Skip to Main Content

Northern Star

 

Advertisement

 

 
Northern Star

Northern Illinois University’s student media since 1899

 

Ensure student journalism survives. Donate today.

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Image Courtesy Pixabay

Serena’s Influence Bounces Outside of the Court

By Afia Jones | September 19, 2018

Image Courtesy Pixabay

Image Courtesy Pexels

Local Cafes Do More Than Just Sell Coffee

By Sarah Fischer | September 18, 2018

Image Courtesy Pexels

Tips for Staying Above the Weather this Semester

By Sarah LaLond | September 17, 2018

You know that feeling in which your nose starts getting stuffy, your throat feels scratchy and you just want to take a nap? You try to avoid it and push through it, but at the end of the day it creeps up on you: you have a cold.Don’t go to class with...

Interviewers Urge Applicants to Think Creatively

By Mackenzi Butson | September 13, 2018

Earlier in my college career, I was made aware that “big name” employers are deviating away from standard interview questions, such as “What makes you a good fit for our company?” and focusing on other obscure questions to throw you off your already...

Pumpkin Spice isn’t Everything Nice

By Abby Wisecarver | September 12, 2018

With the start of another school year, most of us are trying to grasp the last bit of summer before DeKalb turns into a frozen tundra. As per usual, retail is forcing seasonal changes down consumers’ throats, and I’m not happy about it. With iconic...

Summer Full of Color

By Afia Jones | September 11, 2018

“POSE” brings to life the unfulfilled dreams and gives a significant voice to minorities who identified as gay or transgender during the 1980’s ballroom scene.Many of them passed away and never got a chance to live out the lives that they planned....

Ranking the NHL's Western Conference before the season

Ranking the NHL’s Western Conference before the season

By Andy Clayton-King | September 9, 2018

FILE - In this April 15, 2018, file photo, Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler (26) is congratulated after scoring a goal against the Minnesota Wild in the first period of an NHL hockey game, in St. Paul, Minn. The Winnipeg Jets have signed captain Blake Wheeler to a $41.25 million, five-year contract extension. General manager Kevin Cheveldayoff announced the signing Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King, File)

Image Courtesy Amazon

Ariana Grande’s Sweetest Album Yet

By Maddie Barrett | September 7, 2018

Image Courtesy Amazon

Nike is smart for backing Kaepernick

Nike is smart for backing Kaepernick

By HONS | September 6, 2018

This image taken from the Twitter account of the former National Football League player Colin Kaepernick shows a Nike advertisement featuring him that was posted Monday, Sept. 3, 2018. Kaepernick already had a deal with Nike that was set to expire, but it was renegotiated into a multi-year deal to make him one of the faces of Nike's 30th anniversary "Just Do It" campaign, according to a person familiar with the contract. (Twitter via AP)

Flames engulf the experience of welcome week

By Afia Jones | September 6, 2018

 After a week of ice breakers, packets of syllabuses and personal introductions that you’ve reiterated so much it feels like you’ve memorized a script containing your major, year and hometown, we can all rejoice that it is finally over.Hopefully,...

Image Courtesy Pexels

5 Reasons for Millennials to Explore Cambodia

By Sarah Fischer | September 5, 2018

Image Courtesy Pexels

DIY: Sugar Cookies Recipe

By Ashley Hines | September 4, 2018

It's a hot summer and sugar cookies are a tasty treat that beat the long wait for fall. Here you will find one of the thousands of recipes for making these bad boys. I’ve made this recipe before and it's pretty easy. IngredientsTwo and three fourths...