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INA, Ill. – The No. 14 ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers earned the No. 2 seed in this year’s Region 24/Central District Tournament and began tournament play Monday night with a 79-67 win over Lake Land College. The Trailblazers broke away earlier in the first half, quickly building a 19-8

DeKALB – After experiencing a day of sunshine, we still can’t seem to escape winter’s grasp. There is a 70% chance of snow Friday, with approximately 1 to 2 inches expected, according to the National Weather Service. Wind gusts are expected to be 10 mph to 15 mph in the morning and 15 mph to...

DeKALB – The time for change is in the air as we move toward a new tomorrow. Vernese Edghill-Walden, who served as NIU’s first vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, announced her departure on Feb. 15 after nearly 8 years of service. Edghill-Walden was brought in at the end of...

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No.14-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers closed out the 2022-23 regular season Tuesday night with an 80-70 sophomore night win over Olney Central College. The night began with the Trailblazer basketball team honoring and celebrating their six graduating sophomores. Five players; Tasos Cook (Columbus, Ohio), Trenton Johnson (South Bend, Ind.), Devawn White (Montreal,

DeKALB – In the past week, the gas prices averaged $3.51 per gallon in DeKalb. Compared to last week’s gasoline prices, this is up by 2.4 cents per gallon. In DeKalb, the cheapest gas is $3.44 per gallon while the highest price per gallon is up to $3.79. Historically, the average prices per gallon for...

After Trey Louis opened up about the Santa Fe High School shooting of 2018, Perry let rip a from-the-heart, expletive-riddled tirade about gun control, shouting, "This is not OK!"

DeKALB – The Northern Star won 14 awards from the 2023 Illinois College Press Association Awards. ICPA awards were distributed to Illinois student-run newspapers in 36 categories of competition. Of those winnings, the Northern Star placed first six times, second twice, third twice and received five honorable mentions. Of the group nominations, the Northern Staff...

What a trip down memory lane!

Editor’s note: This piece is part of an investigative news series, “What’s Up With?” You can fill out a form for potential coverage in the series here. DeKALB – Students recently received emails from the National Society of Leadership and Success at the beginning of the spring semester, in which the organization claims to increase students’...

The NIU Art Museum holds a closing reception for its current exhibits. The closing exhibits are “Stories From My Childhood,” “A Show of Hands: Recent Work by Ben Stone” and “Ronald Gonzalez: As a Child I Sailed the World.”  “I say the show was really successful and well received. Everybody has been really excited to...