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Morgan Wash (left), a sophomore nursing student, helps her cousin, Brayden Dickerson, make a cowboy hat on Friday at the Huskie Hoedown in MLK Commons. The Huskie Hoedown featured cowboy hat making, mechanical bull riding, line dancing lessons and a picture opportunity with hay bales in front of the NIU letters. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
The Wild West rides into NIU at the Huskie Hoedown
By Cayden Wells, Lifestyle Writer

Saddle up, Huskies! On Friday, the wild west rode into DeKalb and students showed up ready for a good time. The Huskie Hoedown, a western-themed...

NIU volleyball redshirt junior setter Kylie Schulze (5) makes an assist on the ball during NIU’s exhibition match against DePaul University on Aug. 22. The Huskies split their matches on Friday, with Schulze leading the team in assists during both. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Huskies take down Bulldogs, fall to Knights at Hampton Inn Invitational
By Claire Valenti, Sports Reporter
NIU football redshirt sophomore quarterback Josh Holst (15) passes the ball to sophomore running back Telly Johnson Jr. (45) during the Huskies’ 20-9 loss against the University of Maryland. The Northern Star Sports staff shares their predictions for the outcomes of five college football games scheduled to take place this weekend. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Week 3 CFB picks: Vols snap skid to Georgia, Miami keeps rolling
By Northern Star Sports Staff
A graphic depicts Senior Sports Reporter Skyler Kisellus surrounded by logos representing the universities within the Horizon League Conference. Kisellus predicts how he would fare in a hypothetical fist fight with NIU sport’s future foes. (Edison Miller | Northern Star)
KISELLUS: Fighting Mascots 2: Electric Boogaloo
By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter
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
By Cayden Wells, Lifestyle Writer
A red NIU sign is pictured in the MLK Commons. Total NIU enrollment rose 4.3% in the 2025 fall semester, with a 22% increase in new freshmen. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)
NIU enrollment grows by 4.3%; freshman class sees 22% increase
By Austin Lamb and Diego Martinez

DeKALB - Total NIU enrollment rose 4.3% this fall, with an 11% increase in transfer students and a 22% increase in new freshmen. The university welcomed 2,435 new freshmen, an increase of 663 students, its second-largest freshman class since 2014. “NIU’s...

Opinion: Avian fall migrations shouldn’t be deadly
By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist
Opinion: People on EBT shouldn’t be allowed to buy junk food
By Habiba Kamel, Opinion Columnist
Opinion: Lab-grown meat isn’t scary, it’s a solution
By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist

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NEWS
People march to the Latino Resource Center with flags from Latino countries on Thursday for the Latino Heritage Month Opening Parade. The march began at MLK Commons at 4 p.m. and marched to El Grito on Newman Lane outside of the Latino Resource Center. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Alpha Psi Lambda hosts El Grito event
By Diego Martinez, News Reporter
(From left) Sophomore electrical engineering majors Rafael Pineda and Luis Solis play a game of plinko at the Raising Canes table at the NIU Involvement Fair. Several businesses that tabled at the Involvement Fair on Wednesday offered coupons to students. (Sofia Howell | Northern Star)
Involvement Fair connects students with campus clubs, organizations
By Isabella Froh, News Reporter
(From left) Administrative Assistant Pat Erickson, University Council President Benjamin Creed and Executive Vice President and Provost Laurie Elish-Piper sit at the council table during a University Council meeting. The University Council discussed increased enrollment and updates to the new budget for Fiscal Year 2026 in their Wednesday meeting. (Joseph Ndu | Northern Star)
University Council discusses enrollment surge and budget updates
By Joseph Ndu, News Reporter
Tacoverse’s sign is displayed toward drivers on West Lincoln Highway. Tacoverse's first location at 701 W. Lincoln Highway is soon to be joined by locations in Crete, Indiana and Pontiac, Illinois. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
DeKalb adds Tex-Mex cuisine to NIU campus
By Pranav Kocherlakota, News Reporter
A red NIU sign is pictured in the MLK Commons. Total NIU enrollment rose 4.3% in the 2025 fall semester, with a 22% increase in new freshmen. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)
NIU enrollment grows by 4.3%; freshman class sees 22% increase
By Austin Lamb and Diego Martinez
Signs point to the Office of the Bursar in Room 235 of Swen Parson Hall. The Office of the Bursar processes payments and refunds for students. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)
NIU brings back fee for online tuition payment, students express concern
By Diego Martinez, News Reporter
OPINION
U.S. President Donald Trump adjusts a hat that says USA on it on June 24 as he disembarks Air Force One. Opinion Columnist Santiago Montañez Bertoletti argues that Trump's tactics to bring jobs in the U.S has failed American workers. (Reuters | Brian Snyder)
Opinion: Trump’s tactics fail American workers
By Santiago Montañez Bertoletti, Opinion Columnist
A tidy classroom sits empty. Opinion Columnist Ethan Ernst argues that in order to improve attendance rates in classes, students should be motivated to show up to classes, instead of having attendance be mandatory. (Getty Images)
Opinion: Attendance in college should not be mandatory
By Ethan Ernst, Opinion Column
A photo depicts a hospital bed and medical equipment nearby the hospital bed. Opinion Columnist Habiba Kamel argues that people with terminal illnesses should have the option of assisted suicide. (Getty Images)
Opinion: Assisted suicide or murder?
By Habiba Kamel, Opinion Columnist
A photo depicts President Donald Trump at an event on Monday at the Museum of the Bible to deliver remarks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission. Opinion Columnist Lucy Atkinson argues that guns should be banned for everyone, not just transgender people. (Reuters | Evelyn Hockstein)
Opinion: Trump’s gun plan prioritizes trans community over real solutions
By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist
A photo depicts President Donald Trump speaking on Friday during a dinner for lawmakers on the newly renovated Rose Garden patio, at the White House. Opinion Columnist Gabe Santos argues that when death hoaxes of President Trump swarmed the internet, it was met with hope and not mourning. (Reuters | Brian Snyder)
Opinion: Mourning in advance
By Gabriel Santos, Opinion Columnist
A cartoon depicts a bird flying in the sky through a city. Opinion Columnist Lucy Atkinson argues that big companies should do more such as adding bird-safe film in order to prevent bird deaths. (Kaylee Rutherford | Northern Star)
Opinion: Avian fall migrations shouldn’t be deadly
By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist
TRENDING
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Dave Johnson, resident of Geneva and DeKalb property owner of 1504 Cambria Drive, questions the boutique data center mentioned in an information packet from the planning commission on Monday during a public hearing section of the general DeKalb City Council meeting. Donato Solar plans to build a solar field farm and 12,000 square feet of data storage buildings between Challenger Drive and Greenwood Acres Drive as well as North Peace Road and Cambria Drive. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

DeKalb City Council votes against Peace Road solar farm

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Tacoverse’s sign is displayed toward drivers on West Lincoln Highway. Tacoverse's first location at 701 W. Lincoln Highway is soon to be joined by locations in Crete, Indiana and Pontiac, Illinois. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

DeKalb adds Tex-Mex cuisine to NIU campus

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Signs point to the Office of the Bursar in Room 235 of Swen Parson Hall. The Office of the Bursar processes payments and refunds for students. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

NIU brings back fee for online tuition payment, students express concern

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A red NIU sign is pictured in the MLK Commons. Total NIU enrollment rose 4.3% in the 2025 fall semester, with a 22% increase in new freshmen. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

NIU enrollment grows by 4.3%; freshman class sees 22% increase

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A graphic depicts Wednesday Addams in black with bats flying around her. Both seasons of "Wednesday" can be streamed on Netflix. (Getty Images)

Secrets, shadows and a severed hand: ‘Wednesday’ Season 2 review

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