![Senior setter Ella Mihacevich rises up to hit the volleyball in a Saturday matchup against the University of Illinois. (Scott Walstrom | Courtesy of NIU Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/8-1200x800.jpg)
Volleyball begins Parys’ era winless
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| August 27, 2023
![The SAFE-T Act, signed into Illinois law in 2021, will eliminate cash bail starting Jan. 1, 2023.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-497788390-900x600.jpg)
Illinois’ SAFE-T act and cash bail explained
By Evan Mellon, News Reporter
| November 17, 2022
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Workers’ Rights Amendment passes in Illinois
By Eddie Drinkwine
| November 15, 2022
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By Colin Kempsell
| October 17, 2022
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What is ‘FOIA’?
By Eddie Drinkwine
| October 6, 2022
![Columnist Arduini believes monetary bail only furthers the gap between the rich and poor as low-income individuals are less likely to be able to afford bail.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GettyImages-172472284-900x600.jpg)
Unpopular Opinion: Ending cash bail will benefit Illinoisans
By Philip Arduini, Opinion Columnist
| September 21, 2022
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Build an Emergency Kit for National Preparedness Month
By Carlos Finney Jr., Sports Reporter
| September 14, 2022
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USDA reports first 2022 avian flu case in Illinois
By Northern Star Staff
| March 11, 2022
![Illinois Judge Robert Adrian threw away Drew Clintons conviction of sexual assault. He said that five months was enough punishment for the teenager.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GettyImages-157644558-900x600.jpg)
Drew Clinton’s overturn is a loss for sexual abuse survivors
By Summer Fitzgerald
| January 19, 2022
NIU Baseball to see upgrades
By Justin Kelley
| February 19, 2020
Weed usage should be protected from business drug testing
By Jack Baudoin, Lifestyle writer
| February 13, 2020
Americana musician to visit DeKalb Library
By Northern Star Staff
| February 12, 2020
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