Our look in rear-view mirror at 2015 has come to an end.

We celebrated Brianno Coller’s good news, saluted students who are charting bold futures and learned about “exciting times” in cancer research.

We learned more about the Antarctic as well as dangerous weather. We saw how NIU impacts the regional economy to the tune of $900 million each year.

Here is one last look at some of the stories that shaped 2015.

• No 15: The Sound of Music
• No. 14: Rocking with Rockford
• No. 13: Working for a Living
• No. 12: Living in the Land of Lincoln
• No. 11: Student Career Success
• No. 10: Hello! Salut! Hola! Ciao! 你好! Здравствуйте!
• No. 9: The Looks inside Books
• No. 8: Be Good to Each Other
• No. 7: Mother Nature’s Fury
• No. 6: On the Edge of the Hollywood Sign
• No. 5: Fueling the Economic Engine
• No. 4: Illinois Professor of the Year, Take Two
• No. 3: Historical Fact vs. HBO Fiction
• No. 2: Something Under the Ice
• No. 1: A Scourge of a Disease