Category: Students
The biggest lesson learned from Saturday’s inaugural Huskie Bowl, the intrasquad scrimmage that closed out Northern Illinois’ 2013 spring practices, is that the Huskies are immeasurably better as one cohesive unit working together than they are split in half. In a one-hour, 45-minute scrimmage largely dominated by the defenses, the NIU Black team coached by...
Northern Illinois Athletics will host its fourth annual awards banquet, “The Victors,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at DeKalb’s Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. The red-carpet event is open to the public and fans can help choose the Top Performance of the Year as the Huskies celebrate their academic and athletic achievements over...
Mechanical Engineering undergraduate Justin Whiting received the ASM Chicago Regional Chapter Award, given to only one student a year. Facing competition from students representing other engineering schools in the Chicago area, it is a great honor for Whiting. According to the American Society of Metals, “the Chicago Regional Chapter Award recognizes and encourages students to...
The Philippine Madrigal Singers will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 28, in NIU’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. This event is free and open to the public, and the auditorium is accessible to all. Composed of students, faculty and alumni from the different colleges of the University of the Philippines, this 22-member choir is one...
The NIU College of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE) will host a Try SCUBA training program Saturday, April 27, for persons with disabilities and their families. Try SCUBA is presented by the Freedom Divers International Foundation (FDI). The event is free and open to the community. It will take place from 10:30...
Northern Illinois sophomore Nelle Youel tied NIU’s 24-year-old school record for singles wins with her 26th victory of the season as the Huskies fell to Ball State, 5-2, in women’s tennis action Friday at the Boylan Tennis Courts in Rockford. Youel, who plays No. 1 singles for the Huskies, defeated Courtney Wild of Ball State,...
Like a heavyweight title fight, Northern Illinois (14-21, 9-4 MAC) and Ohio (9-6, 5-8 MAC) traded blows in game one of its Mid-American Conference series Friday. It was the Bobcats that would prevail however, as they defeated the Huskies, 5-4. Ohio responded with runs in two of the Huskies three scoring innings. “Ohio did a...
The NIU softball team swept Kent State in Mid-American Conference softball at Diamond at Dix Friday afternoon. The Huskies (15-26, 5-7) took Game One, 5-1, and posted a 4-3 win over Kent State (19-16-1, 9-5) in the nightcap. NIU jumped on top early in both games, quite the contrast from the late rallies in the...
The Society of Woman Geographers has selected Shannon McCarragher, a Ph.D. student in geography at Northern Illinois University, as a Pruitt National Fellow. The international society encourages geographical research and supports fellowship programs that provide aid to outstanding women graduate students in geography and its allied fields. McCarragher’s fellowship will provide her with $11,000 in...
Women of NIU are invited to the Spring Women’s Conference, scheduled Friday, May 3, at the Yordon Center. This event promotes dialogue, empowerment and understanding for women related to career advancement as they navigate the culture and political climate in higher education. Conference sessions will be most helpful for new to mid-level professionals in higher...
The Northern Illinois University School of Theatre and Dance will present a dance concert that demonstrates how dance has changed over time. “Evolution of Ballet,” scheduled from Thursday, April 25, through Sunday, April 28, is the final production the School’s 2012-2013 theater season and the final show in the Stevens Building before it is vacated...
NIU’s McKinley “Deacon” Davis CHANCE Program is celebrating its 45th anniversary. In honor of this significant milestone, the CHANCE Program will offer a series of celebratory programs highlighting special initiatives and topics of interest to the campus community. These presentations will highlight the programs history of CHANCE and the progress that the program has made...
