As some of you bright-eyed scholars may know, March is National Women’s History Month. In perfect music-geek fashion before this month’s end, I have compiled a brief list of women who have made a difference in the world of music—from Gregorian chant...
Jason Patrick, freshman at DeKalb High School, plays a vintage video game on Saturday at Karoshi-Con in the Holmes Student Center. Karoshi-Con is an annual anime convention hosted by the NIU Anime Association. This year the convention had multiple guest...
Fracture is a Frankenstein of games. It borrows a lot from other AAA titles, but it also adds a new important gameplay element to keep things interesting. Developed by Day 1 Studios and published by LucasArts, Fracture was released for the PlayStation...
New fees, new minors and a new position were announced at Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting.The board met for executive sessions and for the presentation of the annual president’s report, which was John Peters’ final one.With Peters finishing...
The Northern Star's editors give you the scoop on what's inside the day's newspaper. In today's edition: Spring Enrollment Women's Gymnastics preview William Beckett Concert Latino Resource Center Variety Show And more...
With spring training and games underway, it’s hard not to look at the Cubs’ prospects and what the future may hold for these talented minor leaguers. The three players I’m going to focus on are Matt Szczur, Robert Whitenack and Tony Zych. These...
NIU has experienced a 4.7 percent decline in enrollment since spring 2012, according to the results of a Northern Star Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Spring enrollment is at 20,075 students; in 2012, it was 21,066. Paul Palian, director of...
Skills were shown and cash was made by student dance groups and musical artists at the Money On My Mind Variety Show Competition on Thursday. The competition was hosted by the Adela de la Torre Honor Society. The show’s raised funds went towards a scholarship...
The future of the Irongate annexation will be voted on at the City Council meeting today. City Manager Mark Biernacki said adjustments have been made to the development plans to meet the requests of council members. “We will now ask the council to vote...
When a child is ready to start school, his or her parents have many options in regard to where he or she is going to go: Public, private, charter, voucher, home-schooling--oh my gosh, it is too much. In my opinion, I think there is one option with the...
“Fez,” a mind-bending and innovative platformer, allows a player to take their gaming love to another dimension. “Fez” will be available for PCs through Steam on May 1. Many players had been waiting quite some time for the title to reach other...
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. Thursday At 12:45 p.m., officers on patrol of the 900 block of...
