![An escalator sits still in Founders Memorial Library. The escalators have been shut down for the last six months due to an underground power failure and possible mechanical issues. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_3434-1200x801.jpeg)
What’s up with: Founders Memorial Library escalators
By Kayla Martin, News Reporter
| March 28, 2024
![Out of service elevators sitting stationary in the Stevenson Residence Hall. The Elevators in Stevenson have experienced five logged instances of students being stuck in elevators within the past year. (Nathan Kyriazopoulos | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230330_210642-900x675.jpg)
What’s Up With: Stevenson Elevators?
By Caleb Johnson and Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon
| April 12, 2023
![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)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mingda-Wu_Air-Purifier_March-9-2023-900x600.jpg)
What’s Up With: Classroom air filters?
By Rachel Cormier, News Reporter
| March 9, 2023
![The closed Sandella’s Flatbread Cafe sits empty with high top tables in front in the lobby of DuSable Hall. Sandella’s is projected to reopen under a new name in 2023. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Sandellas_Feb-28_Nyla-Owens-900x600.jpg)
What’s Up With: Sandella’s in DuSable?
By Joseph Howerton, Video Editor
| March 2, 2023
![DuSable Hall is home to multiple types of humanities classes and is located on the west side of campus. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DuSable-Hall_Sean-Reed_Spring-2023-900x600.jpg)
What’s Up With: DuSable’s disrepair?
By Joseph Howerton, Video Editor
| February 28, 2023
![A fire pit located next to the East Lagoon is used by many students for events and pure enjoyment. (Alyssa Queen | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSC_Alyssa-Queen-900x596.jpg)
What’s Up With: Those NSLS emails?
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| February 16, 2023
![The southern Grant Towers sit vacant on Saturday night as the northern Towers light up the surrounding parts of campus. The Grant Towers were built between 1965 and 1966, with the southern Towers most recently having been used for COVID-19 surveillance testing. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_5322-900x600.jpg)
What’s Up With: The South Grant Towers?
By Rachel Cormier and Joseph Howerton
| February 5, 2023
![The College Grind, a closed coffee shop, sits on the second level of the Holmes Student Center. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MG_0002-900x600.jpg)
What’s Up With: The College Grind cafe in Holmes
By Joseph Howerton and Evan Mellon
| January 19, 2023
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By Northern Star Staff
| January 15, 2023
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