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Four “Just Well & Dandy” panels depicts the preparations for the brothers newfound adventure. In this comic, Well reads aloud a letter explaining their uncle has fallen ill, and Dandy sets about to delivering a cure ASAP! (Christa Kim | Northern Star)
Cartoons
Just Well and Dandy: Quest Accepted!
Former volleyball coach Pete Waite named to 2024 Hall of Fame Class
A group of people sit and talk at the Asian American Resource Center while enjoying catered food from Thai Pavillon. The AARC hosted its 20th anniversary event Tuesday. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)
AARC hosts 20-year anniversary event

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Huskie buses sit parked in the Huskie Line bus barn. On Sunday at Francis Road in Virgil Township near Illinois Route 38, police responded to a car crash involving a Huskie Bus. (Gabby Crabtree | Northern Star)
City
Driver collides with NIU Huskie Bus in Virgil

DeKALB – A 25-year-old St. Charles driver is in critical condition after colliding with an NIU Huskie Bus on Sunday. Around...

Keg & Kernel to close its doors
Overthinking leads to stress
Breathe easy, not asbestos
Cartoon: Ambrosia
Check out networking, climate events this weekend
Northern Star Alum to speak on new book about disability rights
NIU mourns the death of economics professor
Kung Fu Club aims to teach self-discipline
Softball strikes out in Kalamazoo doubleheader
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Sophomore forward Yanic Konan Niederhauser prepares to shoot a free throw in an NIU mens basketball home game against Central Michigan University on March 5. Konan Niederhauser announced his commitment to The Pennsylvania State University on Monday via Instagram. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)
Sports
Konan Niederhauser commits to Penn State
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter

DeKALB – Former NIU sophomore forward Yanic Konan Niederhauser announced his commitment to The Pennsylvania State University for the 2024-25...

Then-sophomore Ben Sluzas watches his shot at the 2023 MAC Championship. Sluzas finished tied for 6th-place at the Hawkeye Invitational on Sunday as NIU mens golf finished tied for eighth-place. (Northern Star File Photo)
Sports
Sluzas-led Huskies finish Hawkeye Invitational tied for 8th
A graphic shows senior catcher/outfielder Colin Summerhill as the Huskie of the Week. Summerhill hit his MAC-leading 15th home run on Sunday. (Eddie Miller | Northern Star)
Sports
Summerhill’s power surge earns him Huskie of the Week
Seven Phi Kappa Psi members push off of their trench to resist the tug on the other side of a rope during practice at their fraternity house at 1020 W. Hillcrest Drive. The Interfraternity Council is set to host the 2024 IFC Mens Tugs event starting Monday at 4:30 p.m. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Sports
2024 tugs tourney kicks off Monday
Sophomore Iker Gaztambide Arrastia winds up for a strike on March 2 at the Nelson Tennis Center at Chick Evans Field House. NIU mens tennis lost 4-3 to Western Michigan University on Sunday to drop to the No. 2 seed in the MAC Championship. (Northern Star File Photo)
Sports
Men’s tennis drops to No. 2 seed in regular season finale

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▸ More Coverage:  Football  |  Volleyball  |  Men's Soccer  |  Women's Soccer

 
A gas pump sits at its station. Gas prices in Illinois have gone up $0.29 in the last month. (Northern Star File Photo)
News
Illinois gas up 29.1 cents per gallon in the last month
By Eddie Miller, Sports Reporter

DeKALB – After surveying 4,378 gas stations in Illinois, GasBuddy found that on average gas prices in Illinois were $3.96 per gallon on Monday....

A crowd gathers around the NIU letters at the MLK Commons in support of Palestine. On Monday, the Students for Justice in Palestine put together a walkout. (Gabby Crabtree | Northern Star)
News
NIU students host a walkout for Gaza
Kelvin Hawthorne, president of NIUs AMS chapter, stands in front of a weekly forecast. Students and DeKalb residents can expect severe weather Tuesday. (Kelvin Hawthorne | Northern Star/AMS)
News
Possible severe weather Tuesday
Ja’kobe Jones, a sophomore math education major, sits smiling. Jones was recently elected the Student Government Association president for the 2024-2025 academic year. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)
News
Ja'kobe Jones aims to strengthen NIU student relationships
Three people stand at podiums gesturing and speaking. The Student Government Association met on Friday to discuss potential constitutional bills about the Supreme Court and SGA stipends. (Northern Star graphic)
News
SGA Senate reworks constitutional bill

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A magnifying glass zooms in on the TikTok logo, which is marked with a red X. The strongly opposed legislation aimed at prohibiting foreign adversary controlled applications would prove beneficial to national security. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons | Northern Star Graphic)
Opinion
TikTok regulation beneficial to national security
By Will Thiel, Opinion Columnist

TikTok is captivating our generation and keeping us fixated on our phones. Our private information is at risk of exposure to external threats...

The University of Southern California lines up against the University of Louisville during the American football 2023 Holiday Bowl (left), and Atalanta soccer player Isak Hien charges for the ball alongside Verona player Federico Bonazzoli during the Italy Serie A soccer match on Monday. Which “football” deserves the title more: American football or soccer? (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Spada/LaPresse via AP)
Opinion
Poll: Which "football" deserves the title most?
A figure reaches for a door on a blue hub of Amazon delivery lockers. An Amazon Hub was recently added to campus in the Holmes Student Center. (Daniela Barajas | Northern Star)
Opinion
Amazon Hub improves campus delivery
Two American flags and music notes rest under the words Look Both Ways and the topic of the week: playing the national anthem at sports events. Is the national anthem overplayed at sports events? (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)
Opinion
Look Both Ways: National anthem at sports events
School supplies rest on a table. Equity in education is critical to student success as is pushing a need for better school funding. (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)
Opinion
Equitable education critical for student success

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▸ More Coverage:  Columinists  |  Editorials  |  Letters to the Editor

 
Reggie Thomas, the coordinator of the NIU jazz studies program, plays the piano during his piece “Three Kids.” Three Kids” is a piece Thomas wrote about his kids and the dynamics of having three. (Sam Dion | Northern Star)
Lifestyle
IN PICTURES: Reggie Thomas leads NIU jazz recital celebration
By Sam Dion, Photojournalist

A figure in high school graduation wear kicks a computer that reads FAFSA. The FAFSA backlog may have long term consequences, specifically affecting incoming NIU students. (Mary Ngo | Northern Star)
Opinion
Editorial: Consider FAFSA backlog, long-term consequences
The aisles of the Huskie Food Pantry sit full of food. The Huskie Food Pantry offers free food for NIU students on Wednesdays and Thursdays. (Sofia Didenko | Northern Star)
Lifestyle
Eating at Huskie Food Pantry for a week
The band Boba Haus performs on stage March 1 in the Huskie Den during its concert. Boba Haus is composed of five NIU students and has been slowly gaining traction throughout campus. (Courtesy of Boba Haus)
Lifestyle
Boba Haus brews new music
Kirsten Dunst (from left), Wagner Moura and Cailee Spaeny stand inside the White House in a clip from Civil War. Civil War follows a group of journalists looking to interview the president during a civil war. (Murray Close | A24)
Lifestyle
‘Civil War’ masters filmmaking, not story

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