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Trump is sinking the U.S. Navy
It is well known and recognized that the U.S. military is the most powerful in the world, due to not only its quantity, but also the immense technological quality and industrial capacity that puts the U.S. at the top. Its shortcomings, such as the training of certain sectors or…
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Weekly Rundown: Events to check out during the first week of November
In this Weekly Rundown you will find an art invitational, tuba recital, School of Theatre and Dance production “Gross Indecency” and a viola event. 2026 HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday Where: Art Building Cost: Free Love art? Come check out the 2026 High…
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Haunted Huskies celebrate Halloween with CAB
From the Regency Room to the Duke Ellington Ballroom ghosts, ghouls and other scary characters filled the Holmes Student Center. But do not fret; this was not a frightening takeover of the student center. It was all part of Campus Activity Board’s Haunted Huskies Halloween…
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Huskies barely come up short against Rebels on Halloween
Despite a well-fought effort, NIU football (0-8, 0-4 Mountain West) lost by just one score to the UNLV Rebels (5-3, 3-1 MW) on Saturday, 31-24. Looking at just the box score, the teams were relatively evenly matched, but missed field goals after stalled drives, and a poorly…
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Huskie Halloweekend: women’s volleyball goes 1-2
NIU volleyball (8-14, 2-10 Horizon League) took on the Robert Morris University Colonials (5-18, 3-9 Horizon) in a back-to-back conference showcase that started on Friday. NIU had the chance to overtake the Colonials at ninth out of 11 in the Horizon ranks by winning the weekend…
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Rapid Recap: Huskies fall in thriller at UNLV
NIU football (0-8, 0-4 Mountain West) took on the UNLV Rebels (5-3, 3-1 MW) on Saturday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. NIU lost 31-24 in a back-and-forth thriller. FIRST HALF UNLV received the first kick of the game after losing the coin toss. On the first play of the game,…
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Ojeda snags 5th at Horizon League Championships
NIU cross country traveled on Saturday to Clinton, Pennsylvania, to compete in the program’s first Horizon League Championship 6K race. As a team, they took fifth place out of 12 schools with 168 points. Head coach Juan Carrillo said the team was aiming for a top-three finish.…
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NIU men’s soccer take 1-0 loss to Purdue Fort Wayne
NIU men’s soccer (8-5-2, 5-2-2 Horizon League) missed an opportunity to secure the Horizon League regular-season championship title Friday after losing 1-0 to Purdue University Fort Wayne (6-4-3,4-2-3 Horizon) at Hefner Soccer Complex in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Huskies entered…
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SGA tables bill to eliminate director of athletics role, appoints new senators
Correction: The Student Government Association did not eliminate the director of athletics position. The bill was in its first reading and will be voted on during the next SGA Senate meeting. DeKALB – The Student Government Association eliminated the position of director of…
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NAACP march honoring Nolan Wells case
The NIU National Association for the Advancement of Colored People as well as 200 other people, marched in honor of Nolan Wells on Thursday. Wells, an 18-year-old African American student from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, who went missing on the Fourth of July while celebrating…
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What to expect from 2026-27 Men’s Basketball
As October is starting to come to a close, basketball season is soon to be underway as the Huskies men’s team enters with a whole new rendition. The team will now be led by head coach Matt Majkrzak who was formerly at Northern Michigan University for the last seven years,…
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On Wednesdays we wear pink. On Halloween we wear nothing.
According to the iconic movie “Mean Girls,” Halloween is the one night a year a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girl can say anything about it. Right? People shouldn’t care what anyone else is dressed as if they didn’t pay for it, are not wearing it, and it affects…
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Behind the wheel with an NIU Transdev bus driver
Dawn Saidat has driven buses with Transdev for NIU for nearly three years.
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NIU Forensics opens their season up with a win at Moraine
DeKALB – NIU Forensics secured first place at their season opener at Moraine Valley Community College. NIU placed third last year at the same tournament. The Moraine Valley Appelquist Tournament, which was held from Friday through Saturday, hosted 18 universities. NIU competed…
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Students invited to submit holiday card designs for cash prize
On Monday students were invited via Huskie Hub to submit original designs to be featured in NIU’s 2026 holiday card to be sent to alumni, staff and even state government officials as well as other associates of the university. The theme this year: Home in Many Ways. “We always…
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SPOOKY STAR: Non-party ways to celebrate Halloween
EDITORS NOTE: SPOOKY STAR will be a weekly series through the month of October in the Northern Star newsletter every Friday. To read the SPOOKY STAR early, go to the Northern Star website where it is posted on Thursday. Halloween is known for being a night of parties and events.…