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NIU’s 1st food truck, DogHouse DeKalb, hopes to open in April

By Northern Star staff | January 22, 2015

The DogHouse, which raised more than $20,000 through Kickstarter to become NIU's first food truck, hopes to open in April.In a message posted to Instagram, the truck's management team, which is composed of three alumni, said it has begun purchasing meetings...

The founders of the DogHouse DeKalb, which would be NIU's first food truck, stand with NIU President Doug Baker (in red) at Homecoming in October.

DogHouse DeKalb gets $10,000 pledge, is $3,000 short of goal with 5 days to go

By Northern Star Staff | November 20, 2014

The DogHouse DeKalb, which is using a Kickstarter to fund what would be NIU's first food truck, received a $10,000 pledge today.The "large" pledge -- which makes up half of the $20,000 sought by the Doghouse DeKalb -- was more than DogHouse co-founder...

DogHouse to raise food truck money

By Northern Star Staff | October 22, 2014

Fundraising for the DeKalb DogHouse, a campus food truck, is being done through a Kickstarter campaign with a $20,000 goal.The DogHouse, created by alumni Jordan Delegal, Keith Otis and Elliot Echols, was introduced Homecoming weekend at the Martin Luther...

Alumni food truck to launch Kickstarter

By Mitchell Spence | October 14, 2014

The alumni behind Hungry Huskies Inc. will start fundraising Monday to purchase a food truck that will provide meals during football games.Jordan Delegal, Hungry Huskies Inc. cofounder, said the goal for the company is to gain $25,000 through a crowdfunding...

A screenshot shows a scene from sophomore computer science major Aaron Houillon's feature-length film "The Delta Vector."

Student takes on feature-length film

By Roxana Moraga | September 24, 2013

Sophomore computer science major Aaron Houillon is working on making a feature-length film.Houillon is seeking to make this film using the website Kickstarter, an online platform where users can upload project ideas and get matched to sponsors. In order...

 

Five Iron Frenzy comes out of retirement, breaks Kickstarter record

By Shelby Devitt | March 19, 2012

There isn’t a way to say this without sounding melodramatic and eliciting eye-rolls, but I am one of those people who can honestly say, “that song changed my life.” “World Without End” by Five Iron Frenzy introduced a 14-year-old frizzy haired,...