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Northern Star

Tennis squad ends near-perfect season

By Hyun Moon | April 29, 1991

It was almost a perfect ending for the NIU men's tennis team's long season. The tennis team joined the men's basketball team and the soccer team as Mid-Continent Conference champions in the 1990-1991 season. Also, team captain Erik Andersch was voted...

Swedish tennis standout aces challenges

By Roger Moreano | April 23, 1991

Three years ago, Mats Persson came to NIU and like all freshmen, he had to adjust to a new life away from home. But for Persson, the adjustment was a big one because his home was in Sweden. Persson had to adjust to a new culture and lifestyle as well...

NIU athletes react to access policy

By Steve Dennis | November 2, 1990

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...

New foes, same goals for NIU

By Wes Swietek | August 26, 1990

NIU soccer coach Willy Roy's 1989 squad accomplished a feat that has always been elusive in the world of sports: they retired as champions. Last season's 14-4-2 mark, a record for most NIU soccer victories, was capped off by a 2-1 win over Wisconsin-Milwaukee...

From storks to a Rose

By Wes Swietek | July 31, 1990

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....

Recruiting the foreigner; athletics feels the strain

By Hyun Moon | May 1, 1990

NIU sports programs have been trying to become more competitive on the national scene and have gone overseas to bring in the talent that is needed to compete at such a level. The NIU men's tennis program is led by two strong Swedish players and some tennis...

Coaches let their fingers do the walking for money

By Hyun Moon | April 12, 1990

NIU alumni have been forgotten for years, but now the Huskie athletic department has begun a full operation to win their support. All NIU coaches have been occupying the Huskie Stadium press box in an attempt to contact former NIU athletes for donations....

Gymnastics program all out of time

By Joe Bush | February 26, 1990

If Huskie Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell were a comedian, his sense of timing wouldn't get him a ticket out of First City, let alone a gig at Second City. There are no good times to announce the impending elimination of a sport, but on the scale of better...

Venerable Corno plays, learns and enjoys the game

By Carl Ackerman | October 31, 1989

Being involved with a program for five consecutive years, one can learn plenty. Just ask NIU soccer standout Jim Corno. Corno first came to NIU in ‘85 with all the inspirations and high hopes of a talented high school soccer player, but suddenly learned...

Stewart earns NIU’s initial AMCU award

September 19, 1989

Not only has NIU golfer Rick Stewart received recognition for his talents, he's made Huskie history. The NIU junior became the first Huskie to be awarded Athlete of the Week status by the Association of Mid-Continent Universities—NIU's new men's conference...

Davis misses shot at NBA

August 8, 1989

Former NIU basketball player Rodney Davis returned from his tryout with the Minnesota Timberwolves (July 20-23) with little more than some added experience. The ex-Huskie guard, who tried out for the Chicago Bulls last year, failed to make the NBA expansion...

Sports facilities on NIU agenda

By Jeff Kirik | July 18, 1989

Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell, using words like "deplorable," "embarrassment" and "anitquated" to describe the condition of Huskie Stadium, said Friday NIU is considering a renovation of the 24-year-old structure. The university recently invited four...