![Gino Chavez, a senior marketing major, stands and smiles in a green sweater. Chavez was the winner of the Northern Stars Big Game contest. (Angelina Padilla-Tompkins | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_2303-1-1200x900.jpg)
NIU student wins Northern Star’s ‘Big Game’ contest
By Angelina Padilla-Tompkins, Editor in Chief
| February 15, 2024
![Students sit at a table and write on colorful sheets of paper. Mindfulness and You is held from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. every Wednesday in the HSC Illinois Room for students to feel more motivated and calm. (Hannah Soukup | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0580-900x1200.jpeg)
NIU’s Mindfulness and You to host weekly motivational events
By Hannah Soukup, Assistant News Editor
| February 14, 2024
![Robert Greer (left) and his wife Linda Greer, mother of 2008 shooting victim Daniel Parmenter, walk along the “Forward, Together Forward” memorial garden after the vigil Wednesday near Cole Hall. Parmenter was a sophomore finance major at NIU before his death in 2008. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0579-1200x800.jpeg)
NIU stands ‘Forward, Together Forward,’ honors victims of 2008 shooting
By Hannah Soukup, Assistant News Editor
| February 14, 2024
![Barsema Hall stands with a sign reading, “College of Business.” NIU’s De La Vega Innovation Lab will host the annual De La Vega Innovation Lab Pitch Competition from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 20 at Barsema Hall. (Totus Tuus Keeley | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0578-1200x800.jpeg)
Second annual De La Vega Pitch Competition to happen
By Victoria Wakeford, News Reporter
| February 14, 2024
![Multiple different foods sit on a counter with a Mardi Gras table cloth. NIU Dining Services put on a Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday lunch. (Victoria Wakeford | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_4930-1200x900.jpeg)
A taste of Mardi Gras at Holmes
By Gabby Crabtree and Victoria Wakeford
| February 14, 2024
![Three students stand at podiums talking and gesturing. SGA’s meeting on Friday reduced the number of students required in club, mandated training for club leaders and had an incident with a senator bringing in food. (Northern Star Graphic)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0251.png)
SGA lowers club member requirement
By Michael Mollsen, Written Managing Editor
| February 12, 2024
![A phone lays on a table, open to the NIU Safe app main page. NIU has modified the criteria for what crimes are considered for a safety alert. (Sam Dion | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0241.jpeg)
What’s up With: NIU Safety Notifications?
By Rachel Cormier, News Reporter
| February 12, 2024
![NIU President Lisa Freeman answers a question from Faculty Senate President Ben Creed on the current state of the university’s campus. The address consisted of a conversation between Freeman and Creed and a 10-minute question and answer session. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-8_SOTUni-SR-03-1200x800.jpg)
Freeman touts accomplishments, students protest at State of the University address
By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
| February 9, 2024
![Dr. Laurence Lurio, a physics professor, works at his desk. NIU is piloting a Blackboard program that allows NIU staff and faculty to use AI to assist in designing coursework. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0572-1200x800.jpeg)
Artificial Intelligence assisting professors
By Kayla Martin, News Reporter
| February 8, 2024
![MLK Commons sits empty surrounded by leafless trees. NIU’s AIM High Huskie Pledge adjusts a requirement to allow more students to qualify. (Northern Star file photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0571-1200x900.jpeg)
Huskie Pledge to modify gross family income requirements
By Gabby Crabtree, News Editor
| February 8, 2024
![An NIU Police car sits empty in front of the on-campus department. Crimes including mob action and aggravated battery were reported in Jan. 2024 on NIUs campus. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/poice-car11624-1200x800.jpeg)
NIU crime log, January 2024
By Angelina Padilla-Tompkins, Editor in Chief
| February 6, 2024
![A banner reading “HAPPY NEW YEAR” hangs on a column in the Asian American Resource Center. The 2024 Lunar New Year is Saturday and NIU’s Asian American Resource Center is celebrating this week. (Kayla Martin | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/new-year-1200x887.jpg)
Roaring into 2024 with the year of the dragon
By Kayla Martin, News Reporter
| February 6, 2024
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