The Northern Illinois baseball team received a masterful outing from starting pitcher Zach Oates on their way to a 3-0 victory over intrastate rival Illinois. The St. Patrick’s Day shutout gave the Huskies their second win in as many seasons over a Big Ten foe. Oates further established himself in the role of NIU’s ace Thursday...
The 2011 Northern Illinois gymnastics season has been a journey filled with uncertainty, adversity, hard work and determination. The Huskies have overcome injury, illness and a changing line-up that, at times, featured only five gymnasts on several events. As the 2011 Huskies embark on their last road trip as a team – to the 2011 Mid-American...
The Northern Illinois University women’s golf team sits eighth after the first round of play Thursday at the 25th annual NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Tampa, Fla. The Huskies shot an opening round 330, their best score of the week, but have some ground to make it they want to catch...
NIU’s Art Musuem will host three exhibitions from Tuesday, March 29, through Saturday, May 14, which explore the sound of art. “Visual Art and Sound” features exhibitions and events that explore surprising interrelationships between visual art, music and sound, and highlight the artistic community of NIU. An opening reception for all three is scheduled from 4:30 to 6...
About two dozen high school students from across the region visited Northern Illinois University this week for a history lesson — and we’re talking ancient history, as in the birth of the universe. The students learned how high powered particle accelerators replicate particle collisions that happened in the micro-moments after the Big Bang. NIU physicists...
NIU wrestlers Bryan Deutsch and Brad Dieckhaus have advanced to the second day of competition at the 2011 NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Deutsch, who opened his tournament with a pin fall loss to North Carolina’s Corey Mock in a pigtail match at 157 pounds, has battled his way through...
NIU’s Green Paws Environmental Alliance (also known as the Green PEAs) along with STAND (NIU’s anti-genocide group) will hosting a cell phone/battery/ink cartridge recycling drive at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at The House Cafe. The event at 263 E. Lincoln Hwy. also will raise awareness for Raise Hope for Congo with a petition for NIU to go mineral-conflict free. Featured...
NIU faculty are invited to serve as a judge for the second annual Undergraduate Research & Artistry Day, scheduled for Wednesday, April 20, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Presentations for judging will be held at one of the following times: Session One: 9 to 10:15 a.m. Session Two: 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. Session...
NIU senior political science major and honors student Hugo Jacobo is interning this spring in Washington, D.C., with Congressman Luis Gutierrez, for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. According to the institute’s website, the purpose of the internship is to “expose young Latinos to the legislative process and to strengthen their professional and leadership skills, ultimately promoting...
After an unscheduled 10-day layoff from competition, Northern Illinois baseball used the break to find its groove as the Huskies returned to action Wednesday to win a pair of games over North Dakota and St. Louis at Billiken Sports Center. The triumphs marked the first two of the season for NIU in the midst of...
NIU wrestlers Bryan Deutsch and Brad Dieckhaus are competing today at the 2011 NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Fans can watch all the action live via ESPN3.com. This is the 40th straight season NIU has sent a wrestler to the NCAA Championships, a streak that dates back to 1972. “It’s...
Classical WNIU will host a two-day pledge drive from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, and Wednesday, March 23. To raise the funds necessary to keep commercial-free classical music on the air 24 hours a day, WNIU conducts several brief on-air fundraising campaigns each year with the goal of turning listeners into contributing...
