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Three students tested positive for COVID-19.

3 more students test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | April 8, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Thursday that three students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and two students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Thursday, 39 students and three employees are currently...

Larson leads race for Second Ward seat

Larson leads race for Second Ward seat

By Northern Star Staff | April 6, 2021

DeKALB – Barb Larson leads the Ward 2 Alderperson seat for the City of DeKalb after receiving 45.8% of votes in the 2021 consolidated elections, while mail-in ballots still need to be counted. Larson leads the election with 415 votes at the time...

Young group of teenagers activists demonstrate against global warming.

Get involved, slow climate change

By Jack Baudoin, Lifestyle writer | April 2, 2021

Global warming's effects are encroaching closer to home more than ever before. People need to do their part to reduce their carbon footprint in order to combat climate change’s destruction.  Strong winds linked to global warming around Lake Erie...

NIU Head Coach Rashon Burno speaks with the media following the announcement as the next head coach of Huskies men's basketball March 13 at the NIU Convocation Center.

Men’s hoops adds piece through transfer portal

By Kyle Mathas | April 2, 2021

DeKALB — Sophomore guard Keshawn Williams, who was among the best City/Suburban Hoops Report’s top prospects, is coming back to Illinois for his junior season.  Williams started his college career with the University of Tulsa where he averaged...

A gloved hand holds a COVID-19 nasal swab test. While the IDPH still recommends that everyone get vaccinated and boosted, the IDPH has begun the use of a COVID-19 treatment drug.

6 additional students test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | April 1, 2021

DeKALB — NIU announced Thursday that six students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and one student has recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Thursday, 23 students and one employee are currently COVID-19...

Chipotle is at 1013 W. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb.

Win a burrito or up to $25K in Bitcoin at Chipotle for National Burrito Day

By Northern Star Staff | April 1, 2021

As part of their National Burrito Day celebration, Chipotle is teaming up with Bitcoin for their promotion, “Chipotle Burritos or Bitcoin” to allow contestants a chance to win a free burrito, $500 in Bitcoin, or $25,000 in Bitcoin from 11 a.m. to...

Community Gardens coordinator Kathryn Olsen examines kale plants Oct. 5 at a gardens event. Dan Kenney, DeKalb County Community Gardens executive director, is working with Kirkland farmer Gene Heinsohn to win a grant that would bring $5,000 to the Garden Paths of Hope project. The project seeks ot create a farm where people with disabilities or the homeless can work to develop life skills they can’t learn elsewhere.

NIU Community Gardens to host annual plant sale

By Bisola Bello, Reporter | March 31, 2021

DeKALB – NIU Communiversity Gardens will be hosting their annual plant sale just in time for the start of Spring with a variety of times ranging from April 29 to May 10.  Houseplants, herbs, flowers, and vegetables can be purchased online through...

NIU sophmore Ahra Ko pipes driver Oct. 9. during an intra-squad round at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois.

Women’s golf takes second at EKU Colonel Classic

By Wes Sanderson | March 31, 2021

DeKALB — Women’s golf entered the final round of the EKU Colonel Classic sitting in fifth place on the leaderboard, outside of a trophy finish. After the Huskies shot a team 299 Tuesday, the team vaulted into solo-second at the conclusion of the EKU...

A white chicken roams some grass in the sun.

Letter to the editor: vote no on backyard chickens

By Bill Finucane | March 31, 2021

***Editor's Note: Letters to the editor are the author's opinion alone***   For the past year, the rallying cry has been “follow the science.” The Center for Disease Control has done a tremendous job in providing guidance as we continue...

Women's tennis shutout by DePaul as losing streak hits four

Women’s tennis falls 6-1 to Western Michigan

By Abby Hostman | March 29, 2021

DeKALB — Women’s tennis suffered a devastating 6-1 loss against the Western Michigan University Broncos Sunday at the West Hills Athletic Club in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  First-year Diana Lukyanova gave the Huskies their lone win taking the last...

Track and Field competes in two-meet weekend

Track & Field open outdoor season in Texas

By Abby Hostman | March 28, 2021

DeKALB — The women’s track and field team began its outdoor season at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, and Texas State’s Bobcat International in San Marcos, Texas. This was its first time having an outdoor season since the 2019 season. The 2020...

Square pizza drizzled in ranch sits in cardboard pizza box.

Unpopular opinion: pizza, ranch belong together

By Mikayla Magdziarz | March 28, 2021

Pizza and ranch belong together like peanut butter and jelly. Ranch, either as a dipping sauce or drizzled on top of a pizza, is the perfect creamy blend of buttermilk and herbs to balance against the sweet richness of red sauce.  Pizza is a superior...