This week’s student spotlight features Ana Perez, health science rehab services major, with a occupational therapy emphasis. Northern Star: Why did you choose health science rehab services as your major? Ana Perez: To help others. NS: Why the emphasis...

Coachella is held in Indio, Cali., and it’s one of the biggest art and music festivals in the U.S. This festival hosts thousands of fans in a giant field-like venue with rides and stages set up everywhere. The people who attend Coachella love to jam...

The Midwest Museum of Natural History, 425 W. State St., will host a weekend of Earth Day crafts and fun. On Saturday and Sunday the museum will teach participants how to make their own crayons and paper. “We will be using the stubs of old crayons,...

Whoever knew the flesh of monstrous beasts could be representations of love? “Pandora’s Tower” is a hack-and-slash action RPG game exclusively for the Wii. “Pandora’s Tower” had been released everywhere in the world except for North America...

The unemployment rate in the DeKalb area is slowly stabilizing even though there has been a decrease in job opportunities, according to an Illinois Department of Employment Security spokesman. Greg Rivara said he can tell there has been a decrease in...

Most of the time, if a 14-year-old girl told you she was writing a full-length novel you wouldn’t believe her. You would probably think she is actually writing a short story that she considers a “novel.” That is what a lot of people thought when...

Fashion statements are everything to designers--that’s how they market products and get people to fall in love with their clothes. Each collection begins with a designer picking a certain pattern or idea to inspire the entire line. Like many designers,...

Kevin Pereira, the former host of G4TV’s “Attack of the Show,” is moving on to newer things in the video game and entertainment world. Utilizing his new company Super Creative, Pereira has created a new online video series called Player vs. Pain....

“The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,” or just referred to as “Skyrim,” is still a fantastic game after its release in November 11, 2011. Gamers rack up a total of hundreds and possibly thousands of gameplay time because of its immense replay value and...

When is the last time you played an assassin video game and you were given the power to teleport, freeze time and summon rats? I’m assuming never. “Dishonored” is a stealth-action roleplaying game that follows the story of Corvo Attano, a man of...

In the past decade, online gaming went from a rare gem to universally known. Online gaming can be fun, exhilarating and even scary. Sometimes, gaming can be a little stressful, angering, and annoying. The worst part of these conflicting emotions is when...