{"id":402395,"date":"2026-01-12T05:28:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T05:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/402395\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T05:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T05:28:18","slug":"breaking-news-records-northern-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/402395\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking news, records \u2013 Northern Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Northernstar.info<\/a> surpassed 1 million views for the 2025 year, the highest view count in a single year. Here are the top four stories with original photos from each section that helped this record.<\/p>\n

News<\/p>\n

5 NIU international student visas revoked, university officials confirm.<\/a>\u00a0April 10, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>An NIU sign is pictured in the MLK Commons. Five international students had their visas revoked, according to NIU officials. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)<\/p>\n

KEEP OUT sign posted on Halal Pros restaurant. <\/a>February 2, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A photo shows a sign from the city of the DeKalb posted on the Halal Pros restaurant at 817 W. Lincoln Highway. According to the city, the restaurant was deemed uninhabitable due to a water leak. (Devin Oommen | Northern Star)<\/p>\n

How NIU decides its salaries.<\/a> February 23, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A graphic shows the three highest paid employees at NIU. The Northern Star\u2019s Salary Issue included the salaries of all full-time employees. (Anthony Becker | Northern Star)<\/p>\n

Northern Star Treasure Hunt reveals final clue.<\/a> March 30, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Northern Star paperweight sits in front of the NIU sign. The Northern Star treasure hunt began April 7, with five clues released each day after. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)
\nSports<\/p>\n

NIU football transfer portal tracker: Who\u2019s coming, who\u2019s going?<\/a> December 1, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>NIU football players rush onto the field before the Huskies\u2019 2025 season finale against Kent State University on Friday at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb. With NIU\u2019s season finished, players officially began entering the NCAA transfer portal on Jan. 2. (Edison Miller & Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)<\/p>\n

Projecting NIU football\u2019s offensive starters after spring ball.<\/a> May 5, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>NIU redshirt sophomore running back Jaylen Poe (28) celebrates with redshirt junior offensive lineman Abiathur Curry (55) after scoring a rushing touchdown during 11-on-11 drills in the team\u2019s Spring Showcase on Saturday at Huskie Stadium. Curry and Poe are projected to have large roles on the Huskies\u2019 offense this season. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)<\/p>\n

Looking inside NIU\u2019s membership agreement with Mountain West.<\/a>\u00a0January 17, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>NIU President Lisa Freeman (left), NIU Vice President and Director of Athletics Sean Frazier and NIU head football coach Thomas Hammock pose for a photo after a press conference held in the McCareins Auditorium inside the Yordon Center in DeKalb. NIU\u2019s membership agreement with the Mountain West Conference, which the school will join as a football-only affiliate in 2026, was obtained by the Northern Star on Jan 16, 2025. (Edison Miller | Northern Star)<\/p>\n

KISELLUS: \u2018The Hard Way\u2019 is hard to watch.<\/a> October 24, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>NIU redshirt senior running back Chavon Wright (10) looks on as redshirt sophomore quarterback Josh Holst is sacked by San Diego State University sophomore linebacker Owen Chambliss during a football game on Sept. 27 at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb. NIU\u2019s 6-3 loss to San Diego State was the third among the Huskies\u2019 six-game losing streak, longest of the 3-9 season. (Alexia Beck | Northern Star)
\nLifestyle<\/p>\n

\u2018Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A,\u2019 the good, the bad and the glitchy.<\/a>\u00a0October 21, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Pok\u00e9mon Froakie sits atop a tower with the Prism Tower in the background in \u201cPok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A.\u201d \u201cPok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A\u201d released last Oct. 16 with positives and negatives. (IGN under Fair Use)<\/p>\n

Valentine\u2019s Day drinks to share.<\/a> February 12, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A hand holds the chocolate-covered strawberry cr\u00e8me frappuccino from Starbucks. Several coffee shops welcomed Valentine\u2019s Day with love-themed drinks (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)<\/p>\n

Elvis, DeKalb\u2019s latest legend.<\/a> April 28, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Steve Silverstein sings karaoke at Fatty\u2019s Pub and Grille. Silverstein is known in DeKalb for his Elvis act. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)<\/p>\n

Just Be Simple: The heartbreaking memory of Jason Molina.<\/a> February 12, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Four players try to knock each other out of the ring in \u201cMultiVersus\u201d using the characters Steven Universe, Batman, Velma and Bugs Bunny. \u201cMultiVersus\u201d announced their live service will end on May 30 at the end of Season Five. (Warner Bros. Games under Fair Use)
\nOpinion<\/p>\n

Find purpose in your hobbies.<\/a> February 9, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A graphic depicts a ball of yarn with a crochet hook, a woman playing guitar, a sewing machine and a hand drawing. Opinion Columnist Nia Jackson argues that people should think about what their favorite hobby means to them and to find purpose in their hobbies. (Emily Beebe | Northern Star)<\/p>\n

AEW is no longer elite.<\/a> April 18, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Then-sophomore Sean Carroll reaches out of bounds to reset at the center of the mat at the match against Purdue University on January 12, 2025. Opinion Columnist Colton Peterson argues that AEW is no longer elite. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)<\/p>\n

SAG-AFTRA is shadier than it looks.<\/a> April 14, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A photo depicts a shelf full of PlayStation games. Opinion Columnist Ethan Ernst argues that SAG-AFTRA is shady, especially when it comes to video game companies. (Marco Alvarez | Northern Star)<\/p>\n

Opinion: More students should go to NIU games.<\/a> August 28, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Fans pack the stands to watch NIU, then-ranked No. 23 in the nation and then-No. 2 in the Mid-American Conference, compete against the University of Buffalo on Sept. 21, 2024. Opinion Columnist Santiago Monta\u00f1ez Bertoletti believes that students should attend more NIU sports. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Northernstar.info surpassed 1 million views for the 2025 year, the highest view count in a single year. Here…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":402396,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,451,3,452,453],"class_list":["post-402395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}