April 18 marks National Tax Day around the country. But taxpayers may be paying more than they expected, not just from the IRS, but at the gas pump. Americans are expected to pay $215 million in taxes on gasoline this year. Unknown to many motorists,...

NIU’s Stonehouse Academic Journal is set in stone for it’s fifth volume release and plans to celebrate the occasion with its authors and a handful of artists. From 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in Room 405 of the Holmes Student Center, a party will...

DeKALB – The DeKalb Community is invited to help create a two-story mural along the walls of City Hall.  The design takes inspiration from agricultural and symbolic ideas expressed during workshops run by the artist, Danielle Casali. The mural will...

DeKALB – During Saturday’s storm, another electrifying manifestation occurred as eight Black student organizations exhibited what they could do. At 8 p.m. April 15 at the Carl Sandburg Auditorium, an audience gathered to witness Rep Yo Org, a showcase...

DeKALB – A car crash turning into an art event is not ordinary; but it happened. The Fargo, an indoor skatepark with its own music venue at 641 E. Lincoln Highway, experienced a not-so-normal incident on March 15 when a car blasted through its front...

DeKALB – NIU’s school colors are black and cardinal red, but a new student organization thinks green should be considered. Go Green, Go Clean is an environmentalist organization that was founded to protect the environment of NIU’s campus. The...

DeKALB – After nearly four years of service, Speaker Dallas Douglass has announced his plans to step down as speaker of the Student Government Association. Serving as speaker of the senate since March 2021, Douglass announced his departure at Friday's...

DeKALB – Across the country, sexual assault and domestic abuse is an all-too-common occurrence that must be actively fought against. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time to acknowledge survivors, hear their stories and prevent future assaults. Safe...

DeKalb — NIU’s Department of Special Collections and Archives will be hosting an event to learn more about the digitization process of older Northern Star Articles. The event will be taking place at 12 p.m. April 23 at the Glidden Homestead. Associate...

DeKALB – “Undocumented and unafraid!” were the words chanted during DREAM Action NIU’s 10th annual Coming Out of the Shadows event to encourage fearlessness and strength for undocumented students. DREAM Action NIU is a student-led organization...

On the fourth day of the 2023 Northern Star Treasure Hunt NIU students Hunter Mason, a junior geology major, and Cole Phillips, a senior geology major, found the hidden paperweight. “I found it outside of Montgomery Hall in the parking lot between...

Editor’s note: This piece is part of  an investigative news series called “What’s Up With?” Fill out the form for potential coverage of a topic here. DeKALB – Students are stuck with 60-year-old elevators in Stevenson Towers with renovations...