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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

Voting a privilege to all in U.S.

By Katie Finlon | November 6, 2012

Today, I’m gonna go political on your butt. I’m sure Facebook is reminding you well enough that today’s Election Day—the day in which the fate of our country as we know it will be decided by the American people and the Electoral College. No pressure...

‘Happy Endings’ will fill your ’30 Rock’ void

By Kevin Bartelt | November 4, 2012

Are you sad that 30 Rock is ending and want to fill the comedic void in your heart? Happy Endings just started its third season and the show is definitely getting funnier. The first season was...OK. It was an average comedy at best. However, season two...

So what is Nudism?

October 31, 2012

If we look into the dictionary, we find out that nudism is: "a movement of nudity promotion and its practicing". The word has its origin in the Latin "nudo", that means "naked". But evermore there is in this connection a more modern term used, and that...

Graduate student Christie Maturo practices her role as Estragon in a dressed rehearsal of the production Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. The play will run in the Corner Theatre Wednesday through Friday at 7:30pm with two performances on Saturday one at 2:00pm, and a second at 7:30pm. The final performance will be held on Sunday at 2:00pm.

Waiting for Godot

By James McCarter | October 31, 2012

Graduate student Christie Maturo practices her role as Estragon in a dressed rehearsal of the production Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. The play will run in the Corner Theatre Wednesday through Friday at 7:30pm with two performances on Saturday...

Taylor Swift speaks directly to souls

By Sarah Contreras | October 31, 2012

Vive La Taylor! Yesterday I was cleaning my room, speakers a-blasting, loudly singing “WE ARE NEVER EVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER!” when I heard a noise coming from the other room. “No. No. NO! Are you listening to Taylor Swift?” My roommate...

Fareed Haque’s Mathgames Performs Live with guests..

October 31, 2012

Friday November 9th, 2012 - 7pm - The House Cafe 263 east lincoln highway Dekalb 60115 Performers include: MathGames www.mathgamesmusic.com/ The Great Influence Machine www.TheGreatInfluenceMachine.com Bonzo Terks www.bonzoterks.bandcamp.com Bowling Night...

President of the Student Association Delonte LeFlore speaks to students and members of SA about having a strong strategic plan for Student Association. He also states that he wants Northern Illinois University to be a more student centered campus, and that there was a 30% increase in the turnout of the organizational expo.

State of the Students Address

By Meghan Connell | October 30, 2012

President of the Student Association Delonte LeFlore speaks to students and members of SA about having a strong strategic plan for Student Association. He also states that he wants Northern Illinois University to be a more student centered campus, and...

Why all the cats?

By Katie Finlon | October 30, 2012

Cats. Cats everywhere. I have no idea why the internet is so infested with cats—cat videos, LOLcats, pictures of cats with party hats...You name it, the internet has it. And I don’t know if it’s just me, but I don’t remember people having cat...

‘Modern Family’ continues to provide entertainment for every audience

By Kevin Bartelt | October 28, 2012

“You’ve been deported twice; you’re not allowed to be that defensive.” This is one of the many memorable and hilarious lines from the ABC hit show Modern Family, one of the funniest (if not the funniest) shows on primetime television. Modern Family...

Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, speaks in front of an image of the 4th generation iPad, at left, and the iPad mini in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The iPad has a screen that's about two-thirds the size of the full-size model, and Apple says it will cost $329 and up.

iPad Mini

By Marcio Jose Sanchez | October 28, 2012

Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, speaks in front of an image of the 4th generation iPad, at left, and the iPad mini in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The iPad has a screen that's about two-thirds...

Yen Ching Village

Yen Ching Village

By Gavin Weaver | October 28, 2012

Caroline Zinger, manager of Yen Ching Village, takes orders from Junior Music majors Brian Wach (on left), and Lane Parsons Tuesday afternoon. Yen Ching Village, located in the former Great Wall Chinese Restaurant in the Village Commons Building, is the...

The joys of cover songs

By Sarah Contreras | October 24, 2012

Is there anything better than a quality cover song? Well, of course there is: strawberry ice cream, a good hair day, handwritten letters, buttery pastries, etc. But, I digress. A truly great cover song is still a wonderful thing. My iTunes library happens...

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