This is when expletives are ideal for their ability to express frustration. Two weeks of anticipation have boiled down to frustration and disappointment. My bank account is more than $100 lighter after my Super Bowl party, my place is a mess, and my voice...

DeKALB | In the spring time, a gentle rumble of thunder in the distant horizon signals a thunderstorm approaching. The clashes of cold and hot air will grow incrementally louder until the full-fledged epicenter of the storm arrives with a crashing crescendo....

Born and raised a Bears fan, NIU wrestler Mike Grimes has been looking forward to this Sunday all his life. Unfortunately for Grimes, he may not even catch a glimpse of his team's shining moment. The NIU wrestling team travels to Ceder Falls, Iowa to...

Some people actually think it's not a big deal that two black NFL coaches are going to the Super Bowl - an unprecedented event in pro football. It's more than a big deal. "Black man's luck." No, these are not my words regarding Chicago Bears head coach...

DeKALB | After taking a break from football for a year, former NIU wide receiver Shatone Powers has returned. Powers landed a spot on the 45-man preseason roster of the Bloomington Extreme in the United Indoor Football league. In his three-year career...

Do something everyday that scares you. Ever since that phrase was given as life-altering advice, it's become an unofficial calling card. On an abnormally warm early January night in the newly minted year of 2007, a friend and I sat down at a local watering...

DeKALB | Walking into Grandma's house, you'll find a pillow with the slogan, "There's nothing like home, sweet home." Despite the cliche, nothing else fits better when talking about the return of former Huskie wide receiver P.J. Fleck to NIU. Fleck, a...

DeKALB | He's one of the most famous athletes ever to come out of NIU. No, he never played football or was an All-American. Heck, he didn't even set any school records. In fact, Frank Rusnak never even played an official sport at NIU — he's a poker...

DeKALB | After accumulating all the records, the NCAA released that NIU has the 23rd best winning percentage in college football. The Huskies' .646 winning percentage puts them second in the MAC behind Toledo (.698) and ahead of powerhouses Notre Dame,...

Mike Grimes is no stranger to the Midland Championships tournament. Watching from his seat in the stands at Welsh-Ryan Arena as a middle-schooler, Grimes always thought it would be "so cool" to be one of those wrestlers out on the mats. Fast-forward to...

The new ‘big name' players Garrett Wolfe, Doug Free, Kate McCullagh and Stephanie Raymond. Gone, gone, gone and soon to be gone. With some of NIU's biggest names graduating after this year, it's time to look at who will be stealing headlines in 2007....

DeKALB | Before Dec. 19, being a student at NIU made you just another face in the crowd at a state school. But on Dec. 20, all that changed. Suddenly, saying you were an NIU student brought back a reply of, "Oh, you guys didn't do so well in that football...