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Photo of an NIU "ORANGE: HERE WE COME" T-shirt for sale at the University Bookstore.
Although employees of the University Bookstore are accustomed to December shoppers hunting for Christmas gifts among the NIU Huskie gear, they’ve never seen a December like this. With the football team’s second consecutive Mid-American Conference championship and a New Year’s Day berth in the Discover Orange Bowl, there’s plenty of new merchandise on the racks...
For the average NIU student, the opportunity to travel to Miami to watch their fellow Huskies make history might seem like a long shot, but alumni support is putting the odds in students’ favor. In an effort to help all Orange Bowl goers see RED, the university is offering a $150 Huskie Students Go Bowling...
Jordon Mitzelfelt
What does it mean to graduate with honors? Sure, you get a special sash to wear at commencement and an impressive line on your resume
The NIU Convocation Center turns orange with pride.
A crowd of 2,750 cheered Wednesday inside the NIU Convocation Center as the football team enjoyed a halftime rally in honor of their second consecutive MAC championship and their upcoming Jan. 1 trip to the Discover Orange Bowl. Football players slapped the hands of fans, spoke to the crowd, signed autographs and basked in the...
Bowl Crashing Huskies!
NIU’s Mid-American Champion and Orange Bowl-bound football team will host its annual team banquet Saturday, Dec. 8, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. The event is open to the public as the Huskies’ winningest senior class will be honored and team awards will be handed out. Doors open at 5 p.m....
Victor E. Huskie high-fives Larry Gautier, a member of the football committee for the Discover Orange Bowl.
One day after the 12-1 Northern Illinois football team earned an unprecedented bid to play in the Discover Orange Bowl, a representative from the bowl came to DeKalb to whip up excitement. Larry Gautier, a member of the football committee for the Orange Bowl, toured campus to distribute stickers for the big game. At his...
The 12-1 Mid-American Conference Champion Northern Illinois University football team will meet ACC Champion Florida State in the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Fla. as the Huskies will cap a historic season with the first Bowl Championship Series bowl appearance in school and MAC history. Northern Illinois earned its nation-leading 12th straight...
Rod Carey, who has spent the last two seasons on the coaching staff of the most successful teams ever at Northern Illinois University, was introduced to the team Sunday afternoon as the 22nd head football coach in school history. NIU Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Jeff Compher announced the promotion of the 42-year...
Jordan Lynch
For the second straight year, Northern Illinois won the Mid-American Conference Championship “The Hard Way,” as the Huskies won a battle of ranked teams with a 44-37 double overtime win over Kent State at Ford Field in Detroit. NIU quarterback Jordan Lynch capped a Heisman-worthy performance with his third touchdown run of the game in...
NIU career fair crowd
The holidays have begun, final exams are fast-approaching and winter break isn’t far behind. Nonetheless, staff in NIU Career Services have an important message for students from freshmen to seniors: The time to start thinking about spring semester career fairs is now. NIU’s spring 2013 career fairs offer students the chance to network and impress...
Jordan Lynch
Northern Illinois dual-threat quarterback Jordan Lynch, who has set multiple NCAA records while leading the Huskies to an 11-1 record , No. 18 (USA Today)/19 (Associated Press) national ranking and perfect 8-0 mark in Mid-American Conference play, has been named the 2012 winner of the MAC’s Vern Smith Leadership Award, the league office announced Wednesday....
Photo of an NIU Huskie baseball batting helmet
NIU alum and former Huskie first baseman Mike Hochhauser made the news last week for helping to chase down a would-be purse snatcher in Chicago. Watch the Channel 2 report online. During his senior season, Hochhauser played in 53 games, starting in 49. He accumulated 54 hits, including seven homers and a dozen doubles, and...
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