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Students should skip on wearing offensive costumes this Halloween

By Brooklynn Harper | October 20, 2016

Halloween is a night where students should pay more attention to who their costumes may be mocking and offending. While dressing up can be fun, this holiday is not an excuse to poke fun at real life struggles.Many students do not see the harm in their...

NIU-DeKalb Halloween 2014

By Northern Star Staff | November 1, 2014

We collected photos of Halloween costumes from around DeKalb and NIU.Say which is your favorite in the comments. // [View the story "DeKalb Halloween 2014" on Storify]

Costumes can be both trendy and affordable

By Olivia Rajska | October 23, 2012

Do you have your costume ready for Halloween weekend? Sometimes it may be hard to think of a good, unique one. In many ways, picking out a Halloween costume is similar to deciding what to wear for the day. Do you want to spend money on a new costume,...

Sycamore residents Amy Munro (right), 42, and daughters Whitney
(center), 16, and Kailey (left),14, browse for Halloween costumes
at Party City, 2350 Sycamore Road, Wednesday night.

Students still have a variety of options for Halloween costume supply stops

By Linze Griebenow | October 26, 2011

Whether you're a crafty genius or a Halloween classic with your costume this year, finding a store with all the right accessories is a must. For the Crafty Genius: Where: Goodwill, 1037 S. Annie Glidden Road                        ...

October brings choices of costumes for students

By Allyson Martin | October 26, 2010

The month of October has students wondering what they want to be for Halloween and considering the possibility of making their own costumes. Students may shy away from taking this task, thinking that they do not have the skills or the equipment. However,...