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Representative Lauren Underwood speaks to attendees at her official opening of her new office at 2179 Sycamore Road, Suite 107, on Friday. The opening began at 10 a.m. and included a chance to speak with Underwood as well as a photo opportunity. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Underwood hosts open house for new constituent office in DeKalb

By Joseph Ndu, News Reporter • Jan 18, 2026

A pill container spills onto a counter. Opinion Columnist Habiba Kamel believes other solutions like psychotherapy should be explored before resorting to medicating your child. (Eric McGill | Northern Star)

Opinion: Medicating your children isn’t the only solution

By Habiba Kamel, Opinion Columnist • Jan 18, 2026

NIU men’s basketball freshman guard Taj Walters (6) dunks a rebound during the first quarter against University of Massachusetts Amherst on Saturday in the Convocation Center. The Huskies defeated the Minutemen by a score of 70-68, moving them to 2-4 in conference play. (Eric McGill | Northern Star)

Valentine’s big day powers NIU to nail-biting win over UMass

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter • Jan 18, 2026

DeKALB — Stuck in a four-game losing streak and still searching for its first win of the new year, NIU desperately needed a spark on Saturday afternoon against a UMass team it hadn’t faced in over a decade. Enter Makhai Valentine. The 6-foot-3...

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A Rooted for Good sign stands at 2280 Bethany Road in DeKalb. Rooted for Good will be on the road providing free food and groceries to DeKalb County this upcoming February with no documentation or proof of residency required. (Northern Star File Photo)

Rooted for Good to bring free food, groceries to DeKalb

By Joseph Ndu, News Reporter • Jan 18, 2026

DeKALB — Rooted for Good, a nonprofit mobile food pantry, will be on the road providing free food and groceries to the public this upcoming...

DeKalb residents Rebecca Dyson (center), second grader, and Maryam Habiballa, sixth grader, watch the robot perform their BlocklyProp code they programmed. The NIU Robotics club joined the NIU STEM Cafe from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday in the DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., to teach and supply hands-on activities. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

NIU STEAM hosts robotics cafe for children, the community

By Kristopher Houston, News Reporter • Jan 15, 2026

Director of Huskie Pep Band Mike Vaschur poses for a portrait (left) and a photo from his graduation from NIU in music education and tuba performance in 2019. Vaschur returned to the NIU athletic bands as the director of pep band in the Fall semester. (Courtesy of Mike Vaschur)

Mike Vaschur brings energy, experience to NIU’s Pep Band

By Isabella Froh, News Editor • Jan 15, 2026

Second-year graduate counseling student Tori McCulloh (left) and junior communications major Tre Meadows (right) create their vision boards for the semester on Wednesday in Founders Memorial Library. This event was put on by co-sponsors NIU Libraries and the Huskie Academic Success Center from noon to 2 p.m. (Eric McGill | Northern Star)

More than goals: NIU students turn vision boards into roadmaps

By Nihya Walker, News Reporter • Jan 14, 2026

A Pizza Villa delivery truck sits in front of Pizza Villa, 824 W. Lincoln Highway, Tuesday night. Pizza Villa is open for delivery orders from 3:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 3:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Family-owned Pizza Villa serves DeKalb for nearly 70 years

By Joseph Ndu, News Reporter • Jan 14, 2026

SPORTS

NIU women’s basketball graduate student guard Nadechka Laccen (2) drives to the net in the third quarter against Bowling State Green University on Saturday in the Convocation Center. Laccen had 15 points in the Huskies' 66-62 loss to Ohio University on Saturday. (Northern Star file photo)

NIU’s comeback falls short, drops 3rd straight

By Abel Naranjo, Sports Reporter • Jan 18, 2026

NIU women’s basketball (3-14, 1-5 MAC) made the road trip east to Athens, Ohio, to face the Ohio University Bobcats (11-5, 5-1 MAC) on Saturday,...

NIU women’s tennis senior Jenna Horne prepares to return the ball against University of Missouri freshman Lara Quaglia on Saturday in the Chick Evans Field House. The Huskies defeated Missouri in a 4-3 match after Horne’s defeat of Quaglia at No. 6 singles clinched the win, before sweeping Chicago State University in a 7-0 victory. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Women’s tennis earns first Power 4 win, tops Missouri behind Horne

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Editor • Jan 18, 2026

NIU wrestling redshirt junior Tommy Bennett holds down Central Michigan University redshirt junior Nick Marienfeld during the 174-pound match on Friday in Victor E. Court in the Convocation Center. NIU defeated CMU 19-4 to improve to 5-5 on the season. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Wrestling routs Central Michigan at home

By Logan Whittington, Sports Reporter • Jan 18, 2026

NIU women’s tennis sophomore Lucia Yecora returns the ball against University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman Kaede Usui during their singles match on Friday in the Chick Evans Field House. Yecora dropped her singles match after forcing a third set in NIU’s 7-0 loss. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Huskies swept in season opener against Wisconsin

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Editor • Jan 17, 2026

NIU softball head coach Kathryn Gleason leads the team huddle during the Huskies’ game against Triton College on Sept. 12. NIU released its 2026 schedule on Monday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Softball releases final MAC schedule

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Editor • Jan 16, 2026

TRENDING

Owners John Yin (left) and Marilyn Yin pose for a portrait on Tuesday at the front counter of Yen Ching, 810 W. Lincoln Highway. Yen Ching is closing this December after serving and building relationships with the DeKalb community for over 40 years. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Yen Ching to close after 4 decades in DeKalb

NIU football players rush onto the field before the Huskies' 2025 season finale against Kent State University on Friday at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb. With NIU's season finished, players can officially begin entering the NCAA transfer portal on Jan. 2. (Edison Miller & Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

NIU football transfer portal tracker: Who’s coming, who’s going?

Family-owned Pizza Villa serves DeKalb for nearly 70 years

A photo of Holmes Student Center is modified to resemble the Upside Down dimension in “Stranger Things.” The Holmes Student Center is the center of campus, attracting Vecna to build his vine fortress. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

‘Stranger Things’ characters as NIU buildings

An Eastern White Pine grows on the edge of a canyon on the Illinois Canyon Trail at Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle Country, Illinois. Starved Rock is among one of the Northern Star's picks for winter day-trip ideas. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Where to go on your Midwestern day trip

LIFESTYLE

collection of old photos of print makers sit in a large glass case at the “60 Years of NIU Printmaking.” The exhibit will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, noon to 6 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays from Thursday to Feb. 4. (Northern Star File Photo)

Weekly Writeup: MLK Dream Week, campus art, folk music

By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant Lifestyle Editor

Jan 18, 2026

Circle K International and Kiwanis members are pictured portioning food last October at a Feed My Starving Children station. NIU's Circle K chapter often participates in volunteering and local community cleanups, sometimes collaborating with other clubs on campus. (Courtesy of Circle K International at NIU)

Clean our community with Circle K

By Emily Beebe, Lifestyle Writer

Jan 18, 2026

Karoshi-Con attendees browse tables on March 29 in the Duke Ellington Ballroom inside of Holmes Student Center. Karoshi-Con is not taking place this semester. (Courtesy of NIU Anime Association)

Karoshi-Con delayed to fall semester

By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant Lifestyle Editor

Jan 15, 2026

Students wait for the 2L Huskie Bus to finish pulling into the Barsema Hall and Engineering Building turnaround. The Huskie Line provides transportation throughout campus to all students during clear, rainy or snowy days. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Survival Guide to spring semester at NIU

By Emily Beebe, Lifestyle Writer

Jan 14, 2026

Students wearing caps and gowns hold diplomas and smile at the camera during graduation. From 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Beyond Graduate School will host a webinar to help graduate students obtain the resources needed for career success after graduation. (Courtesy of The Graduate School)

Beyond Graduate School to host webinar for career success

By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant Lifestyle Editor

Jan 14, 2026

OPINION

Opinion: Illinois’ required mental health screenings is long overdue

By Byrdie Seda, Opinion Columnist • Jan 18, 2026

In 2025, Illinois became the first state to require mental health screenings in schools. This is an attempt to solve the nationwide youth mental...

“American Serial Killers” by Peter Vronsky is pulled from a bookcase in the DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., and features information about Jeffrey Dahmer and other serial killers inside. Opinion Editor Gabe Santos believes artistic interpretations of real crimes and events are unethical and inconsiderate to the people affected. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Opinion: True crime dramas are unethical

By Gabe Santos, Opinion Editor • Jan 15, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office on Dec. 18th signing an executive order. Opinion columnist Lupita Diaz recaps everything she believes went wrong so far in the second Trump administration. (REUTERS | Evelyn Hockstein)

Opinion: Donald Trump, a year in review

By Lupita Diaz, Assistant Opinion Editor • Jan 15, 2026

People hold signs and candles during a protest the day after the fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent on Thursday outside the ICE Field Office in Phoenix, Arizona. Opinion columnist Habiba Kamel believes ICE is only escalating tensions surrounding the immigration crisis. (REUTERS | Rebecca Noble)

Opinion: ICE cold hearts

By Habiba Kamel, Opinion Columnist • Jan 14, 2026

An “I Voted Sticker” from the 2024 presidential election is stuck to the back of a MacBook. Opinion Columnist Santiago Montañez Bertoletti believes implementing a voting system for felons is not possible due to the practical issues it presents. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Opinion: Felons shouldn’t be allowed to vote

By Santiago Montañez Bertoletti, Opinion Columnist • Jan 14, 2026

CARTOONS

A cartoon depicts a professor's lecture being hijacked by a message from an AI Chat Companion reading “Why Think? Let AI Think For You!” Cartoonist Kaylee Rutherford thinks AI has detrimental effects on education. (Kaylee Rutherford | Northern Star)

CARTOON: AI Is Taking Over Education

By Kaylee Rutherford, Cartoonist

Jan 12, 2026

A cartoon depicts president Donald Trump as a baby, attempting to fit a Venezuela shaped toy into his box labeled “U.S.A.” (Lupita Diaz | Northern Star)

CARTOON: Trump’s toy tantrum

By Lupita Diaz, Assistant Opinion Editor

Jan 11, 2026

PHOTO GALLERIES

Women's Basketball
Gallery: Women’s basketball loses to BGSU, fails to spark winning streak
By Totus Tuus Keely, Photo Editor | Jan 13, 2026
Sports
Gallery: Kent State loss closes football’s 2025 Season
By Totus Tuus Keely, Assistant Photo Editor | Dec 3, 2025
Entertainment
Gallery: Dákiti String Quartet performs for NIU
By Grace Kilbreath, Photojournalist | Dec 2, 2025
Entertainment
Gallery: NIU Steelband showcases musical talent
By Marco Alvarez, Photojournalist | Dec 1, 2025
Football
Gallery: Broncos trample NIU’s postseason hopes
By Totus Tuus Keely, Assistant Photo Editor | Nov 23, 2025