Activities: Game of Thrones LARPers, NIU Boat Shoes Enthusiasts Quote: “The best thing about spring semesters is that they only get better as they go on. From a lackluster winter, we started seeing a sprinkling of April shows. The sun broke through,...
Activities: Hip Hop Club Voted: Most likely to interview J. Cole Quote: “Getting the opportunity to interview J. Cole would have to be the highlight of my semester at the Star. He is so incredibly down to Earth and such a nice guy to speak with. I look...
Activities: President of the NIU Spanish Inquisition, Secretary for NIU Happy Cats Club Quote: "My personal favorite moment for scene this semester was interviewing the lead singer for Lucky Boys Confusion and later attending the unplugged concert. Stay...
Activities: President of the Billy Corgan Fan Club, founder of the Church of our Lord and Savior Gaga Quote: “This year has been amazing. I’ve met the coolest people and seen some amazing performances. I can’t wait to see what DeKalb has to offer...
Actvities: Advocate for captive capybaras, President of Ponies for Peace, Member of the Roseanne Barr fan club Quote: "I'd have to say that my favorite part of this year was talking to Mucca Pazza and watching the band do its very loud, very fantastic...
Voted: Most likely to talk about a band that nobody else cares about Quote: “NIU saw some great talent pass through DeKalb this past year. Best of all, there was something for everyone. Art exhibits about tattoos, student-written plays and enough music...
Activities: Bluegrass Enthusiasts Club, Humans vs. Humans vs. Zombies, Cosmic Duality Voted: Most likely to spend his last $20 on a concert ticket Favorite memory: Breaking the news that Jerry Garcia faked his death in 1995 to become the NIU Ombudsman....
Payday will not be coming until July 1 for many child care providers in Illinois. State funding has been exhausted for programs that subsidize childcare for low-income working parents. With no resources to cover the gap, day care centers and in-home providers...
Gabrielle Miggins pays $23,000 to attend NIU. That was the cost for her after adding up the tuition, books, room and board, the junior elementary education major said. Miggins said she pays for her education with financial aid, scholarships and grants....
A structure fire caused extensive damage at a downtown DeKalb business Friday night. Tony Cox, DeKalb Fire Department captain, said the fire was caused by improper cooking at Carniceria Del Sol, 323 E. Locust St. The DeKalb Fire Department was called...
DeKalb County Judge Robbin Stuckert decided a prior complaint of alleged criminal sexual abuse by the DeKalb man accused of killing NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller could be used at trial. In 1995, William “Billy” Curl, 35, allegedly made unwanted...
Anyone looking to spend quality time with natural history this summer need go no further than Sycamore. The Midwest Museum of Natural History (MMNH), 425 W. State St. in Sycamore, has a variety of different exhibits. “We have a pretty amazing collection...
