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Family ties stir up competitive drive

By Maddie Barrett | September 11, 2019

DeKALB — Redshirt senior linebacker Antonio Jones-Davis said he is looking forward to Saturday’s game because of a special connection. His cousin, Alex Davis, is one of the University of Nebraska’s senior linebackers.Northern Star reporter James...

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Heads up: The “hanger” is real

By Maddie Barrett | December 12, 2018

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Apple Music vs. Spotify: Spotify wins

By Maddie Barrett | November 28, 2018

Apple Music and Spotify are battling for listener support, through bargains aimed at college students. Apple Music offers a student discount for $4.99 a month without other benefits; however, Spotify offers the same price but with Showtime and Hulu subscriptions....

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Small Business Saturday: Shop small

By Maddie Barrett | November 20, 2018

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Be your own princess today

By Maddie Barrett | November 18, 2018

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Your voice matters: Get to the polls!

By Maddie Barrett | November 5, 2018

Checking your Instagram, Twitter and Facebook is something you routinely do, and voting should be too.On Nov. 6, Illinois is holding general elections for a range of races at the federal, state and local levels. All of Illinois' executive officers are...

There’s trouble in Netflix’s ‘Paradise PD’

By Maddie Barrett | November 4, 2018

Netflix’s “Paradise PD” is a show about a less-than-average police squad. The Paradise police department commits crimes themselves, has unconventional ways of solving crimes and is comprehensively a terrible team.The show begins with a childlike...

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Halloween: More than simply dressing up

By Maddie Barrett | October 31, 2018

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‘The Haunting of Hill House’: A slow-burn, creepy ghost story

By Maddie Barrett | October 29, 2018

Netflix’s new series “The Haunting of Hill House” is a daunting, slow-burn ghost story that can’t be matched.The series begins as a typical scary house story, where the children and parents are terrorized by ghosts dwelling within the mansion....

Face the music of your DNA

By Maddie Barrett | October 24, 2018

We all love playlists curated to us, but what if they were based off your DNA? Ancestry recently released a service that curates your playlists based on the DNA information they collect from you.As stated on Ancestry’s website, the playlist is totally...

Netflix ‘Next Gen’: Robots are our future

By Maddie Barrett | October 21, 2018

Netflix released an animated movie called “Next Gen” on Sept 7. This movie takes viewers on an adventure about what it’s truly like to live with robots as normal members of society. The film’s underlying theme takes viewers through what future...