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The Induction Ceremony for the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026 will be at 7 p.m. on Friday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom at the Holmes Student Center. There will be six former NIU athletes inducted, and many of the current Hall of Famers will be in attendance. Doug Free — Football, 2003-2006...
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Travelling around 4,200 miles to Huskie Stadium this weekend for the first time ever is the University of Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors (1-6, 0-4 MW) to take on NIU football (0-6, 0-2 MW) for Hall of Fame Weekend. With only one win on the season, Hawai’i had a similar start to the season as the Huskies,...
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Between massive amounts of electricity and water being used by data centers and technological innovation pushed by AI, communities are stuck paying an ever-growing amount on utilities at a time when many are struggling to keep up with rising prices while dealing with negative impacts on the environment and their health. A data center is...
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What is gangster capitalism? The term goes back to Ma. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, a Marine who fought in Central America during the Banana Wars. In 1933, after Butler retired, he wrote that he had spent his career as “a gangster for capitalism,” using the military to protect the profits of American companies. Most people...
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NIU men’s tennis concluded their five-day long tournament on Tuesday, proving itself to be a formidable competitor in a pool of talented universities. SINGLES In the main draw, two other Huskies joined sophomore Constantin Radu in the main draw. Junior Curzio Manucci catapulted through a deep pool of 151 players to finish in top-32 overall. ...
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Editor’s 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. With Halloween coming up rapidly, what songs are on the Northern Star’s playlist? Gabe Santos’ picks:...
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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. Every candy company floods the stores to make the most of the spooky season. But out...
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Politics have been widely discussed since the beginning of rational thought. What is politics? Why do humans tend to argue about it? Aristotle held that humans were, by definition, political beings. This is because the human being is a social creature endowed with language and reason. This makes human beings discuss administrative matters concerning their...
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