NIU men's basketball head coach Jim Molinari has teamed up with some of his players and Amoco Oil to get an early start in community involvement. Molinari and his caravan recently embarked on a mission to find elementary school students willing to make...

As the start of the regular season draws nearer, the NIU men's basketball team will hit the floor for its first exhibition game of the season. The Huskies will host the Sydney Kings from Australia Tuesday for a 7:05 match at Chick Evans Field House. The...

At the first men's exhibition basketball game tonight, a new group will try to start a tradition of support for NIU athletic teams. The Huskie Spirit Council is made up of students interested in changing the perception that there is "no school spirit"...

NIU men's basketball coach Jim Molinari turned to his past when presenting the future at Wednesday's men's basketball media luncheon. Legendary former DePaul coach Ray Meyer was the special guest as Molinari unveiled the 1990-91 basketball squad to the...

Chicago, IL - Coaches from the Mid-Continent Conference have picked the NIU men's basketball team to finish third in its' debut and forward Donnell Thomas to make the All-Conference team. A panel of 27 casted their pre-season selections and the results...

Athletes at NIU generally agree with the locker room policy at Huskie sporting events and even took it a step further. Controversy about the whole situation arises with the fact that the NIU policy allows male or female reporters to enter a men's locker...

NIU Intercollegiate Athletics has named Tom Mitchell as Associate Athletic Director for Development and Tommy Bell as Assistant Athletic Director of Chapter Development, Athletic Director Gerald K. O'Dell announced Oct. 22. "We're positioning ourselves...

NIU's head men's basketball coach Jim Molinari and his team have one week of practice under their belts and Molinari is very appreciative of his team's effort thus far. "These are the dog days of the season and they're a little worn out, but the team...

Both the NIU men's and women's basketball teams have been waiting for this day for seven months. Monday was the first day that both teams could officialy throw on the practice jerseys, tie on the shoes, and hit the hardwood floor at Chick Evans Field...

The Northern Star proudly presents some mid-summer column stuffers for your reading pleasure. Enjoy. Former Huskie standout Ted "The Mad Stork" Hennings made the news recently while participating in the Chicago Bears training camp in Platteville, Wis....

The clang of metal hitting metal, words like "squat", "crunches" and "leg presses", the grunts and groans as large people lift large weights—all are part of Jim Zielinski's world. Zielinski, Coach "Z" to those who know him, is NIU's strength and conditioning...

July—tanning on the beach, sunglasses melting on your car's dashboard, and trips to Wal-Mart—not because you need another spatula or a shirt that was outdated the moment it came out of the factory—but because it's air conditioned. What better time...