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Do you have good study habits? Are you getting enough sleep at night? Do you miss being at home? The answers to these questions could be indicative of your overall success in college, and the NIU MAP-Works survey-based assistance program is designed to keep freshman and new transfer students focused on reaching their academic goals....
The Arts Converge
NIU’s Jack Olson Gallery is hosting “The Arts Converge: Contemporary Art and Asian Musical Traditions,” a special exhibition that celebrates the creativity of contemporary artists who are working with traditional Asian music, sounds or cultural soundscapes. “The Arts Converge” offers an arena where visual arts media, musical creativity and theatrical performance can merge, the past...
Connie Teaberry
NIU’s track & field program unveiled its 2012-13 schedule Wednesday. The slate features a combined 18 weekends between the indoor and outdoor seasons, in addition to two home meets at the NIU Track & Field Complex in late April. Head coach Connie Teaberry said her staff is excited with the layout of the 2012-2013 schedule. “With...
Allie Parthie
Northern Illinois University senior Allie Parthie (Marinette, Wis./Marinette) was named the Mid-American Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week, the league announced Wednesday. Parthie posted her second consecutive top-five finish of the season when she finished fourth at the Cougar Classic, hosted by Chicago State at Harborside International Golf Center. She finished the tournament with a...
Jimmie Ward
When the NIU Huskies football team played Kansas last September, the Jayhawks eked out a 45-42 victory at Memorial Stadium with only nine seconds left on the clock. They’re not in Kansas anymore. Coach Charlie Weis and his 1-2 Jayhawks are coming Saturday, Sept. 22, to the Dog Pound – to Huskie Stadium, where the...
Parade of Flags
Nearly 500 local fifth-graders will carry the international flags of more than 100 nations during the 13th annual Parade of Flags, set to step off at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 21, from the east side of Huskie Stadium. Participants will march along Lucinda Avenue to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commons, where Pamela Rosenberg,...
Allie Parthie
The Northern Illinois University women’s golf team held on to fifth place after posting a two-round total of 638 at Harborside International Golf Center in the Cougar Classic. “It was tough out there today. It was extremely windy,” NIU head coach Kim Kester said. “The girls did well with the wind, obviously improved from yesterday....
The NIU Study Abroad Office will hold its 20th annual Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. All students who would like to learn more about the possibility of studying abroad are invited to attend. Students will have the opportunity...
Northern Illinois University alumni, students, supporters, faculty and staff are invited to U.S. Cellular Field Thursday, Sept. 27, for NIU Night when the Chicago White Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays. First pitch is scheduled for 7:11 p.m. Help cheer on the White Sox as they make a push for their first American League Central...
Allie Parthie
The Northern Illinois University women’s golf team is in fifth place after shooting a 320 at Harborside International Golf Center in the opening round of the Cougar Classic Monday. Northern Illinois is 11 shots behind leader IUPUI (309) and five shots out of second place, which is held by Indiana State (315). Cleveland State (316)...
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If a person has a sharp pain in their side, a pain that is interfering with their ability to function, how long does it take them to seek medical assistance? A few hours? A day? A week, maybe? For most, the choice to go to a doctor or a hospital would be a logical choice,...
Jordan Lynch
Northern Illinois University quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel) was named Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Huskies to a 41-40 victory over Army, the league office announced Monday. Lynch passed for a career-high 342 yards and four touchdowns while completing 18-of-27 passes. He hit going 6-of-8 passes on...
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