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Lee County Resident and owner of Sweet Earth, Roseann Para hands and DeKalb county resident Sue Lederer hand out candy to 9 year old Justice Dueringer, a resident of Sycamore.

Pumpkin Fest builds excitement

By Cris Rojo | October 26, 2017

Lee County Resident and owner of Sweet Earth, Roseann Para hands and DeKalb county resident Sue Lederer hand out candy to 9 year old Justice Dueringer, a resident of Sycamore.

Haunted houses spook students

By Haley Galvin | October 26, 2017

Gory creatures, jump scares and terrifying scenes followed by blood-curdling screams are what haunted houses thrive on, here are a few nearby places that will leave everyone terrified to turn the lights off at nightBasement of the Dead, 42 W New York...

Restaurants serve deals for Halloween

By Kristen Arms | October 31, 2016

Halloween is here and businesses are running deals all over campus and DeKalb to get in the spooky spirit. College students are all about saving money. These sales are a good way to get food without spending too much. All of these are valid only today.Baskin...

SA Senate approves Campus Live Radio

SA Senate approves Campus Live Radio

By Xavier Ortega | October 31, 2016

Student Association Senator Brandon Lesnicki dresses as a cow for the SA Senate meeting 5 p.m. Sunday in the Holmes Student Center, Sky Room. SA Speaker Christine Wang, who dressed up as a Slytherin student from the popular book series “Harry Potter,” relieved senators from the business-causal dress code and encouraged them to dress up in costumes to celebrate Halloween.

Pass/Fail: NIU working to better food security; Halloween not an excuse for drinking

By Maddie Steen | October 27, 2016

PassNIU working to better food securityThe NIU community will not let its Huskies go hungry; the Husky Food Pantry and the Communiversity Gardens ensure students have food security.Food security is a growing issue on college campuses, according to a Monday...

Crazy ugly grunge evil clown on Halloween making people scared

Opinion: Clown costumes may scare public

By Northern Star Editorial Board | October 20, 2016

Crazy ugly grunge evil clown on Halloween making people scared

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...

Costumes we don’t want to see this Halloween

Costumes we don’t want to see this Halloween

By Morgan Carrigan | October 29, 2015

The time is upon us again — dressing up as a character for a night, roaming around campus; however, you may spot a couple of costumes we have all seen one too many times.These costumes are obvious and have a way of reappearing year after year, or they...

How to make spider oreo Halloween treats

By Alexis Malapitan | October 29, 2015

Oreo Spiders are scary, but also cute enough to eat.MaterialsOne pack of Halloween-themed OreosPull ‘n’ Peel TwizzlersRed food gelOne pack of M&M’s MinisWax paper or napkins to lay your ingredients onDirectionsLay out all your ingredients on...

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]