Category: Students
Like most universities, Northern Illinois University is a hub for research and discovery. Unlike at many other schools, however, NIU undergraduates get in on the action. On Tuesday, April 24, more than 200 of those students will show off projects ranging from research aimed at curing cancer to creating greater understanding of cyber-bullying to work...
The Northern Illinois University softball team travels to Chicago to face UIC at Flames Field Wednesday. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. Fans can follow all the action live via Gametracker at NIUHuskies.com. The Huskies (18-23, 6-6 MAC) enter play fresh off a weekend sweep of Kent State. Nicole Gremillion, who moved down from...
Senior Jenner Sio and junior Jenelle McCalla were both named to the Mid-American Conference’s Academic All-Conference team, the league office announced Tuesday. In addition, Erica Miller and Courtney Oldenburg earned honorable mention recognition by the MAC. “Our staff and team are extremely proud of Jenelle and Jenner’s Academic All-MAC honor,” said NIU Driector of Track &...
Northern Illinois University’s Department of Police and Public Safety announced it will have greater numbers of staffers working to increase patrols and provide safety services as part of its action plan in conjunction with this weekend’s SpringFest activities. SpringFest is among the most exciting and enjoyable weekends of the year. The Department of Police and...
Following his spectacular weekend that led to the Huskies first-ever sweep of Miami (Ohio), Troy White was the named the Mid-American Conference’s West Division Player of the Week. It is his first weekly honor of the season and the third of his career. The Chicago native finished the weekend 7-for-16 at the plate (.438) with...
The precision of classical ballet meets the fluidity of contemporary dance in the final 2012-2013 season production by the Northern Illinois University School of Theatre and Dance. NIU SoTD will present “Siècle de Ballet” from Thursday, April 26, through Sunday, April 29, in the Stevens Building O’Connell Theatre. “Siècle de Ballet,” French for “a hundred...
Applications for the first University Honors Summer Scholars Program, a Great Journeys Strategic Planning initiative, are due at noon Friday, April 20. Members of the Honors Committee will select two exceptional students as Northern Illinois University’s inaugural University Honors Summer Scholars. The program recognizes, rewards and honors the Honors Program’s most outstanding students. It also...
In a battle of conference unbeatens, the Northern Illinois men’s tennis team took their first loss in Mid-American Conference play with a 5-2 defeat from Buffalo Sunday at the Boylan Tennis Center. With the loss, NIU fell to 19-7 overall and 3-1 in MAC action. Meanwhile, the Bulls moved to 9-8 overall and 4-0 in...
Northern Illinois overcame two large deficits against Miami (Ohio), sweeping the Redhawks by a 13-11 score. The Huskies combined for 19 hits in the game, including seven extra base hits and Troy White was 4-for-6 with five RBI, a homerun and two runs. The Huskies opened the scoring with a single run in the first...
The Northern Illinois University softball team complete the series sweep of Kent State, defeating the Golden Flashes 9-4 on Senior Day at Mary M. Bell Field Sunday. “Kent’s a great team, they were at the top of the conference coming into this weekend,” said NIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard. “After Friday, the girls did a...
The Northern Illinois University women’s golf team sits in ninth after shooting a 330 in the first round of the Falcon Invitational hosted by Bowling Green Saturday. “Our capabilities did not match up to our performances today,” said NIU head coach Pam Tyska. “There were two par threes that we lost more of our team...
The Northern Illinois track and field team closed out their weekend at the Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational on a high note, taking four event titles Saturday in Macomb, Ill. Despite holding several of their top performers out of the meet, the Huskies took third place in the 13-team field with 126 points. Marquette won the...