

A man fixing the gear shift on the rear wheel of a bike.

Adventure Center to provide bike servicing

By Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon, News Reporter | March 27, 2023

DeKALB – The Adventure Center is offering basic bike services at the Recreation Center. Those in need of bike support may visit the Adventure Center from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m on Tuesdays until May 2.  Bikes may be dropped off during the Recreation Center’s...

International Transgender Day of Viability is March 31. There are multiple events happening at NIU in celebration of the holiday.

Transgender Day of Visibility events

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor | March 27, 2023

DeKALB – Transgender Day of Visibility, the day to recognize and reflect on transgender people’s history and present, is Friday. Here are three events students can participate in to celebrate.   NIU: EDUCATION AS LIBERATION, OPEN SUBMISSIONS From...

Zelina Azul posing during the Campus Activities Board's drag show. J.J. Hernandez, chairman of Huskies After Dark for CAB, said the event was held due to a recent lack of drag shows and the passing anti-drag and anti-transgender legislation. (Cheyenne Quintanilla | Northern Star)

‘The sun doesn’t ask permission to shine,’ the CAB drag show

By Joseph Howerton, Video Editor | March 26, 2023

DeKALB – A murder occurred on Thursday night: five queens slayed the stage in front of a fervid audience. At 8 p.m. Thursday, the Duke Ellington Ballroom held a free drag show. The crowd of nearly 400 people were treated to a night of music, performance,...

Deputy Speaker Debbie Allan (left) and Clerk Chris English discuss the appointment of Montez Saliz to the role of director of governmental affairs. The Student Government Association also discussed transgender right and upcoming SGA elections. (Evan Mellon | Northern Star)

SGA denounces anti-trans movement, updates election policies

By Evan Mellon, News Reporter | March 26, 2023

DeKALB – The Student Government Association has passed a bill rebuking the growing amounts of legislation targeting the transgender community across the country. The bill cites 19 anti-transgender legislations passed in multiple states throughout...

We Care is a pregnancy clinic in downtown DeKalb. The clinic offers various services for interested residents. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

WeCare4NIU, anti-abortion student outreach

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor | March 22, 2023

DeKALB – A normal day at the We Care Pregnancy Clinic, located in downtown DeKalb, begins with prayer in the building’s breakroom. The microwave in the breakroom has a sticker that says “love every heartbeat” in cursive, and the whiteboard...

The entrance to the Undocumented Student Resource Center in the Peters Campus Life Building. The center's drive for the immediate relief fund closes 11:59 p.m. Thursday. (Bridgette Fox | Northern Star)

Relief fund donations for undocumented students closes Thursday

By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer | March 22, 2023

DeKALB – The Undocumented Student Resource Center is providing assistance to students in need with emergency funds from its Immediate Assistance Relief Fund for Undocumented Students. The fund is used to help undocumented students with funding for...

Associate professor and head of the photography department at NIU, Jessica Labatte, standing in front of a vibrant wall mural. Labatte has been selected to be the next Director of the NIU School of Art and Design, beginning in July. (Courtesy of Amy Fleming)

New director announced for the NIU School of Art and Design

By Daniel Massa, Lifestyle Writer | March 21, 2023

DeKalb - Starting July 1, Jessica Labatte will begin her new position as director of the NIU School of Art and Design.  Labatte is an associate professor and is currently head of the art school’s photography department. Prior to her acceptance as...

Downtown DeKalb’s Frost Parking Lot rests empty Friday at East Locust and Sixth Street. A new city ordinance will allow DeKalb commuters to park after 5 a.m. and take the 12 line bus to the Elburn train station. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

Elburn bus route free for OneCard holders

By Michael Mollsen, Former Written Managing Editor | March 19, 2023

DeKALB – Starting Monday, NIU OneCard holders will be able to ride the Huskie Bus Line 12 to the Elburn Metra Station for free. The general public’s fare will be reduced to 50 cents per ride. DeKalb’s Frost Lot, located on East Locust Street...

SGA Senators Edwin Perez-Hernandez (left), Atlas Babcock, Princess Rogers, Arianna Ramos, Alexia Musgraves and Debbie Allen discussing the meaning of diversity. The senators were disappointed with the outcome of the SGA petition for Black students. (Caleb Johnson | Northern Star)

SGA’s DEI comments on failed petition, discuss future

By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer | March 19, 2023

DeKALB – The Student Government Association’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee hosted a panel that touched on the failure of the recent petition for Black students and to get feedback and encourage conversation between SGA representatives...

NIU receives $5.1 million to train K-12 school psychologists

By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor | March 10, 2023

DeKALB – In acknowledgment of the shortage of K-12 school psychologists in Northern Illinois, the U.S. Department of Education has awarded NIU a $5.1 million grant to train at least 24 psychologists to ease the crisis. NIU’s School Psychology Program...

An air filter in a Davis Hall classroom. The Husqvarna A2000 purifier was the first type of air filter that NIU purchased following the return to in-person classes. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)

What’s Up With: Classroom air filters?

By Rachel Cormier, News Reporter | March 9, 2023

DeKALB – NIU found itself conflicted beginning the 2020 school year at the height of the pandemic: How would in-person classes work? With the risk of COVID-19, mask mandates were already a general precaution, but the airborne risk of the coronavirus...