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Sophomore pitcher/utility Danielle Stewart (22) starts her pitching windup at Mary M. Bell Field on April 12. Stewart recorded the first no-hitter since 2006 in a win against Bowling Green State University Friday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Softball
Stewart pitches no-hitter, NIU blanks Bowling Green
Brachbill’s stellar start opens weekend series with a win
Former NIU football safety Jimmie Ward prepares for a snap in an NIU football game against Arkansas State University at the GoDaddy Bowl on Jan. 8, 2012. Ward is set to be inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2024. (Courtesy of NIU Athletics)
Ward added to 2024 NIU Athletics Hall of Fame class

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Members of NIUs School of Theatre and Dance pose across a stage. The Spring Dance Concert is the last show of the SOTDs 2023-2024 production season. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)
Entertainment
Spring Dance Concert leaps into action

As audience members flipped through their playbills, soft orchestral music played while a crimson curtain shielded the dancers...

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ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge honors 137 students
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Student Government Association to address the student body
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Deficit mitigation plan discussed at Faculty Senate
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Senior catcher/outfielder Ellis Erickson (23) rounds first base after hitting a single on March 30 against Kent State University. Erickson was named to the Northern Star Sports Staffs MAC softball All-Star squad. (Northern Star File Photo)
Sports
COLUMN: Building the 2024 MAC All-Star softball team
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter

As the 2024 regular season winds down and the postseason draws near, there’s no better time than the present to visit the world of make-believe...

The Huskies baseball team celebrate after freshman catcher Cooper Cohn (4) hit a home run to win the game against Valparaiso on Tuesday. NIU was tied 9-9 after the top of the ninth inning until Cooper hit the home run with only one out in the inning. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Sports
Cohn’s ninth-inning heroics push Huskies past Valparaiso
Then-junior Jasmine Ly shoots at the 2023 MAC Championship in April of 2023. Ly finished tied for 25th place in her final tournament of her senior season as the Huskies finished in third place at the 2024 MAC Championship. (Northern Star File Photo)
Sports
NIU women’s golf places third at the MAC Championship
A graphic shows redshirt sophomore Adam Brouwer as the Huskie of the Week. Brouwer pitched 7.2 innings for NIU baseball Saturday and only allowed one earned run in his outing. (Eddie Miller | Northern Star)
Sports
Brouwer’s quality start earns Huskie of the Week honors
Then-junior Colin Summerhill stands over home plate in an NIU baseball home game against Western Michigan University on April 14, 2023. Summerhill was named to the Northern Star Sports Staffs MAC baseball All-Star squad. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)
Sports
COLUMN: Assembling the 2024 MAC baseball All-Star team

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State Representative Theresa Mah stands and gives a speech during the Asian American in Politics event. Mah spoke about her experience becoming the first Asian American elected to serve in the Illinois General Assembly. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)
News
State Representative Theresa Mah visits NIU
By Emily Beebe, Assistant Editor

DeKALB – In honor of Asian American Heritage Month, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center, the...

Students crowd around a campfire at the East Lagoon. On Tuesday, the Recreation Center hosted an outdoor celebration for students which included kayaking, canoeing and s’mores. ( Zahra Yousif | Northern Star)
News
Full moon brings games and snacks
Matt Streb (left), chief strategy officer for NIU, discusses the developments for the purchase of land for the NIU Greek Life Center with Catherine Squires, vice president of University Advancement and president and CEO of the NIU Foundation. Shop owners of DeKalbs Central Business District voiced their concerns over a proposed levy for downtown DeKalb residents to reimburse the city for street maintenance costs. (Rachel Cormier | Northern Star)
News
NIU expects to purchase land for Greek Life Center
Barsema Hall stands with a sign that says College of Business. At 5 p.m. on Wednesday in Barsema Hall, Pi Sigma Epsilon will host its Career Olympics event. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
News
Pi Sigma Epsilon to host Career Olympics
People gather at the start line for Walk A Mile in the Convocation Center. Saturday Safe Passage hosted their annual Walk A Mile event. (Kahlil Kambui | Northern Star)
News
A mile walked in honor of sexual assault survivors

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A soldier stands facing a massive explosion. War has severe environmental consequences that must be considered by environmental activists. (Gabriel Fiorini | Northern Star)
Opinion
Shift environmental focus to wars
By Sofia Didenko, Lifestyle Writer

Environmental awareness has increased within the last decade. Most people have noticed this, whether they are a media ace or just someone who...

A laptop open to a movie script rests on a table near a NIU Theatre Arts Bachelors Degree. NIU’s Fine Arts program should be expanded for the benefit of arts students. (Daniela Barajas | Northern Star)
Opinion
Fine Arts program must be flexible
Four quadrants display symbols associated with four different types of NIU clubs: Student Government Association, Campus Activities Board, Department Clubs and clubs that are just for fun. Which club makes the most impact on campus? (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)
Opinion
Poll: Which NIU club is most impactful?
The molted exoskeleton of a cicada nymph is left behind in the grass. The emergence of cicada broods offer us a unique opportunity to celebrate big change in our own lives. (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)
Opinion
Embrace the cicada swarms
A pair of trees with faces and an owl carved into them stand in the woods. Prairie Park offers man-made and natural picturesque scenes. (Ro Hong | Northern Star)
Video
Prairie Park offers peaceful beauty

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A tree stands in front of Blumen Gardens. Blumen Gardens is a flower shop and wedding venue in Sycamore. (Tamya Burch | Northern Star)
Lifestyle
Flower shop blooms unions
By Tamya Burch, Social Media Coordinator

A local flower shop is blooming flowers, botanicals and unions.   Nestled in between the fertile farmlands of Northern Illinois sits a quaint...

Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a campaigning event on Sunday. Kennedys campaign has no chance against Joe Biden and Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
Opinion
Kennedy's running a doomed campaign
A poster for the Spring Dance Concert hangs in the Stevens Building. This will be the School of Theatre and Dance’s last show of the 2023-2024 production season. (Brynn Krug | Northern Star)
Lifestyle
Spring Dance Concert begins Thursday
Characters from the upcoming Star Wars game talk to each other. Ubisoft released a cinematic trailer for Star Wars Outlaws on April 9. (Ubisoft under Fair Use)
Lifestyle
‘Star Wars Outlaws’ fantastic or flop
Actor Henry Cavill attends the premiere of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, at AMC Lincoln Square, Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. Both The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and Abigail succeed at being fun cinema. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Lifestyle
‘Abigail,’ ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ master fun cinema

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