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Guards provide spark in Huskies win

By Eddie Garcia | January 22, 2017

Lisa Carlsen

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A 2000s Sony camcorder plays live footage of Illinois Vintage Fest attendees on a CRT TV at the NH Camera booth. NH Camera is a Chicago based small business founded in 2015 that specializes in selling older cameras. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

Vintage Fest turns NIU into retro wonderland

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JM Graveside, bassist of Kozmic Kicks, raises his arm mid-riff as a crowd dances at Fargo during the 7–10 p.m. show, which featured four local bands. The bands played covers from Nirvana, Chevelle, and Deftones alongside original tracks. (Brynn Krug | Northern Star)

4 local bands rock Fargo with covers and originals

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Stage Coach Players, 126 South 5th St., displays their upcoming musical "Next to Normal." "Next to Normal" is set to show in the Stage Coach Players theater from Sept. 11 to Sept. 21. (Sofia Howell | Northern Star)

Next to Normal: A heartbreaking masterpiece at Stage Coach Players

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The Burning Cicada Arts and Music Festival will be on Saturday in Hopkins Park. The festival will include live performances and activities for all ages. (Courtesy of Burning Cicada)

Burning Cicada returns with art, music at annual festival

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ROTC members ascend and descend the stairs of the bleachers at Huskie Stadium. NIU’s ROTC program commemorated 9/11 firefighters by climbing 220 flights of stairs on Thursday. (Courtesy of NIU ROTC)

ROTC honors 9/11 with stair climb

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