By Rachael Swinson, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
| September 3, 2025
One thing that many of us know based on the pleasant weather DeKalb has had since the beginning of the semester is that fall is nearly upon us. From clothing, activities, food and pop culture, there are many things that will be popular this season.
CLOTHING
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SPRING SEMESTER IS BETTER THAN FALL SEMESTER
By: Ethan Ernst, Opinion Columnist
No one likes to be too cold or too hot, but Neptune Hall West and North students, such as myself, are more likely to deal with the latter, especially during fall semester.
Neptune...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| October 14, 2024
Move over, pumpkin spice, there's new fall favorites for drinks and lattes this season: crisp apple and toasty almond.
Enjoy a delicious mix of wonderful flavors to get you into the fall mindset. From toasted marshmallow to apple chai and raspberry...
A mix of spooky tunes and fall melodies, here are some songs to get you in the mood for the October season.
Lucy’s picks
“A Little Priest” - Stephen Sondheim
“Harvest Moon” - Neil Young
“Night on Bald Mountain” - Modest...
“Gilmore Girls” and “Friday Night Lights” are considered great shows to watch for the fall season, so it’s time to add “Over the Garden Wall” to that list.
Created by Patrick McHale, the animated miniseries aired in 2014 on Cartoon Network...
By Eli Tecktiel, Senior Lifestyle Writer
| September 11, 2023
For some reason, I find more music to be evocative of autumn than any other season. Each time I hear an album with a strikingly contemplative mood and subdued instrumentation, I instantly find myself imagining sidewalks cluttered with brown and red leaves....
Not having an oven or a conventional kitchen in residence halls makes it hard to concoct fall comfort food, but there are ways around this obstacle to help satisfy students’ hunger and sweet, late night cravings.Here is a salted caramel mug cake that...
Yes, it’s that time of year, when the leaves are falling and pumpkin flavors come bursting out of their secret hiding spot. Though the leaves aren’t falling as much as they usually do, given that it’s 90 degrees out, the pumpkin season has still...
Starbucks released the Maple Pecan Latte on the first day of fall, September 22. This flavor is another option for those who don’t like their Pumpkin Spice Latte #PSL, released on September 5. The Maple Pecan is the first fall drink to accompany the...
Autumn means anything and everything will be mixed with pumpkin spice. Something about the cold weather just makes you crave something pumpkin and delicious. Also, nothing gets you more into the Halloween spirit than a pumpkin spice flavored drink. I...
As the semester continues, fall fashions trends make themselves known.Preppy Fall Fashion by niunorthernstar featuring a pearl cluster necklaceThis year’s preppy fall fashion has been spotted all over NIU and continues to be a hit. Here are a few tips...
Desserts taste significantly better knowing you made them. Fortunately, this fall cake/cupcake recipe isn’t a big time commitment.Consider this fun option of making frosting that adds a whole other level to the seasonal dessert.What you’ll need for...
