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Fred Hammond, seen here in an undated press photo, will be performing at the NIU Convocation Center this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Hammond, whose decades-long career earned him a Grammy in 2008, will be joined by the NIU Black Choir.

Fred Hammond to bring gospel to Convo

By Connor Rice | February 9, 2011

Sunday mass is coming to the Convocation Center. Famed gospel artist and Grammy-winner Fred Hammond will appear with the Northern Black Choir this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Hammond, whose career has spanned over several decades, is the second Christian-based...

Barney is coming to the convo because you didn’t

By Tony Martin | January 26, 2011

I am a grown man. Most people in this town would consider themselves adults. However, how can we explain the fact that in less than one month, both Barney (yes, the purple dinosaur) and Drake Bell (of Nickelodeon's "Drake and Josh") will be coming to...

Women’s basketball hits the road

By Jimmy Johnson | December 5, 2010

The NIU women's basketball team has an opportunity to leap ahead of the two teams that are ahead of them in the MAC West division. Matchups against Central (5-2) and Eastern Michigan (5-3) will be on tap for the Huskies (5-3) during their winter break...

Huskies face their bigest challanges over break

By Andrew Singer | December 5, 2010

DeKALB | Much more will be known about the 2-4 NIU men's basketball team following a tough nine-game winter break schedule. Finishing up their non-conference schedule over break, the Huskies will also be three games deep into the MAC portion of their...

Graduation tickets available for pick up

By Northern Star Staff | November 30, 2010

Students can pick up tickets for the Fall 2010 Graduation Ceremony this week. There will be two undergraduate ceremonies held on Dec. 12 at the Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway. The first is at 9:30 a.m. for the College of Engineering and Engineering...

Student fan bus offered for MAC Championship game

By Andrew Singer | November 28, 2010

Friday will be the NIU football team's first appearance in a MAC Championship game since 2005. In an effort to give students an affordable way to attend the game in Detroit, the Student Association and Campus Activities Board, in partnership with Intercollegiate...

Country music star Miranda Lambert, seen here in her Nov. 10 performance at the CMA Awards, will headline the Convocation Center Friday night.

Miranda Lambert set to hit NIU convo

By Kimberly Stalton | November 17, 2010

NIU is about to be hit with a powerful Texas tornado of country music. Miranda Lambert, in her first-ever headlining tour, will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Convocation Center. Lambert will be joined by special guests Eric Church and Josh...

Students make paper planes during STEMfest Saturday at the NIU Convocation Center. STEMfest celebrates science, technology, engineering and mathematics with hands-on activities, exhibitions and more.

STEM Festival brings interactive science experience to NIU

By Shadonna Merriweather | October 25, 2010

What turned out to be a morning full of heavy rain, dark clouds and ankle high puddles settled into an afternoon that kids could not resist. NIU’s Haunted Physics Laboratory metamorphosed into Spooky Science Saturday and was geared toward teaching little...

NIU hosts first STEMfest

By Ryan Griesmeyer | October 21, 2010

NIU will be hosting its first STEMfest from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Convocation center. There is a estimate of 2,000-5,000 people planning to attend the event. STEM stands for Science Technology Engineering and Math. "We are having this...

Passion Pit will perform Thursday at the NIU Convocation Center.

Passion Pit comes to DeKalb

By Troy Doetch | October 20, 2010

It's not often that DeKalb gets such a huge musical act, let alone two in a week's span. Yet, following behind Drake's Sunday performance, the critically acclaimed and much-hyped electo-pop quintet Passion Pit will be performing it's indi-inspired electropop...

Career Services to host Full-time Job Fair

By Northern Star Staff | October 19, 2010

Career Services will host the Full-time Job Fair today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Convocation Center. The event is free for students, $5 for alumni and $10 for Non-NIU attendees. Students are asked to bring in resumes to the fair. One of this will...

Platinum-selling rapper Drake performed live in 2010 to a nearly sold out crowd at the NIU Convocation Center.

NIU may be the best Drake ever had

By Chris Krapek | October 17, 2010

DeKALB | If Drake really stands for “do right and kill everything,” the message behind the name works -- he destroyed the Convocation Center. A nearly-sold-out crowd closed Homecoming weekend and came to see the platinum-selling rapper and arguably...