Not even the Huskies’ first win over Western Michigan since joining the MAC could cause any unusual student activity this past weekend.

In regards to the number of arrests, this homecoming was quieter than past ones, said University Police Sergeant David Wickstrom.

“I’d like to think it’s because we did a good job making sure everyone stayed safe,” Wickstrom said. “The increased presence of officers helped.”

Unlike last year, when officers surrounded both goal posts, officers weren’t concerned about students rushing the field after the Huskies’ victory, he added.

Most of the incidents that did occur were alcohol-related, and aside from the few people found passed out from excessive alcohol consumption, nothing was necessarily out of the ordinary, added Wickstrom.

Arrest reports from the city of DeKalb didn’t show an abnormally high number of arrests either.

Bruce Harrison, DeKalb Fire Department captain, said this past homecoming weekend seemed to be less active than past ones.

“We were called up [to NIU] a few times, but fortunately nothing serious,” Harrison said.

Dennis Lee, a dispatcher for the Illinois State Police, had much of the same to say.

However, one incident did require a little bit of time. On Saturday night, a strong chemical odor was permeating through the halls of Faraday Hall, Wickstrom said. Because officers didn’t know what the smell was caused by, it took a little bit of time before everything was cleared, but everything was deemed OK, he mentioned.

Besides that incident, nothing occupied too much of the officers’ time.

Wickstrom did mention a high amount of traffic stops, but claimed that’s normal when an abnormal amount of people come into the city.

Wickstrom even said the crowd at the game behaved itself, besides a few ejections for alcohol consumption and medical attention for a band member who fell down and injured her nose, the game didn’t require too much attention.