The Northern Star opens its time capsule sealed since 2000. A crowd of about 75 students, NIU staff, alums, DeKalb residents and Northern Star staffers gathered in the rotunda of the Peters Campus Life Building to witness the reveal of the time capsule’s...

DeKALB – In the year 2000, the world was using pagers, VHS tapes and phone books. The internet was slowly starting to become more common and a new era of space exploration was underway. NIU and Northern Star relics left behind in a time capsule in...

A lot has happened in the first quarter of 2025. To commemorate what life is like at NIU right now, the Northern Star will be opening a time capsule sealed in April 2000 and creating a new one.  The time capsule opening and Northern Star Open House...

A lot happens in 25 years. Twenty-five years ago, a large chunk of NIU’s student body wasn’t born. In 2000, the most played song was Faith Hill’s “Breathe,” President Bill Clinton was in the Oval Office and the world was still mildly high from...

DeKALB – After 25 years in the walls of the Peters Campus Life Building, it is time to open the Northern Star’s time capsule. Initially sealed in April 2000, the time capsule will be opened at 4 p.m. April 16.  Members of the Northern Star...