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Freshman Sean Carroll (right) locks together with Lock Haven sophomore Cael Black. Carroll kept up with Black into overtime to win the match. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Beauty and the Beast: Wrestling vanquishes defending champs

By Zack Rodriguez, Former Sports Reporter | February 10, 2024

DeKALB – Concluding decisively with three consecutive wins, NIU wrestling (12-2, 6-1 MAC) conquered two-time reigning MAC champion Lock Haven University (6-10, 3-3 MAC) 22-15 in the annual “Beauty and the Beast dual on Friday.  Battling both Lock...

Isabella Sissi swings through the air during her bars routine and redshirt senior Terrese Aaron takes down University of Buffalo’s Gregory Hodulick late into the Beauty and the Beast gymnastics and wrestling meet at the NIU Convocation Center. (Cheyanne Quintanilla & Alyssa Queen | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Huskies take Beauty and the Beast meet

By Alyssa Queen and Cheyanne Quintanilla | February 6, 2023

Not all Disney remakes deserve to be made

By Sarah Fischer | January 27, 2019

Within the last ten years, Disney has begun feverishly remaking their classic animated films into live-action versions such as 2016’s “The Jungle Book” and “Pete’s Dragon.” However, some of the selected remakes may not need to be adapted.Disney’s...

Disney recreates classics with stunning visuals

By Haley Galvin | February 26, 2018

The Walt Disney Company has revamped their 20-year-old classics and continue to create modern interpretations of stories everyone loves with the release of their live action films, such as “The Jungle Book,” “Cinderella,” “Beauty and the Beast”...

Students involved in the production of “Go Penguins!” worked closely with those involved in the Penguin Project to create the film.

Disabilities don’t stop local actors

By Melynda Lewis | April 6, 2017

Students involved in the production of “Go Penguins!” worked closely with those involved in the Penguin Project to create the film.

Disney adds more depth to characters

By Northern Star Editorial Board | March 23, 2017

Disney’s inclusion of gay characters in its live-action remake of “Beauty and the Beast” should serve as an example to all producers of entertainment.The Editorial Board applauds Disney’s representation of LeFou as an average supporting role rather...

Condon recreates a classic ‘Beauty’

By Tatianna Salisbury | March 23, 2017

Staying true to the classic lyrics, the re-imagining of “Beauty and the Beast” has something that wasn’t there before. The film is destined for box office glory, giving audiences what they have anxiously waited for since the film’s announcement...