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The NIU softball team split its doubleheader with Bowling Green at Meserve Field Friday afternoon. The Huskies (19-30, 7-11) rallied from a two run deficit in Game One, to post a 4-3 victory over Bowling Green (32-17, 12-4) to win their first game in six tries. Senior Dani Parrish (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield), who has stepped up...
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team dropped its quarterfinal matchup of the Mid-American Conference Tournament against the No. 2-seeded Akron Zips (22-3, 7-1 MAC) on Friday, 4-0. The loss marked the end of the Huskies’ season as the team finished with an 11-12 overall record and a 2-6 mark in MAC play. “We played great,”...
The NIU women’s golf team is seventh after one round of play Friday at the 2012 Mid-American Conference Women’s Golf Championships at Hawthorns Golf & Country Club in Fishers, Ind. The Huskies shot an opening round 333 and are one shot ahead of Ohio (334) and two shots ahead of Bowling Green, which sits in...
With a 3-2 lead late in the contest, the Northern Illinois men’s tennis team fell to Western Michigan in the Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinals, 4-3. The Huskies end their impressive 2012 season 21-7. The Huskies lost the doubles point with losses at Nos. 1 and 3, but Maksym Bartiuk and Roman Turtygin were leading in...
Over the past decade, the Northern Illinois football team has played in some of college football’s most storied locales, from Tuscaloosa, Ala. to Ohio State’s “Horseshoe” and “the Big House” of Michigan, not to mention Chicago’s Soldier Field. On Saturday, Sept. 15, Northern Illinois takes on the Black Knights of Army in West Point, N.Y.,...
The DeKalb Area Women’s Center will host the group art exhibition “We Work. Art Talks. We Offer.” Curated by Siew Lian Lim, the exhibition will take place from Tuesday, May 1, through Friday, May 25, at 1021 State St. in DeKalb. An opening reception is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 4, and will...
After a pair of midweek games, Northern Illinois baseball returns to the road for a Mid-American Conference series at Eastern Michigan beginning Friday and concluding on Sunday. The Huskies are 5-10 in MAC play this season and are 3-3 (.500) in their last six conference contests. With midweek games being dominated by non-conference opponents, the...
The Northern Illinois University softball team ends its season where it began, on the road, when the Huskies embark on a season ending seven-game road trip Friday. The Huskies (18-29, 6-10 MAC) begin their trip with a doubleheader against Bowling Green on Friday with first pitch set for 12 p.m. Central Time before traveling to...
NIU’s Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning is launching the Undergraduate Research Assistantship program. The new initiative pairs inquisitive undergraduates with faculty who are conducting research. These paid assistantships are a great way for undergrads to get ahead in their field. URAs will support approximately 15 to 20 students during the fall or spring...
Stevenson Hall will host its annual Last Bash program Saturday, April 28. The event will take place in the Chick Evans Field House from 3 to 6 p.m. and will offer multiple attractions for the NIU community. The event is free to all attendants, and families are encouraged to bring their children. The program will...
The Northern Illinois University chapter of the Society of Women Engineers recently received the Best Collegiate Section Award – National Level and Second Place in the Small Section division of the Society of Women Engineers. The Society of Women Engineers, which was founded in 1950, works to recognize the achievements of women engineers. Members of the...
The Office of Student Engagement and Experiential Learning has announced the winners of Tuesday’s Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day. Projects were judged in two categories, with first through third place winners, honorable mentions and People’s Choice awards in each. (* indicates a tying score) Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts (SSHA) First Place Dylan Blaum A Rat...