DeKALB — A record-setting performance by redshirt sophomore kicker John Richardson was capped with a game-winning field goal in NIU’s 22-20 victory Saturday over the University of Toledo Rockets on the road.
Richardson converted a 28-yard field...
Former NIU student Cierra Chérie didn’t expect to be starring and roller skating in Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s Silk Sonic music video over the summer.
Chérie grew up in Rockford and attended NIU from 2017 to 2018, where she worked at the...
DeKALB — The Huskies men’s soccer team will take on the fourth-ranked West Virginia University Mountaineers at 3 p.m. Saturday in a match with huge implications for both clubs.
The 9-1 Huskies have won eight consecutive games since a 2-0 defeat...
By Ariel Morris, Lifestyle reporter
| October 6, 2021
The Art of Surviving: The Journey of the Karen Refugees in Illinois is an exhibition held at the Altgeld Hall which fostered the inspiring stories of many Karen refugees leaving their homes to live a better life in the U.S. Catherine Raymond, curator...
DeKALB — The Huskie football team weren’t derailed by either a lengthy delay or a late charge by the Eastern Michigan University Eagles in their 27-20 victory Saturday.
NIU picked up the victory despite having their momentum stalled by a two-hour...
DeKALB — The red-hot Huskies rolled to their eighth consecutive victory, defeating the Western Michigan University Broncos 3-0.
It took 15 minutes for the first shot on goal to be registered by freshman forward Zachariah Thomas.
In the 27th...
DeKALB – Many students may not remember or may have never even heard of Bike Man, real name Chris Daniels, but he is known by many NIU alumni, staff and administration. Bike Man is planning to return to NIU this homecoming.
Daniels attended NIU in...
DeKALB — Junior quarterback Rocky Lombardi led the NIU football team with four total touchdowns in the Huskies 41-14 win Saturday over the University of Maine Black Bears.
Lombardi gained 282 passing yards and scored a touchdown pass to redshirt...
DeKALB — NIU and Athletic Director Sean Frazier have agreed to a contract extension that would keep Frazier on through June 30, 2026, according to a Thursday NIU Athletics news release.
Along with him continuing his athletic director duties, the...
DeKALB — NIU head wrestling coach Ryan Ludwig has increased his time as head coach for the Huskies by signing a new contract extension that will go through the 2024-25 season.
Athletic Director Sean T. Frazier announced Ludwig’s contract extension...
DeKALB — By 2020, NIU originally set a goal of having 30,000 students enrolled in the Vision 2020 plan. Since dropping that plan to reflect a new five-year plan from 2019-2023, the university now has an enrollment goal of 17,735 students by Fall 2023...
DeKALB — Students, faculty and DeKalb residents addressed the importance of belonging in the community Tuesday as they gathered in the Huskie Den for the 7th annual Unity Walk.
“It’s important to come together in the name of unity and support...
