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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)
Entertainment
Spring Dance Concert begins Thursday
Poll: Which NIU club is most impactful?
A student munches on pizza from a pizza truck in front of the Holmes Student Center. Food Truck Wednesdays are an example of an NIU “tradition” that unites students, but NIU needs to create more meaningful traditions to improve campus life. (Daniela Barajas | Northern Star)
Editorial: Expand NIU's traditions

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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)
Columnists
Embrace the cicada swarms

As seniors get ready to graduate, cicadas are preparing for a brilliant graduation of their own. When they come crashing through...

‘Star Wars Outlaws’ fantastic or flop
NIU expects to purchase land for Greek Life Center
Pi Sigma Epsilon to host Career Olympics
Brouwer’s quality start earns Huskie of the Week honors
‘Abigail,’ ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ master fun cinema
COLUMN: Assembling the 2024 MAC baseball All-Star team
Kennedy's running a doomed campaign
Look Both Ways: Campus takeover, squirrels vs. geese
Nightmare ninth dooms Huskies in series loss to Kent State
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Sophomore right fielder Fiona Crane (26) throws the ball infield after catching the foul against the fence line in right field while senior center fielder Ellis Erickson (23) and junior second baseman Jenna Turner (4) cheer her on in the field. NIU softball was defeated 9-3 by the University at Buffalo Bulls Sunday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Sports
Softball drops home series against Buffalo
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter

DeKALB – An afternoon’s worth of bullying by the University at Buffalo Bulls has left NIU softball, a team that had championship expectations...

Junior Felix Krammer watches his shot at the Badger Invitational in October of 2023. NIU mens golf finished tied for seventh out of 18 teams at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate on Sunday. (Northern Star File Photo)
Sports
Men's golf ties for 7th at Robert Kepler Intercollegiate
A graphic shows the dates of this week in Huskie sports. NIU mens and womens golf are set to compete in their respective MAC Championships tournaments this week. (Eddie Miller | Northern Star)
Sports
Men’s and women’s golf compete in MAC Championships this week in Huskie sports
Sophomore Isabella Righi serves on March 9 at the Nelson Tennis Center at Chick Evans Field House. NIU womens tennis won its final match of the regular season 5-2 on Sunday against the University at Buffalo Bulls. (Northern Star File Photo)
Sports
NIU women’s tennis defeats Bulls in season finale
Sigma Nu celebrates first place for the 2024 Tugs season. Sigma Nu has earned first place in the past four Tugs championships. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
Sports
Tugs dynasty grows: Sigma Nu completes 3-peat

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

 
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
By Kahlil Kambui, Senior News Reporter

DeKALB – At 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the NIU Convocation Center, Safe Passage had its biggest turnout for their annual Walk A Mile event.  Around...

Three people stand a podiums gesturing and speaking. SGA on Friday voted against supporting the Indigenous Resource Center petition and Senator Demetri Anastopoulos was dismissed from the senate. (Northern Star graphic)
News
SGA senate fails to support indigenous resource center petition
A group of students stand across from the Stevenson South entrance. Stevenson Tower A residents were cleared to go inside at 2:03 p.m. (Gabby Crabtree | Northern Star)
News
Stevenson Tower A experiences an electrical fire, hot water restored
The entrance of the NIU Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway sits empty. At 11 a.m. on Saturday, Safe Passage will host their annual Walk a Mile event for Sexual Assault Awareness month. (Northern Star file photo)
News
Walk A Mile to happen Saturday
Students stand in line at All-Star Deli located at Stevenson Dining. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 963 chapter is negotiating for higher starting wages and longevity pay. (Northern Star file photo)
News
Dining negotiations remain stagnant, union leaders struggle amid understaffing

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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
By Ro Hong, Videographer

There will be times when DeKalb gets too small, and you’ll run into people you know everywhere you go, eat at the same restaurants repeatedly...

A donkey and an elephant linked together by a yellow connection are snipped apart by a large pair of scissors. Given the meaningful values that are often linked to our political beliefs, it is OK to break ties with family and friends over politics. (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star Graphic)
Opinion
End ties over politics
Lilliana Campbell (left), a sophomore psychology major, and Adé Basurto, a junior communicative disorders major, respond to a street interviews prompt. What are your favorite food trucks? (Northern Star Graphic)
Opinion
Street Interviews: Food Trucks
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)
Opinion
Just Well and Dandy: Quest Accepted!
A pair of lungs display bright, blue veins. Asbestos was recently banned by the Environmental Protection Agency, and the ban is a step in the right direction for American public health. (Gabriel Fiorini | Northern Star)
Opinion
Breathe easy, not asbestos

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Singer Peso Pluma stands in front of a white background. Peso Pluma will perform at the Latin American Music Awards Thursday. (Latin AMAs 2024 Virtual Press Room)
Lifestyle
Latin American Music Awards take place Thursday
By Angelina Padilla-Tompkins, Editor-in-Chief

The ninth annual Latin American Music Awards, Latin AMAs, will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday.  The theme of this year’s award show will be,...

A figure, Ambrosia, cradles the Earth in her hands, as she floats in a purple cosmos. Ambrosia is a character based off the first phone I owned. (Christa Kim | Northern Star)
Opinion
Cartoon: Ambrosia
Buddy, a 1-year-old domestic shorthair cat, sits inside a cubby. Buddy is available for adoption for $75.00 at Tails Humane Society. (Courtesy of Tails Humane Society)
Lifestyle
Tails’ Buddy ready to be your feline friend
“Earth Fest April 18” is displayed on the Egyptian Theatre marquee. The film “Common Ground premiered for the first time in Northern Illinois at Earth Fest and was followed by a panel of local farmers and experts on regenerative agriculture. (Sam Dion | Northern Star)
Lifestyle
Earth Fest creates community
Reggie Thomas cuts off the NIU Jazz Orchestra on a song where Sean Jones (left) and Wycliffe Gordon are featured. Thursday’s concert was Thomas’ final concert leading the orchestra. (Nick Glover | Northern Star)
Lifestyle
Jazz Orchestra plays Thomas out

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