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IN PICTURES: Bowling League pin-points inclusion

By Tim Dodge, Senior Photojournalist | February 18, 2024

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Texas National Guard troops walk around the Joliet Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood, Illinois. NIU students enlisted in the National Guard are activated along with students from other Illinois State schools by order from the Trump Administration. (Jim Vondruska | REUTERS)

NIU students called to serve as National Guard presence grows

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Protestors wave away smoke after a pick-up truck performed a burn out on Saturday during the No Kings 2.0 Protest at Hopkins Park. The No Kings 2.0 Protest began just before noon and lasted until around 2:30 p.m. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

DeKalb joins second round of nationwide No Kings protests

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Blue parking sign sits on a pilar in the first level of the NIU Parking Garage. The Northern Star Editorial Board believes that students who live close to the campus should walk or take the bus to free up parking spots for students who live further away. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

Editorial: NIU commuters face tough parking reality

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A group of protesters march southbound alongside Illinois Route 23 on Saturday during the No Kings protest. Protesters began to march around 1 p.m. and started at the intersection of East Dresser Road and Illinois Route 23 to the intersection at Greenwood Acres Drive and back. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

Gallery: Nearly 1,000 protestors gather at Hopkins park

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A poster picturing the recently assassinated conservative activist and commentator Charlie Kirk is displayed. In the weeks following Kirk's death, as many as over 40 professors were fired without due process for comments made on social media regarding the assassination. (REUTERS | Cheney Orr)

Firing of educators, restricted teaching leaves concerns over state of academic freedom

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