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Defensive lineman Ken Bishop (Lauderhill, Fla./Piper/Ellsworth CC) was named Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Bishop turned in his best performance of his NIU career Saturday with five tackles, including four solo stops, and had a tackle for loss of two yards in the Huskies’ 63-0 shutout...
The NIU website debuted a new all-university calendar today, providing a one-stop shop to promote and discover campus events. “The calendar features a simple-to-use interface that makes it really easy for departments and organizations to promote their events,” said Jennice O’Brien, director of Web Communications. “It just takes a minute to log in and add...
NIU’s Student Association will host a presidential election watch party at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, in the Huskies Den of the Holmes Student Center. This event is open to all NIU students with a valid NIU OneCard. Bowling, food and games will be provided to students from the Student Association at no charge. The...
Back on the right track, the Northern Illinois volleyball team completed a perfect road weekend Sunday afternoon with a 25-14, 25-20, 25-21 sweep of Ball State at Worthen Arena in Mid-American Conference West Division action. The Huskies (18-12, 9-5 MAC) earned their fourth straight win over the Cardinals (13-14, 6-8 MAC), and third straight win...
The Northern Illinois men’s soccer team will be the No. 2 seed and face No. 3 seed West Virginia in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament at 3 p.m. CT Friday, Nov. 9, in Akron, Ohio. NIU clinched its place in the conference tournament last night (Nov. 2) with a 1-0 victory at Buffalo....
The Northern Illinois wrestling team opened its season on the right foot with 13 placewinners Saturday at the EMU Open. Eight of those placewinners came out of the open bracket, while five of NIU’s six freshman/sophomore wrestlers finished on the podium in their collegiate debuts. “We learned a lot about ourselves as a team today,”...
Six players scored in double figures, led by 12 each from sophomore forward Kevin Gray (Chicago, Ill./Brooks Academy) and freshman guard Mike Davis (Garfield Heights, Ohio/Garfield Heights) as the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team defeated Aurora University, 89-56, in an exhibition contest Saturday night at the NIU Convocation Center. “I thought that we shared the...
Junior midfielder Karim Darbaki (Crystal, Minn./Shattuck St. Mary’s) scored the lone goal as the Northern Illinois men’s soccer team finished the regular season with a 1-0 victory over Buffalo on a wet and cold Friday night at UB Stadium. With the win, NIU clinches a spot in next weekend’s Mid-American Conference Tournament at Akron. “If...
The Northern Illinois volleyball team started a three-match Mid-American Conference West Division road trip on the right foot Friday night with a 25-19, 25-21, 20-25, 25-21 win over Toledo at Savage Arena. The Huskies (17-12, 8-5 MAC) racked up .225 to .171 hitting, 7-3 aces and 18-5 blocking advantages to earn their 13th win in...
Although the 2012 fall semester is at the halfway point, students should begin considering their on-campus living options for the 2013-2014 academic year. Housing and Dining’s online room selection process will be available Nov. 5 for returning students. Students interested in keeping their current room will need to sign up between 10 a.m on Nov....
Dieter Roelstraete, the Manilow Senior Curator at the Musuem of Contemporary Art in Chicago, will speak at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, at NIU. Roelstraete will speak on “Reflections on Contemporary Curatorship” in Room 100 of the Visual Arts Building. The talk is free and open to the public. The lecture is sponsored through the...
World-renowned choreographer Luis Montero and Paula Frasz, associate professor at Northern Illinois University’s School of Theatre and Dance, will bring audiences a fusion of Spanish and modern dance in the school’s upcoming mainstage production, “Mosaic of Spanish Dance.” The SoTD fall dance performance runs from Thursday, Nov. 15, though Sunday, Nov. 18, in the Stevens...
