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Family Weekend fall 2011
Huskie Family Connections (HFC) invites all parents, students and additional family members to join in the variety of Spring Family Weekend activities and events taking place during the weekend Friday, April 27, through Sunday, April 29. Spring Family Weekend is not only an excellent way for NIU families to get acquainted with the campus and surrounding community, but...
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The Division of Research and Graduate Studies invites faculty, staff and students to join in celebrating the outstanding accomplishments of NIU’s graduate students. The reception is being held Tuesday, April 24, in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium. A reception begins at 3 p.m., followed by an awards presentation at 3:30 p.m. Recipients of the following awards...
Alex Jones
Senior Alex Jones has been named the Mid-American Conference’s West Division Player of the Week after finishing the week perfect in the infield and batting .500 at the plate, the conference office announced Monday. The honor is Jones’ first of the season and the third of his career. The Kansas City, Kan., native finished the...
Victor Lewis
The world-famous NIU Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Ron Carter, will perform with guest drummer Victor Lewis at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. The concert is free, but ticketed, and the Holmes Student Center is accessible to all. Advance tickets can be reserved by...
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The NIU College of Law’s Criminal Law Society will host an Innocence Panel at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, in the Francis X. Riley Courtroom of Swen Parson Hall inside the NIU College of Law. Panelists will discuss the case of Juan Rivera, who spent nearly 20 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections wrongfully...
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Founders of NIU’s College of Education’s Technology Oasis did not have time to ponder whether their creation would prove successful. During its first three months of operation in 2011, more than 300 faculty members, students and staff members walked through the doors asking for help with their iPads, iPods, laptops, smart phones and long lists...
Jake Hermsen
Senior Jake Hermsen hurled eight scoreless innings, including four perfect stanzas, to clinch the series for Northern Illinois against Akron, 8-2. The Huskies totaled 11 hits in the contest, including a three-run home run by Troy White in the bottom of the fourth. “We came out with a new attitude today and that was big...
Ashley Kopp
The Northern Illinois University softball team suffered an 11-10 setback to Ball State at Mary M. Bell Field Sunday. In a game befitting April Fools’ Day, the two teams combined for 21 runs on 23 hits and five errors. Of the 21 runs scored, 14 were earned. With the Huskies’ (13-19, 1-3) trailing 6-1 in...
Kurtis Luedtke
The Northern Illinois men’s golf team concluded play Sunday at the Irish Creek Collegiate, closing the tournament with a 10th place finish. Junior Kurtis Luedtke (Aurora, Ill./West) was the highest-finishing individual for NIU, tying for 26th with a 54-hole total of 217. “Unfortunately it was more of the same today,” said NIU head coach Tom...
Kuris Luedtke
The Northern Illinois men’s golf team was in a tie for third-place following Saturday’s opening round at the Irish Creek Collegiate but the Huskies could not keep pace in the second 18 holes, finishing the day in 10th position. Junior Kurtis Luedtke (Aurora, Ill./West) is tied for 16th to lead NIU individually, Luedtke posted an...
NIU women's tennis
The Northern Illinois women’s tennis team won its second straight match on Saturday over Western Illinois. The 7-0 victory was the Huskies’ ninth of the year as the team moved to 9-7 on the season. The Huskie youngsters were again on top of their game as freshmen Nelle Youel (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central), Mary...
Jennifer Barnett
The Northern Illinois University softball team used an offensive explosion Saturday to win its first Mid-American Conference game of the season, 12-5, over Ball State at Mary M. Bell Field. “After yesterday’s game, we were not very happy, as a team and as a coaching staff,” NIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard said. “We really challenged...
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