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Dor Amir
Following its season opener at No. 35 Minnesota last Sunday, the men’s tennis program will return to the court in a doubleheader Friday afternoon. Northern Illinois hosts both UW-Whitewater and Chicago State at the Boylan Tennis Center in Rockford. Matches will begin at 1 and 5 p.m., respectively. The Huskies also opened their 2012 campaign...
Connie Teaberry
NIU’s track and field team wraps up its first full month of competition this weekend when they head to Bloomington, Ind., for the Indiana Relays. The meet begins Friday at 2 p.m. CT with the long jump and sprint prelims. Saturday’s jam-packed schedule begins at 9 a.m. with invitational field events, followed by semi-finals, finals...
Logo of Huskie Family Connections
Student Affairs & Enrollment Management and Huskie Family Connections are hosting two regional meetings to provide an evening of conversation between NIU families and SAEM administrators. Meetings are planned Tuesday, Feb. 5, in Naperville and Wednesday, Feb. 20, in Chicago. Administrators from SAEM and HFC would like to know the compliments and concerns of NIU...
Satavia Taylor
A 17-4 second half run by Northern Illinois closed a 16-point Western Michigan gap to three points with 5:33 left but the Huskies were unable to get all the way over the hump. With help from a 51.9 shooting percent in the second half, the Broncos hung on for a 54-51 win Wednesday night at...
Abdel Nader
Sophomore wing Abdel Nader (Skokie, Ill./Niles North) scored a game-high 23 points as Northern Illinois claimed a 74-61 victory over Central Michigan on Wednesday night at McGuirk Arena. The Huskies shot 60 percent (12-of-20) from the field in the second half while holding the Chippewas to just 29.2 percent (7-of-24) shooting in the second stanza....
Stephanie Coontz
Stephanie Coontz, an award-winning author and nationally recognized expert on gender, family and the media, will visit NIU Tuesday, Feb. 26, to deliver a set of lectures celebrating Women’s History Month. Hosted by the NIU Women’s Studies Program, both events are free and open to the public. Coontz’s seminar – “How to Talk to the...
A Bright Room Called Day
The upcoming mainstage theatre production of the NIU School of Theatre and Dance explores how far politics can become intimately intertwined with individual values and personal judgment. Playwright Tony Kushner’s “A Bright Room Called Day,” based on Bertolt Brecht’s 1938 play, “The Private Life of the Master Race,” will run from Thursday, Jan. 31, through...
NIU’s new residence hall
Come in from the cold! The students and staff in New Residence Hall will host several open-to-the-public events in February. Kickoff to Infinity! Come play kickball with New Hall in the Chick Evans Field House! Be prepared for a twist! Come with your best academic success trivia, as this is not your ordinary game of...
Patrick McMillion
From Buddha to Thoreau to Krakauer, histories from all corners of the world have told stories of men and women who have found emotional catharsis from experiences with nature. It seems that, even with the advent of cell phones, iPods and PDAs, evolution has not caught up. Humans are still hardwired to crave nature, exercise...
Lindsey Diehl
Sycamore native Lindsey Diehl started her college years at another institution. “I just didn’t love it,” she says, reflecting on her time there. “And so, I thought to myself, where do I see myself being? I’d loved (NIU) for such a long time, so it was an obvious choice, and the best decision I ever...
DeKalb Sycamore Chevrolet Cadillac GMC and Northern Illinois Athletics are giving three lucky fans chances to win new cars at upcoming NIU basketball games. One fan will have a chance to compete in a halftime contest and win a car at each of the Huskie men’s basketball games Saturday, Feb. 2, and Saturday, March 2,...
CSA Sinfonia members play during a recent concert.
Young musicians are invited to attend a free, open rehearsal of CSA Sinfonia (Wednesday, Jan. 30), CSA Symphonette (Tuesday, Feb. 12) and CSA Children’s Choir (Wednesday, Feb. 13). These “Bring A Friend Days” give interested players or singers a chance to try out the groups to see if they are right for them. All rehearsals...
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