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The clarinet section of the NIU Marching Band plays to the time marked by the drum major in front of their section at the Homecoming Block Party event Thursday. The marching band provided music for the entire parade and pep rally. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

NIU hosts annual Homecoming Block Party in downtown DeKalb

By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant News Editor | October 18, 2024

  DeKALB –  Hundreds of students, staff, alums and DeKalb residents gathered together to celebrate NIU’s 117 Homecoming at the annual Homecoming Block Party in downtown DeKalb. The Block Party went from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. There...

Students from the NIU Percussion Ensemble stand near the Founders Memorial Library and MLK Commons at the “Huskie Sound Garden” event. Gongs, windchimes, rain sticks, finger cymbals and handbells were among the instruments performed. (Sam Dion | Northern Star)

‘Sound Garden’ brings harmony to homecoming

By Jonathan Shelby, Assistant Lifestyle Editor | October 15, 2024

  A normal Tuesday evening of passersby trying to escape the biting cold wind was interrupted by a soft, relaxing chime that echoed across MLK Commons.  Members of the NIU Percussion Ensemble gathered at MLK Commons at 4 p.m. Tuesday to...