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Ethan Rodriguez

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Several litho stones and pencils sit in a large glass display case at the “60 Years of NIU Printmaking” exhibit in Altgeld Hall. Litho stones were used between 1850 to 1920 for commercial printing and were replaced with zinc due to being much cheaper and lighter. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

Gallery: NIU showcases 60 years of its printmaking program

By Ethan Rodriguez, Photo Editor
September 19, 2025
A periodic table with picture representations of each element and a safety diamond hang on the wall next to Room 201 in Faraday Hall. Opinion Columnist Lucy Atkinson believes the scientific method can be learned by all and be applied to every day life. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Opinion: Everyone should learn from the scientific method

By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist
September 17, 2025
A row of garden beds on the west side of Founders Memorial Library grows a variety of plants. The first Sustainability at NIU event was held Tuesday at the Founders Memorial Library. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] NIU hosts first fall sustainability event

By Nihya-Persia Walker-Cartwright, News Reporter
September 15, 2025
A group of Illinois Vintage Fest attendees rummage through the discounted clothing bin at one of the vendors. Some vendors offered discounted prices to attendees due to the rain that occurred during the set up of the event on Saturday. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

Gallery: Illinois Vintage Fest stops at NIU

By Ethan Rodriguez, Photo Editor
September 15, 2025
Employees with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County teach students about species diversity and conservation at STEMFest on Sept. 28, 2024. STEMFest 2025 will be held on Saturday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and will showcase over 100 exhibits and displays. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Weekly Writeup: Homecoming contests, STEM celebrations and creative innovations

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Writer
September 14, 2025
A 2000s Sony camcorder plays live footage of Illinois Vintage Fest attendees on a CRT TV at the NH Camera booth. NH Camera is a Chicago based small business founded in 2015 that specializes in selling older cameras. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Vintage Fest turns NIU into retro wonderland

By Cheryl Seguin, Lifestyle Writer
September 14, 2025
The NIU "League of Legends" varsity team practices the game on Oct. 16 in the Esports Arena. A "Call of Duty" team will be added in the coming months to the Huskie Gaming Club. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Huskie Gaming Club forms competitive ‘Call of Duty’ team

By Alex Lockwood, Lifestyle Writer
September 10, 2025
A red NIU sign is pictured in the MLK Commons. Total NIU enrollment rose 4.3% in the 2025 fall semester, with a 22% increase in new freshmen. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] NIU enrollment grows by 4.3%; freshman class sees 22% increase

By Austin Lamb and Diego Martinez
September 9, 2025
Signs point to the Office of the Bursar in Room 235 of Swen Parson Hall. The Office of the Bursar processes payments and refunds for students. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] NIU brings back fee for online tuition payment, students express concern

By Diego Martinez, News Reporter
September 9, 2025
Altgeld Hall sits surrounded by trees and other foliage. “A Legacy of Excellence: 60 Years of Printmaking at NIU” opened on Aug. 27 alongside the “Legacies on Display: The Forbidden and Venerated Arts of Burma” in Altgeld Hall. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] A visual timeline: Exhibit explores 60 years of printmaking at NIU

By Cayden Wells, Lifestyle Writer
September 8, 2025
NIU freshman Amelie Ojeda (left) and NIU graduate runner Sarah Maggio (right) dash toward the first hill of the course near the 2 kilometer mark. Maggio placed 7th with a time of 18:42.20 at the 5K Huskie Invitational on Friday. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

Gallery: Huskie Invitational leads to NIU cross country’s first top 5 finish

By Ethan Rodriguez, Photo Editor
September 7, 2025
NIU cross country freshman runners Claire Hemilia (left) and Amelie Ojeda (right) run at the beginning of the 5K Huskie Invitational on Friday at the NIU North 40 Course. Ojeda was the first Huskie to finish the race, claiming fourth place with a time of 18:39.52. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Ojeda cracks top-5 at Huskie Classic

By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter
September 6, 2025
A shadow is cast on Altgeld during a sunset at the end of a fall day. There are many things that the fall season offers for students to participate in as the weather changes. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Column: Things to look forward to this fall

By Rachael Swinson, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
September 3, 2025
An NIU student stands during a Palestine protest on April 23 holding a Palestinian flag and a sign that says "Democrats fund the genocide of Palestinians.” Opinion Columnist Alyssa Aarvig argues that supporting Palestine isn't inherently anti-Semitic. (Northern Star File Photo)

[Photo] Opinion: Palestinian Support is not Inherently antisemitic

By Alyssa Aarvig, Opinion Columnist
September 1, 2025
DeKalb Farmer’s Market attendees browse through a variety of products such as honey, breads and donuts. The DeKalb Farmer’s Market was held at 210 E. Locust St. between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] DeKalb Farmers Market celebrates 30th season

By Cheryl Seguin, Lifestyle Writer
August 28, 2025
An Adventure Staff employee prepares a kayak for students as other kayakers line up to leave the East Lagoon. Attendees had to line up for several minutes in order to get a turn in the kayaks. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

Gallery: The best of Week of Welcome

By Totus Tuus Keely and Ethan Rodriguez
August 28, 2025
The top stock trackers for both the United States and European stock markets are displayed on a computer. Stock trackers such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average is a way for day traders to determine the health of the stock market. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Opinion: Owning a business shouldn’t be daunting

By Rachael Swinson, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
August 27, 2025
Senator Eddie Guerrero (from left), Senator Paul Samsonek and Chairperson Bino Rosales sit at a table on October 27, 2024, during a Student Government Association meeting in the Holmes Student Center Sky Room. SGA will have its first meeting on Aug. 29. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] SGA plans to cut bureaucracy, increase student connections this year

By Joseph Ndu, News Reporter
August 27, 2025
A herd of bison graze within an enclosure along the Yellowstone River near Gardiner, Montana. Assistant Opinion Editor Emily Beebe argues that hunting animals as trophies should be illegal. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Opinion: Trophy hunting should be illegal

By Emily Beebe, Assistant Opinion Editor
August 27, 2025
A pair of counterfeit Labubus hang from a backpack. Labubu refers to a line of blind box plush keychains called “The Monsters,” created by Hong Kong illustrator Kasing Lung and produced by the toy company Pop Mart. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Spotting a fake Labubu

By Sofia Didenko, Lifestyle Editor
August 26, 2025
A row of Roma tomatoes begin to ripe in the Anderson Market Garden on the east side of Anderson Hall. The produce grown from the Anderson Market Garden is either bought by the Campus Dining Service to be served to students or gets used somewhere else on campus. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Edible Campus provides local, sustainable food for all students

By Mariestrella Corral, Assistant News Editor
August 26, 2025
Bus 10 sits in front of the Holmes Student Center bus stop with its new paint scheme similar to the “Warbonnet” paint scheme of the Atchison, Topeka and Sante Fe Railway. Only two buses of the entire DeKalb bus fleet have received the new paint scheme. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] City of DeKalb revamps 2 public transit buses

By Mariestrella Corral, Assistant News Editor
August 26, 2025
A pile of phones sits stacked on a desk. Opinion Columnist Santiago Montañez Bertoletti believes that phones should be allowed in schools. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Opinion: Phones should be allowed in schools

By Santiago Montañez Bertoletti, Opinion Columnist
August 25, 2025
A Spotify playlist titled “Beware A.I.” with songs such as Mr. Roboto, Der Kommisar and Pressure. Multiple bands have responded and pulled their music in response to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek funding Helsing, an AI drone manufacturing company. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Spotify CEO funds military defense firm ‘Helsing’

By Alex Lockwood, Lifestyle Writer
August 25, 2025
A variety of beef sits in a bunker in the cold section of Walmart. Opinion Columnist Lucy Atkinson argues that people should be open to eating lab-grown meat. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Opinion: Lab-grown meat isn’t scary, it’s a solution

By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist
August 25, 2025
NIU gymnastics head coach Dawnita “Nita” Teague cheers as a gymnast completes her routine against Kent State University on Feb. 7. Teague was named the head coach of gymnastics on Tuesday after serving as the interim head coach during the 2025 season. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Teague takes NIU gymnastics head coach title

By Claire Valenti, Sports Reporter
July 10, 2025
The faces of Assistant Video Editor Ryan Day, Assistant Lifestyle Editor and Photo Editor Ethan Rodriguez sit next to the "StarNotes" logo. Ryan Day, Kahlil Kambui and Ethan Rodriguez discuss several films set to be released over the summer. (Ryan Day | Northern Star)

[Video] StarNotes: Summer films you need to see

By Jonathan Shelby and Ryan Day
May 1, 2025
Social Media Manager Tim Dodge poses in front of the Peters Campus Life Building on Tuesday afternoon. Dodge will be graduating May 10 with his bachelor's in journalism and has worked at the Northern Star for two years. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Social Media Manager Tim Dodge bids farewell

By Tim Dodge, Social Media Manager
April 30, 2025
Cole Hall sits on Feb. 14 during the 2008 shooting remembrance event. Opinion Columnist Habiba Kamel argues that buildings should be safer in order to prevent shootings. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Guns or our kids?

By Habiba Kamel, Opinion Columnist
April 28, 2025
Rep. Lauren Underwood speaks to a crowd of protesters at NIU's MLK Commons. Hundreds of protesters gathered in support of international students, faculty and staff following the revocation of international student visas at NIU and across the country.

[Photo] Protesters gather at NIU in support of international students, faculty and staff

By Austin Lamb, Assistant News Editor
April 23, 2025
Signs with the words "Protect all Immigrants" and "Humanity over Patriotism" are held in the air during the No Kings protest Saturday. The Northern Star Editorial Board's policy on how we cover international and undocumented students will not change. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Northern Star’s policy on coverage of international students

By Northern Star Editorial Board
April 23, 2025
The NIU letters are pictured in the MLK Commons. Should students have classes on Fridays? (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Poll: Should students have classes on Fridays?

By Habiba Kamel, Opinion Columnist
April 22, 2025
A protester stands on Illinois Route 23 while holding a sign that says “FASCIST IMPEACH 47 NOW” and flips off a truck as it billows smoke from its exhaust pipe. The No Kings protest began just before noon and lasted until around 1:45 p.m. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

Gallery: Residents from DeKalb and Sycamore rally to protest the Trump Administration

By Ethan Rodriguez, Photo Editor
April 20, 2025
A photo shows Mayor Cohen Barnes at a DeKalb City Council meeting on March 24. At its Monday meeting, the council agreed to move forward with a sales tax sharing agreement to cover a funding gap for a hotel construction project. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] DeKalb City Council approves $4 million contract to repave roads

By Gabriel Monk, News Reporter
April 15, 2025
The tuggers of Alpha Sigma Phi prepare to pull on the second rope. Alpha Sigma Phi would win the third by advantage after 24 minutes and win the match. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

Gallery: Alpha Sigma Phi snags comeback over Sigma Alpha Epsilon

By Ethan Rodriguez, Photo Editor
April 10, 2025
Members of the Concert and Chamber Choir sing and dance to the music. The Exotic to the Global concert was held on Tuesday between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

Gallery: NIU commemorates 50 years of celebrating world music

By Ethan Rodriguez, Photo Editor
April 10, 2025
The Alpha Sigma Phi second rope tugs amid their match against Sigma Alpha Epsilon on Wednesday. Alpha Sigma Phi rallied a comeback against Sigma Alpha Epsilon, making SAE concede after 24 minutes of action during the third rope. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

[Photo] Alpha Sigma Phi rallies comeback against SAE, remains alive in Tugs competition

By Kalin Schaefer, Assistant Sports Editor
April 9, 2025
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