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Super Bowl prop bets can give fans another fun way to enjoy the big game

By Matt Boecker | January 31, 2020

DeKALB — Every year, the Super Bowl brings people together to watch the big game, indulge in some buffalo dip and eat some other food that won’t leave it’s consumer feeling very rosy in the morning. There’s another fold that can be added to the...

No rest for NIU baseball

By Northern Star Staff | June 25, 2018

The grind continues over the summer for the NIU baseball team and their players, as several players will be joining teams across the nation in summer collegiate leagues.13 players will be joining six different teams and five different leagues for a chance...

Blackhawks set for first round matchup

By Alex Rodriguez | April 13, 2017

Prediction: Blackhawks win in 6The Blackhawks begin their Stanley Cup run 7 p.m. Thursday against the Nashville Predators in Chicago.All the hard work and grind of the regular season is preparation for the months of April through June when the Blackhawks...

White Sox set for rebuilding season

White Sox set for rebuilding season

By Alex Rodriguez | April 2, 2017

For White Sox fans, this 2017 campaign will be difficult to endure. They’ll have to hear about their crosstown rivals, Kris Bryant, that pretty boy at third base, and Javier Baez, the phenom defending second.It’s hard to see, but there are some things...

(From left) Gymnasts Ashley Potts, Kat Prentice and Emily Basara prepare for the Northern Star Press Box. Gymnastics has a chance to clinch its first ever MAC Championship Saturday at Central Michigan University. 

Northern Star Press Box feat. Emily Basara, Kat Prentice and Ashley Potts

By Scott A Nicol | March 7, 2017

(From left) Gymnasts Ashley Potts, Kat Prentice and Emily Basara prepare for the Northern Star Press Box. Gymnastics has a chance to clinch its first ever MAC Championship Saturday at Central Michigan University. 

Andrew Dodd and Tim Lydon have a drink at Lord Stanley located at 142 E Lincoln Hwy. Bars are just one place in DeKalb that students are not condusive to studying

Study space series: Worst places to study on campus

By Kyla Gardner | March 31, 2011

Annoyed by noise when you're trying to study? Turn into a chatterbox when friends are around? Do you get lost in your thoughts staring at a poster on a wall? Everyone prefers different studying environments, but this week's edition of the Study Space...