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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

Then-junior infielder Bianca Barone hits one down the third-base line April 9, 2021 against the Western Michigan University Broncos.

Softball finishes home stand with win over Valpo

By Abby Hostman, Reporter | April 16, 2021

DeKALB — NIU softball defeated the Valparaiso University Crusaders 9-3 Wednesday to wrap up a five-game home stand.  A seven-run third inning sparked NIU to victory. With the score tied at 2 after two frames,  junior infielder Bianca Barone hit...

A doctor holds a vaccine vial in their gloved hand.

Fill in the blank: Vaccines should be … to attend campus classes

By Opinion Staff, Columnists | April 16, 2021

COVID-19 vaccines should be...   Jack Baudoin  ...highly recommended to attend class on campus.  One of the best parts of living in America is the freedom of choice. The freedom to or not to partake in what the country has to offer....

Video game still of Jar Jar Binks.

Unpopular Opinion: Jar Jar Binks undeservedly hated

By Jack Baudoin, Columnist | April 15, 2021

Jar Jar Binks is a major character in the first chronological film of the series, “Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace,” and a secondary character in subsequent films. He is by far Star Wars fans’ least favorite character, according to an article...

A rabbit sits in the grass East of the Lagoon on a sunny, mild day.

Weekly weather update from April 12

By Brandon Montemayor, Reporter | April 12, 2021

DeKALB — The weather for the week of April 12 will see the rain let up and mild temperatures. Forecast data was provided by the National Weather Service.    Monday Monday will be sunny with a high near 61 degrees. Breezy with a west wind...

Weekly events: Week of Oct. 12

Weekly events: Week of April 12

By Northern Star Staff | April 11, 2021

Monday Take and Make: CAB Custom Puzzle: Students have a chance to pick a custom NIU CAB puzzle from the CAB office in the Holmes Student Center from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Resume Q &A: Career Services will host a virtual resume writing workshop...

Jack Baudoin, Northern Star columnist and journalism major, reflects on graduating during a pandemic.

Senior’s take on graduating during a pandemic

By Jack Baudoin, Columnist | April 9, 2021

DeKalb – Finishing college and moving on to the real world is a daunting task under any circumstances, but doing so during a global pandemic takes it to a whole new level of stressful. Yet it is also still as exciting, if not more so, than ever before. When...

The Netflix home page shows a list of trending shows on a laptop screen.

Netflix experiment won’t limit account sharing

By Aidan Bengford, Columnist | April 9, 2021

Netflix is considering policy enforcement changes that may make password sharing between friends and family more difficult. The goal is to make Netflix a single household service. This is a bad policy choice because it will either be ineffective at doing...

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, Columnist | 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, Reporter | 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...

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