A global pandemic could lead to a second local health crisis if residents don’t consider continuing or beginning to donate blood, as the world battles COVID-19.
While residents are self-quarantining and adapting to social distancing as a result of...
DeKALB — Women’s basketball will say goodbye to five seniors after seeing their season ended in the first round of the Mid-American Tournament.
“This group is special,” Head Coach Lisa Carlsen said. “Many are a part of that first recruiting...
It wasn’t supposed to end this way.
Over the last two months, the men’s basketball team accomplished things that hadn’t happened here in DeKalb for a while. They won a share of the Mid-American Conference West Division for the first time since...
DeKALB — Redshirt sophomore Brit Wilson secured a pair of takedowns Sunday in the final period to lock up NIU’s first individual Mid-American Conference Wrestling Championship since 2011. Wilson was crowned champion at 184 lbs., while the Huskies...
The following is the response to a Northern Star questionnaire sent to all SGA candidates. Answers have been lightly edited for clarity and consistency.
Brad Beyer is running for a senator position in District 4.
Q: What’s your major, year in...
DeKALB — Men’s tennis was handed its first loss in over a month Saturday in a close contest against DePaul University which ended 4-3 in favor of the Blue Demons.
Despite the loss, Head Coach Patrick Fisher expressed his appreciation of his team’s...
DeKALB — In its run-up to a share of the Mid-American Conference West division title and a top-four seeding in next week’s MAC Tournament, it had been a while since the men’s basketball team had a night where everything went wrong.
That caught...
DeKALB — Hockey’s inaugural D1 season came to a close after losing 6-3 to the Maryville University Saints on Friday night in round one of the Midwest College Hockey playoffs.
After beating Maryville in a shootout in the regular season finale, NIU...
The Illinois presidential primary election will be held March 17. All Illinois citizens should be prepared to vote by becoming familiar with the different Democratic candidates and their policies.
Primary elections results in other states have begun...
It’s Saturday night, and the air is vibrating with excitement as elbows rub and college sweethearts meet, bartenders tell jokes and students experience the city. A lively weekend nightlife is the staple of any college town, and DeKalb was on the cusp...
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was recently released from prison after President Donald Trump commuted his 14-year sentence.
Now that Blagojevich is out of prison after having served eight years of his sentence, people may be wondering what...
DeKALB — After 52 years housing NIU presidents, the university received an offer Monday on the property at 901 Woodlawn Drive for an undisclosed price.
The offer is not yet written in an official contract, Castle View Real Estate Agent Mary Nelson...
