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The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Girls learn game design at summer camp

By Noah Thornburgh | June 6, 2019

Eight girls, ages 10 to 14, couldn’t decide on the best video game they played this week. Some said Giraffe Volleyball, a volleyball simulation that puts you in control of a giraffe and its absurdly stretchy neck. Others said Dante’s Infernya, where...

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Fight leaves three injured and two in hospital, police say

By Northern Star Staff | June 5, 2019

DeKALB — At 6 p.m. Wednesday in Hopkins Park, a fight broke out and a stabbing occurred, leaving three teenagers injured and two in the hospital, according to the Daily Chronicle.Police are still searching for suspects. Interim Chief John Petragallo...

Learn about the changing face of sports at the STEM Café

By Northern Star Staff | June 4, 2019

DeKALB — NIU staff will be hosting a discussion on the changing face of sports at next week's STEM Café.STEM Café: The Changing Face of Sports Today will be held 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 11 at the Two Brother's Roundhouse, 205 N. Broadway, Aurora.The...

(From left) Josh Pennington, Theo Zucker, Hasanah Brown, Travis Wiggins and Julia Stemper pose in Malvolio's yellow stockings.

Shakespeare gets Bowie makeover at DeKalb’s Huntley Park

By Ginger Simons | June 1, 2019

DeKALB — In one of their stops on their Twelfth Night tour, traveling theatre company Stone Soup Shakespeare performed 6:30 p.m. May 31 in Huntley Park at the corner of 2nd and Garden St. This installment of the show was organized with the help of...

Owner Roger Faivre smiles Monday morning on his farm. His son Josh Faivre said "if you don't find some humor in this somewhere, you go insane."

‘Cautiously optimistic’: Farmers stay hopeful in spite of weather woes

By Noah Thornburgh | June 1, 2019

DeKALB — DeKalb County farmers stay hopeful late in the planting season, in the face of historically low planting rates.“If you don’t have hope you go nuts,” said Vickie Faivre, partner at JP Faivre Farms alongside her husband Roger.By this...

This Feb. 17, 2016 file photo shows marijuana plants at a home in Honolulu. A growing majority of Americans say marijuana should be legal, underscoring a national shift as more states embrace cannabis for medical or recreational use. Illinois lawmakers working to legalize recreational marijuana have hit a potential snag: whether to allow people to grow a few pot plants for personal use. The 10 states that have legalized recreational marijuana have different "home grow" rules, with Michigan allowing individuals to grow as many as 12 plants and Washington state not allowing them to grow any. Home grow opponents say it fuels the black market. Proponents say people should be able to grow it if businesses sell it. (AP Photo/Marina Riker, File)

Home Grow Marijuana

By Marina Riker | May 31, 2019

This Feb. 17, 2016 file photo shows marijuana plants at a home in Honolulu. A growing majority of Americans say marijuana should be legal, underscoring a national shift as more states embrace cannabis for medical or recreational use. Illinois lawmakers...

This Feb. 17, 2016 file photo shows marijuana plants at a home in Honolulu. A growing majority of Americans say marijuana should be legal, underscoring a national shift as more states embrace cannabis for medical or recreational use. Illinois lawmakers working to legalize recreational marijuana have hit a potential snag: whether to allow people to grow a few pot plants for personal use. The 10 states that have legalized recreational marijuana have different "home grow" rules, with Michigan allowing individuals to grow as many as 12 plants and Washington state not allowing them to grow any. Home grow opponents say it fuels the black market. Proponents say people should be able to grow it if businesses sell it. (AP Photo/Marina Riker, File)

Recreational marijuana legislation passes Illinois General Assembly, to go to governor

By Associated Press | May 31, 2019

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Latest on action in the Illinois General Assembly (all times local):2:35 p.m.The Illinois House has sent Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker another victory by voting to legalize recreational marijuana use.The 66-47 tally Friday...

Acres of DeKalb county farmland is too wet for tractors to drive through.

DeKalb farmers face planting crisis amid severe weather

By Noah Thornburgh | May 29, 2019

DeKALB — Mark Tuttle, president of the DeKalb County Farm Bureau and farm owner, said his kids spotted a mallard hen and eight of her children floating on a rainwater pond in their corn fields. For the entire month of May, Tuttle has not been able...

Hear the story of an ecosystem at DeKalb County History Center

By Northern Star Staff | May 28, 2019

Experience a journey through the four seasons in "Prarie Fire: Exploring the Natural History of the Heartland through Stories and Songs," a performance by author and historian Brian Ellis. The presentation will be held 7 p.m. Thursday at the DeKalb County...

Troupe brings Shakespeare to the park, free

By Northern Star Staff | May 25, 2019

Sponsored by the DeKalb Public Library in conjunction with the DeKalb Park District, Stone Soup Shakespeare is bringing a comedic classic outdoors for a night of live theatre. The group’s production of Twelfth Night will be performed 6 p.m. May 31 in...

The Chick Evans Field House stands April 10, 2017.

Two ways to save money this summer

By Northern Star Staff | May 24, 2019

Huskie Food PantryNIU Students can stop by the Huskie Food Pantry to restock on groceries for free.The food pantry stocks different food options each week. It typically has eggs, rice, pasta, meats, soups, vegetables, fruits and snacks available.The pantry...

Transportation study updates roadway, transit, pedestrian plan

By Noah Thornburgh | May 23, 2019

DeKALB — The DeKalb-Sycamore Area Transportation Study will be receiving public comments on three planning documents until June 3, according to a May 20 public notice.The group determines the allocation of federal and state funding for public transit...

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