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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Leaves are scattered among the ground on a fall day. Opinion Columnist Lucy Atkinson argues that people shouldn’t remove leaves from their yard, because leaves have numerous benefits. (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)

Opinion: Go and play, the leaves can stay

By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist | September 24, 2025

Don’t remove the leaves in your yard this fall. Nature’s got better things to do with them, and you’ve got better things to do in nature. But before humans came around with our own – often flawed – beauty standards, grass still grew green...

Rock band The Meanwhile seeks identity

By Carl Nadig | October 8, 2013

Carl NadigStaff WriterHomecoming week will have a rocking hump day, as Chicago-based rock band The Meanwhile will perform 7 p.m. Wednesday at the House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway.The four-member band combines rock, pop and country throughout its songs....

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