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Sarah Angelos
A 35-minute severe weather delay to the beginning of the match did nothing to affect the Northern Illinois volleyball team‘s performance in a 3-0 sweep of New Orleans at Missouri State’s Dr. Mary Jo Wynn/DoubleTree Hotel Invitational Friday evening at Hammons Student Center. The Huskies (5-5) climbed back to .500 on the season as the...
Ten years ago, NIU fulfilled countless students’ dreams to have a campus arena where large-scale events could take place in comfort, big-name performers could entertain in style and athletic competitions could be waged with pride. At the time, the NIU Convocation Center was the largest single building project in NIU history. The Convo opened its...
Griffin Bauman
The Northern Illinois men’s golf team will begin its 2012-2013 season Saturday, Sept. 8, and Sunday, Sept. 9, on its home turf at Rich Harvest Farms in the Northern Intercollegiate. The Huskies have invited the strongest field of collegiate programs that Rich Harvest Farms has seen since the 2007 NCAA Regional. Six teams in the...
Meghan Romo
The Northern Illinois volleyball team opened up Missouri State’s Dr. Mary Jo Wynn/DoubleTree Hotel Invitational with a sweep of Nebraska-Omaha Friday morning at Hammons Student Center. The Huskies (4-5) held .326-.067 hitting and 9-4 blocking edges to take down the Mavericks (4-4), 25-16, 25-14, 25-19. “I thought our approach to the match was really good,”...
NIU’s Jacob Goldsmith competes against Bowling Green.
The NIU men’s rugby team, competing in its first season of Division D1AA after moving up from DII, is looking for more players. Everyone is welcome. Practices are held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday on the fields behind the Engineering Building. Home games are played at James O. Breen Community Park at...
Cherilyn G. Murer
First-year law students enrolled at the NIU College of Law once again will have the opportunity to gain valuable insights into the ethical expectations of lawyers, thanks to Cherilyn and Michael Murer. Launched last fall, the series exposes first-year students at the NIU College of Law to legal scholars and luminaries from across the country to discuss...
Jamie Burr
The Northern Illinois cross country team returns Friday, Sept. 7, to the NIU North 40 as they play host to the fifth annual NIU Open. The meet starts at 5 p.m. with the men’s 6K race, while the women’s 5K race gets under way at 5:45 p.m. “The NIU Open has a real good field...
Neil Shubin
NIU’s PROMISE Scholars will host a “virtual lecture” by Neil Shubin from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, in Room 354 of the Engineering Building. Light refreshments will be served. The event is open to all. Shubin researches the evolutionary origin of anatomical features of animals and is an expert on the evolution of...
Photo of a 1040 tax form
NIU’s Center for Non-Governmental Organization Leadership and Development (NGOLD) and the DeKalb County Nonprofit Partnership (DCNP) are co-sponsoring two opportunities to learn about tax exemption for nonprofit organizations. The first event is a free workshop for students only. It will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, in LaTourette Hall, Room 200....
Kevin Fanta
The Northern Illinois wrestling team has unveiled its 2012-13 schedule, a slate that features seven home dates. Among the 17 meets on the schedule, the Huskies will host 12 different programs, including Big Ten members Michigan State, Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue. NIU will also host 10-time Mid-American Conference champion Central Michigan, along with MAC contenders...
CD cover artwork for “DeKalb Brawl City”
Chicagoland’s Don’t Panic, it’s a Distro plans a Sunday, Sept. 30, release of “DeKalb Brawl City,” a compilation CD featuring punk and metal bands from DeKalb. The 17-track CD features independently released music from both current and defunct bands from DeKalb. Ranging from punk and metal to folk and ska, “DeKalb Brawl City” dives down deep...
Rashaan Melvin
Northern Illinois and the University of Wyoming will meet on the football field in 2015 and 2016 in a home-and-home football series. Jeff Compher, NIU associate vice president and director of Athletics, and Wyoming Director of Athletics Tom Burman made the announcement Wednesday. The Cowboys will visit DeKalb on Sept. 26, 2015 for a game...
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