Category: Students
The Northern Illinois women’s basketball program signed guard/forward Jazmine Harris (West Allis, Wis./Heritage Christian) and guard Ally Lehman (Nineveh, Ind./Indian Creek) from the high school class of 2013 to National Letters of Intent on Monday. Harris is coming off a junior season in which she led Heritage Christian High School to its first-ever state championship...
UPDATE! Now there is a place where NIU fans and supporters can officially #VoteLynch. Jordan Lynch is on the Heisman ballot! Vote Lynch! ~~~ Northern Illinois University quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel) earned his fourth Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week honor following NIU’s 31-24 victory over Toledo, the league office announced...
NIU’s David C. Shapiro Memorial Law Library will extend its hours for reading period and final exams, beginning Saturday, Dec. 1, and ending Wednesday, Dec. 19. The library will open from 7:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Thursday, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday and from...
Continuity in its defense and hot shooting led Northern Illinois (2-1) over host Morehead State (1-2), as the Huskies defeated the Eagles in their final game of the WNIT, 76-46. Ten different Huskies scored in the contest and the team accumulated 19 assists on 27 field goals. “We played really focused and some really good...
Freshman forward Sam Mader (Appleton, Wis./Appleton East) and freshman guard Akeem Springs (Waukegan, Ill./Waukegan Township) each scored 16 points Sunday as Northern Illinois earned a 72-54 victory over Judson University at the NIU Convocation Center. Northern Illinois (1-2) shot 50 percent (30-of-60) from the field and out-rebounded Judson, 38-19, but the Eagles hung around in...
An unlikely run to the 2012 Mid-American Conference Tournament championship ended Sunday afternoon in a heartbreaking fashion for No. 4-seeded Northern Illinois at SPIRE Institute. The Huskies went up 2-0 in the match and had two chances to sweep for their first MAC Tournament championship since 2001, but didn’t convert either time and then Bowling...
Northern Illinois is ranked in the Top 25 in both major national college football polls for the first time since 2010 as the 10-1 Huskies checked in at number 24 in the Associated Press weekly poll Sunday and are number 23 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. NIU earned 144 points in this week’s Associated...
Holding on to a one point lead with under 10 seconds left, the Northern Illinois (1-1) defense stifled So-Con preseason favorite Davidson (0-2) to force a turnover and seal their victory Saturday in the consolation round of the WNIT, 64-61. NIU led by as much as 18 in the contest. “It felt good to get...
A true team effort pushed the Northern Illinois volleyball team to its third straight Mid-American Conference Tournament championship match as the No. 4 seed Huskies (21-13, 10-6 MAC) overcame a 0-2 deficit to No. 1 seed Ohio 23-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-11 Saturday afternoon at SPIRE Institute in the semifinals. NIU will face No. 2...
After meeting with students, faculty and administrators at Northern Illinois University, Lt. Governor Sheila Simon called on federal, state and higher education officials to work together to keep college affordable so thousands of Illinois students can earn the credentials needed for good-paying jobs. According to a College Board trends report published last month, costs at...
For the third straight year, the Northern Illinois volleyball team advanced to the Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinals with a 20-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-18 win over No. 5 seed Akron Friday morning at SPIRE Institute The No. 4-seeded Huskies (20-13, 10-6 MAC) will play the winner of the No. 1 Ohio-No. 8 Ball State match in...
The NIU College of Law prides itself on training lawyers “holistically,” not only with superb skills but also devoted to serving their communities ethically and passionately. Nowhere is this devotion more evident than in the College of Law’s clinical program. After more than 10 years of assisting clients and providing valuable experience to law students,...