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Joseph Howerton

Joseph Howerton, News Reporter

Joseph Howerton is a junior communications major and is minoring in digital media production. He has been apart of the Northern Star as a news reporter since October 2022 and covers the Board of Trustees.

Between his work at the Star and studies at NIU, Joseph works at the Sycamore Public Library's circulation desk and runs the library's D&D youth group.

In his freetime he enjoys watching movies, playing video games, D&D, cosplay and writing.

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Brendan Lai stands in front of a wall. Lai was arrested on Nov. 27 in Sycamore on theft and methamphetamine charges. (Courtesy of Sycamore Police Department)

Methamphetamine found in retail theft

By Joseph Howerton, News Reporter
November 29, 2023
Jay Jarvis, program assistant for transfer programming, takes off on their Apollo electric scooter outside the Peter Campus Life Building. NIU students and faculty are using e-vehicles to travel around campus. (Rachel Cormier | Northern Star)

Riding in style or convenience?

By Joseph Howerton, News Reporter
November 13, 2023
Students line up on Normal Road to order food after long classes on a Wednesday morning. This Wednesday is the last day of food trucks for the Fall 2023. (Ariyonna Mcgahee | Northern Star)

Last call for food trucks

By Joseph Howerton, News Reporter
October 24, 2023
White, green and orange pumpkins sitting in front of a Jewel Osco located on 1320, Sycamore Road. (Ryanne Sandifer | Northern Star)

It’s the great pumpkin, Illinois!

By Joseph Howerton, News Reporter
October 15, 2023
Netflix is a familiar app and platform for many people. The streaming service platform provides a weekly top 10, displaying popular titles currently out for users to chose from. (Madelaine Vikse | Northern Star)

Kaiju, dragons and bears, oh my!

By Joseph Howerton, News Reporter
October 3, 2023
The DeKalb County Courthouse sits under clear skies on a sunny day. The DeKalb County Courthouse is located on, 133 W. State St. (Umer Khan | Northern Star)

Illinois eliminates cash bail

By Joseph Howerton, News Reporter
September 27, 2023
A group of people dance on a hardwood floor. Dimensions Dance Academy begins its Fall Ballroom series Oct. 7. (Courtesy of Getty Images)

DeKalb fall dance classes offered

By Joseph Howerton, News Reporter
September 26, 2023
A screenshot of an NIU students Blackboard course page. Blackboard Ultra, the updated version of the original, will be the main learning management system for NIU for Spring 2024. (Joey Trella | Northern Star)

NIU to switch to Blackboard Ultra

By Joseph Howerton, News Reporter
September 21, 2023
A flower painted fire hydrant sits near the Suite Sixteen apartments. Fire hydrants around DeKalb have been painted as part of the Paint-A-Plug program. (Sasha Norman | Northern Star)

Livening up DeKalb one hydrant at a time

By Joseph Howerton, News Reporter
September 14, 2023
NIU mascot Victor E. Huskie rides atop a convertible, greeting the crowd viewing the March of the Huskies, for the 115th homecoming celebrations Thursday night on Second Street in downtown DeKalb. (Northern Star File Photo)

116th Homecoming to take over downtown

By Joseph Howerton, News Reporter
September 11, 2023
The board members of the Muslim Student Association standing in front of their presentation about Eid on Tuesday. The group put together an event discussing a Muslim tradition that falls after Ramadan called Eid, as a part of Asian Heritage month. (Nyla Owens| Northern Star)

Celebrating Eid al-Fitr at NIU

By Joseph Howerton, News Reporter
April 26, 2023
“Junior meteorology major and current Trustee Tim Moore (left) and junior pre-medical chemistry major Yazan Masri debate for the SGA representative seat on the NIU Board of Trustees Monday at the Carl Sandburg Auditorium. The canidates answered questions from the public before having the chance to question one another during the debate. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)”

SGA debates: Treasurer and trustee

By Joseph Howerton, News Reporter
March 29, 2023
Barb City Bagels displays painting by students from the Dec the Downtown homecoming event that took place on Oct. 4. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

Business Spotlight: Barb City Bagels

By Joseph Howerton, News Reporter
November 4, 2022
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