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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

Bill Nicklas speaks at the city council meeting on March 25. The council renewed a school resource officer program with DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 at the meeting on Monday. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

DeKalb City Council renews school resource officer program, approves infrastructure contracts

By Gabriel Monk, News Reporter | April 29, 2025

DeKalb – At its Monday meeting, the DeKalb City Council approved a new five-year agreement with DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 to continue the city’s school resource officer (SRO) program. The council also moved forward with several major...

The Student Government Association sign hangs on a wall located in the Holmes Student Center ground floor in the OASIS space. SGA held the Fall 2025 State of SGA Address on Monday. (Rachel Cormier | Northern Star)

SGA touts student org growth among successes at address

By Mariestrella Corral, News Reporter | April 28, 2025

DeKALB — NIU’s Student Government Association (SGA) held its State of the SGA event in the Capital Room of the Student Holmes Center on Monday. They reflected on their accomplishments for the 2024-2025 academic year. President Ja’Kobe Jones reflected...

The Northern Star opens 25-year old time capsule

By Ryan Day, Assistant Video Editor | April 28, 2025

The Northern Star opens its time capsule sealed since 2000. A crowd of about 75 students, NIU staff, alums, DeKalb residents and Northern Star staffers gathered in the rotunda of the Peters Campus Life Building to witness the reveal of the time capsule’s...

Zhao's Express is pictured on a sunny day following its recent opening. The restaurant took the place of the recently closed Panda House at 901 Lucinda Avenue.

Zhao’s Express opens in place of Panda House

By Abel Naranjo, News Reporter | April 28, 2025

DeKALB – After the unexpected closure of American-Chinese restaurant Panda House earlier this year, DeKalb residents and NIU students did not have to wait long for an alternative. Zhao’s Express opened where the former Panda House was located on...

Senators Kevin Klister (left) and Matt Robinson sit and listen at the SGA meeting on Oct. 18, 2024. On Friday, SGA failed to meet quorum and scrapped all remaining legislation as a result.

SGA fails to meet quorum, scraps remaining legislation

By Austin Lamb, Assistant News Editor | April 28, 2025

DeKALB – The Student Government Association (SGA) failed to meet the quorum of 11 senators required to conduct a senate meeting and scrapped all remaining legislation for this year’s session. The SGA had 10 of the 11 senators required at Friday’s...

A DeKalb area farmer pulls a planter on a warm spring day. Berkeley Bohne, president of the DeKalb County Farm Bureau, said he is concerned tariffs could disrupt the local agricultural economy. (Courtesy of DeKalb Farm Bureau)

DeKalb area farmers brace for impact of tariffs on agricultural economy

By Isabella Froh, News Reporter | April 25, 2025

DeKALB – ​As global trade tensions continue, the DeKalb County Farm Bureau and local farmers are concerned tariffs could disrupt the local agricultural economy, putting main crops like corn and soybeans at risk. Berkeley Boehne, president of the...

Lauren Underwood speaks at a town hall at DeKalb Highschool on Thursday evening. Underwood said the current administration is undermining American democracy. (Naomi Kelly | Northern Star)

Lauren Underwood highlights work with Dick Durbin, addresses problems with Trump administration at town hall

By Naomi Kelly, News Reporter | April 25, 2025

DeKALB- House Rep. Lauren Underwood said President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the current administration are attacking the Constitution and the institutions that have made America a beacon to the entire world at a town hall in DeKalb Thursday evening. The...

John Acardo, senior associate vice president and chief human resources officer, speaks during the Faculty Senate meeting on Nov. 21. The faculty senate discussed concerns around budget implementation and NIU’s commitment to its international students at the last meeting of the semester on Wednesday.
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NIU reaffirms support for international students, promises access to free legal services

By Joseph Ndu, Senior News Reporter | April 24, 2025

DeKALB - Faculty Senate discussed concerns around budget implementation and NIU’s commitment to its international students at the last meeting of the semester on Wednesday. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Faculty Senate President Benjamin Creed...

Rep. Lauren Underwood speaks to a crowd of protesters at NIU's MLK Commons. Hundreds of protesters gathered in support of international students, faculty and staff following the revocation of international student visas at NIU and across the country.

Protesters gather at NIU in support of international students, faculty and staff

By Austin Lamb, Assistant News Editor | April 23, 2025

DeKALB – Over 100 protesters gathered on Wednesday at NIU’s Sunken Garden next to the Founders Memorial Library to show their support for international students, faculty and staff following the revocation of at least five international student visas...

The sign for NIU's Naperville campus is pictured on a cloudy day. The NIU Naperville campus will lease a space in their building to the Illinois Health & Hospital Association (IHA). (Devin Oommen | Northern Star)

NIU leases out a space to IHA on Naperville campus

By Mariestrella Corral, News Reporter | April 22, 2025

DeKALB - The NIU Naperville campus will lease a space in their building to the Illinois Health & Hospital Association (IHA). The Naperville campus is located at 1120 E. Diehl Road. The lease agreement signed by the IHA and the NIU Board of Trustees...

A basketball sits on the court of a large stadium.

NIU hosts basketball tournament for juvenile youths as part of rehabilitative sports initiative

By Joseph Ndu, Senior News Reporter | April 22, 2025

NIU hosted a basketball tournament for juvenile youth on campus March 26 as part of an initiative held by the NIU College of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. The basketball tournament consisted of five competing teams...

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