![An escalator sits still in Founders Memorial Library. The escalators have been shut down for the last six months due to an underground power failure and possible mechanical issues. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_3434-1200x801.jpeg)
What’s up with: Founders Memorial Library escalators
By Kayla Martin, News Reporter
| March 28, 2024
![The Alebrije Mykel, a toad, butterfly and alien chimera stands above library-goers on the first floor of Founders Memorial Library. Twenty-two pieces from the “Alebrijes: Creatures of a Dream World” will be showcased in the Founders Memorial Library until Nov. 8. (Rachel Cormier | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1200.jpeg)
Mexican folkloric creatures, “Alebrijes,” roam the library
By Rachel Cormier, News Reporter
| February 28, 2024
![A student walks into the Holmes Student Center from the MLK Commons during the blizzard conditions Monday night.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/19265fa9d750a22fbd9257a63e8dbd8a.jpg)
NIU closes all campus locations due to blizzard
By Allyson Martin and Alex Fiore
| February 1, 2011
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